Seasonal change in water / temps

[mikeh]

so it's been a great summer for learning to fish for Carp, what changes should I expect related to carp fishing around Toronto during the fall when the temps drop and the water gets colder?

 

[hammercarp]

Carp put the feed bag on before winter like a lot of fish here do. Fall time is big fish time here. Very shallow water ( under 4 ft ) will be subject to rapid changes in temperature and carp don't like that. So look in water from 10 to 30 ft in depth. Shelfs, drop offs , current breaks , river mouths, inside bends and weed edges, all will hold feeding carp.

 

[Meppsman]

You sound very knowledgeable on carp! I think one of the first big fish I've caught was a carp at a P.P in Alliston. Definitely put up a good fight!

 

[mikeh]

Carp put the feed bag on before winter like a lot of fish here do. Fall time is big fish time here. Very shallow water ( under 4 ft ) will be subject to rapid changes in temperature and carp don't like that. So look in water from 10 to 30 ft in depth. Shelfs, drop offs , current breaks , river mouths, inside bends and weed edges, all will hold feeding carp.

I am looking forward to October / November!

 

[jaminsk1]

generally I would say in high air pressure, fish higher in the water and in cold air temps, fish lower in the water. do a web search for zig rigs - a great tactic for carp in colder temps.

moving water always seems to be the best venues to fish for carp in the winter as they have to keep moving and therefore need to keep feeding.

when fishing stillwaters, in low air pressure, try and follow the wind and get on the end of bigger winds as typically fish will follow it due to higher oxygen content in the water and more food about.

 

[mikeh]

I had noticed more Carp action on the downwind side in the Humber mouth this summer. I got a nice early morning one searching around in amongst the twigs and trash about two feet from the shore....I was reading up on high and low pressure patterns on Bass too, seems like a general rule of thumb for a number of species.