deercreek saturday or sunday

going to head to deercreek sat or sunday to try to get walleye, trout and carp, any suggestions on where to find the CARP yes CARP i need them for bait and would mostly like to catch them but have a dual pole permit and possibly my son going so will fish for all, i will be bank fishing, not going to take the boat this trip so if you have some info on where the best part of the lake for carp is I would appreciate it. and if you want to join in let me know with what day you prefer to go, im open to any or both days :slight_smile:.

Carp are hard to target at Deer Creek. If you want carp, I’d go to Utah lake. You can easily catch them there with worms, bow and arrow, etc.

At Deer Creek, I’ve seen some of the biggest carp of my life, but they cruise right past a worm, ignoring it. I have caught one tiny 8 inch carp there once.

but going for a change of scenery, type of other fish.

I totally understand the change of scenery thing.

It seems the carp at Deer Creek aren’t caught very readily but big groups of underwater spearfishermen are able to hit them by the hundreds up there in the summer. Just like at Flaming Gorge, they seem to be much more wary than the Utah Lake and Jordan River carp. This is probably because there are less of them and they don’t have to spent their whole lives rubbing shoulders with other carp, eating whatever they see if they want to get a meal. Fortunately, that also means they are bigger. Homemade baits like the one I use seem to work for more wary fish.

Keep in mind that Carp are one of the most intelligent fish, with a more developed lateral line and senses of sight, smell, and touch. Big carp are hard to hook, and can manipulate the bait right off a hook without the angler even knowing they’re there. Occasionally they take the bait and bolt, but more often they take their time. This is why all the European Carp anglers use the fancy hair/blow back rigs. A sensitive bite indicator of some kind on your line or rod-tip is also helpful.

With the water warming up, the Carp will be preparing to spawn, which means they should be moving in shallow. The food is there also. Infact, when I was up there a couple weeks ago, I saw one in the shallow mini-bay on the north side of what is commonly called “the island” in water so shallow you could see the dorsal fin like a little shark. I’d try fishing in there, especially where it starts to slope down into the deep water. They might be hanging out at that spot, since they would use the deep water for cover and then come in to the shallows to feed.

Ohh excellent info, thanks for your help I was planning on going toward the inlet/bridge area anyways and I dont caer what I hook but would like to get some carp for bait for other lakes..smiles… enough said? LOL and will be spinning for walleye, trout or anything.