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March 11, 2005 From now on I will be posting Clear Lake carp fishing reports, including photos, on our Nor Cal Carp Club Forums instead of on this site. This site will remain here intact but will not be updated very often.

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Final Results of the Carp Anglers Group Invitationals: June 26, 2004 at Clear Lake

Clear Lake in Northern California is an untapped carp fishery, it has a healthy population of carp of all sizes including some over 30 pounds. It is quite common to catch a half dozen fish from 8 to 15 pounds in a 3 or 4 hour session. My personal best so far is 23 pounds 3 ounces.   Click on the image on the right for photos of my new place in Lucerne. We've already caught carp up to 17 lbs here and we only moved in on August 3, 2005. Clear Lake also contains largemouth bass, channel catfish, white catfish, brown bullheads, white and black crappie, bluegill and several other varieties of sunfish but this site is strictly about carp. For more info on catfish and bass at Clear Lake check out my CatfishED.com site. Click on above image to view our new little home on the lake. Most of the information on these pages is specifically for Clear Lake California although a lot of it may be applicable to any waters that hold carp. I have fished for carp for over 45 years although I only became obsessed with them in the last five years. I caught my first carp in Spreckles Lake in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco California when I was about 15 years old and I have never forgotten the thrill it provided.

March 11, 2005 From now on I will be posting Clear Lake carp fishing reports, including photos, on our Nor Cal Carp Club Forums instead of on this site. This site will remain here intact but will not be updated very often.

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March 10, 2005 The warm weather we've been having has finally gotten the carp on the bite.  I took a ride to Redbud Park in Clearlake City and caught 4 carp weighing from 8 to 12½ lbs. They were all caught freelining with prepared maize. I'm sure they are biting in my area but there have been so many bass boats fishing the FLW (Everstart) tournament that it's been impossible to fish it.

Terry with a nice fish. Click on the image for a larger pic.

November 11, 2004 This will probably be the last report for this year since the cold, rainy weather has taken over which will shut down the carp fishing. We had several really good days at M & M including Friday November 5th when I managed to catch 29 carp ranging in weight from about 8 lbs to around 16 lbs using light gear with 8lb test line. My good friend Terry Mardell (known as T-Angles on the forum) came up on Wednesday November 3rd to celebrate his birthday on the 4th and fished through Saturday November 6th. He caught many nice carp during his stay and had a great birthday.

October 29, 2004 Mary and I decided to give M & M Campground a try for carp today since winter is almost here so we might as well get in some fishing while we still can. Click here for the whole story.

October 3, 2004 We had a CAG "Fish-In" (informal carp angling get together) on the 1st and 2nd of October at M & M Campground and everyone caught lots of fish. Click here or on the image to the left for photos and a report.

September 2, 2004 I'm sorry for not updating this site for so long. I changed webhosts recently and had a lot of web related work to do. We have been catching a few carp from "Bite Me Beach" out in front of my place. We haven't been down to M & M Campground since the CAGI on June 26th but I imagine the carp fishing is pretty good there since from now until the middle of November is generally the best time of year for M & M.

June 6, 2004 I haven't done much carp angling in the last month so there really isn't much to report. A few locals have been catching an occasional carp off the seawall area near my house but I haven't been able to get a bite. There have been a lot of fish cruising the area and jumping but they have not been willing to take my baits.  Hopefully it will improve soon. Meanwhile we're getting ready for the CAGI on June 26th at M & M Campground. I hope to see lots of carp enthusiasts there...........Ed

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May 3, 2004 Sorry I haven't updated recently,  fishing out front off the seawall has slowed down. There were a few caught last week but it's been a long wait between strikes. There are so many threadfin shad that I think the carp are fattening themselves on them instead of our bait offerings. Mary and I fished M & M Campground with Terry from Sacramento last Monday. Mary caught 3 and I only managed one for 5½ hours fishing. Terry caught 12 for the trip up to 16.4 lbs. He fished about 8 hours on Monday and a half day on Tuesday. Click on the image on the left for a larger pic of the 16.4.

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April 9, 2004 Caught a hard fighting 21.8 lb'er off the seawall, photo on right.  April 2, 2004 I caught 3 nice carp off the front seawall this afternoon including the 19 lb'er in the photo to the left.

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March 21, 2004 I caught 7 carp today off the front seawall including a scrappy 17 lb'er with some unusual scale patterns. Click on the photos on the sides for the larger versions.

March 4, 2004 First carp for 2004 The water temperature has started to rise and the carp have started some serious feeding.  I caught 3 fish weighing from  5 to 18 lbs on the 3rd and 3 from about 7 to 11 lbs today. We're catching all our fish by freelining with sweet corn (canned corn).  Click here for more photos.

Enjoy fishing and stay in a Clear Lake Vacation Home with LakeRentals.com Join the Carp Anglers Group North American Big Fish Award Winner Scott Osmond's Website   CarpAmerica.com   WWW.FISH4CARP/UK   TheCarpAngler.com Lots of interesting info Uncut Fishing A Carp Fishing Site with a Difference More Carp Fishing Links Abusy.com Educational Resource For Kids

November 9, 2003 Paul Freeman,  "Tijuana Tommy", Barry & John fished M & M Campground from Friday noon till Sunday noon. They encountered severe rain and windstorms, had several inches of rain in their tent but still managed to catch around 48 carp weighing up to 19 lbs for their efforts. Tommy claims to have caught the majority of fish himself, saying that Barry and John weren't really anglers. Mary and I stayed warm at home but we visited them this morning and I got the photo of Tommy with a 12 lb'er above.  They caught most of their fish with Paul's homemade strawberry flavored boilies and the rest with prepared maize. Click here or on the image above for a full size photo November 1, 2003 Bill and I catch some nice fish at Bite Me Beach October 26, 2003 Mick, Wes, Mary and I have  a good time at M & M October 19, 2003 Keith, Wendy, Mary, Bill and I caught a few fish at M & M Campground October 12, 2003 The carp are still biting in front of my house (Bite Me Beach). Bill Cline, Joe Monaco, Mary and I fished there today and caught about 8 or 9 fish. It wasn't red hot but everyone caught fish. I caught the biggest, a 16 lb'er. Click on the image on the right for a larger photo of my 16 lb'er. September 28, 2003 Some decent action at M & M  (for some people) click here for story and pics. September 14, 2003 Two "Bills" Catch a Few Carp click here for the story. September 6, 7 & 8, 2003 The carp have started biting at  "Bite Me Beach" just in front of my place. Read about it here or click on the image.   June 28, 2003 Click here for a complete report on the CAG Invitational held June 28, 2003 Early 2003 Highlights Click Here 2002 Highlights Click Here 2001 Highlights Click Here For a great carp fishing story written by Sean (Hollywood) Manning, click on his photo of his 26 lb'er below: Check out this 44 pound carp caught at the St. Lawrence River on June 13, 2001 by Kim Wyatt Below are some great carp fishing links Carp Fishing North America             With a view to Fisheries   Carp Resource Guide The web's largest carp resource directory and latest sport fishing news from prweb. Fishing-Circle.com Coarse, Carp, Sea, Bass and Fly Fishing in the UK AnimalTrek.com Lions, Tigers & Bears, Oh My!

March 11, 2005 In case you missed this notice above, From now on I will be posting Clear Lake carp fishing reports, including photos, on our Nor Cal Carp Club Forums instead of on this site. This site will remain here intact but will not be updated very often.

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