Lake Erie Season Opener Fish In

Here are some pictures from this past weekend's carp fishing event hosted by the Michigan Carp Anglers. The cold temperatures and overcast skies slowed down the bite a lot. More periods of sunshine throughout the day would have definitely added to the total fish count. 

I feel very fortunate to have caught the lone fish during the event.

Thanks to the carp fishermen who participated and others who stopped by the say hello. It's always good to put a face and meet our fishing friends from the Michigan Carp Anglers Facebook group.

Lake Erie Metro Park Carp Fishing

Lake Erie is a great carp fishing resource. Although commercial fishing for carp has impacted the numbers of large fish being caught, the Metro Park is still a nice place to catch a few common carp.

Access to the shoreline is tricky at the Metro Park. The efforts to prevent shoreline erosion have made it challenging to land fish. It's a little dangerous in fact. The big boulders provide very few level footholds. If you do fish there, be careful.

I caught a nice fish with near perfect scales there recently. 

It took awhile to turn on a bite, but I got two before the cold front turned it back off quickly.

I had an hook pull in the early afternoon that I chalked up to being a little rusty from not fishing over the winter. The fish ran like freight train and in an effort to slow him down I over tightened the drag one click too many.

Easter Carp Fishing

On Good Friday, the kick-off to Easter weekend, it was 34 degrees. I was hoping for a balmy 70 degree week culminating in a great weekend of carp fishing. Saturday wasn't much better, so I waited to fish until Sunday. The weather forecast promised good weather and it delivered. 

Sunday was the best weekend day weather we've had YTD 2021 with the temperature topping out at 55 degrees, a light flowing breeze, blue sky, no clouds and sunshine all day long.

I caught this lone fish at 11:30 when it was still in the low 40's. I will take the weather at this point. The fish is a bonus, but I always hope for more.