Hey guys, I'm sure most of you have seen some of my posts, videos, trips or what not and understand that I primarily fish for carp.
That being said I also volunteer in the National Parks service VIP program and host a website centered around that. In fact in the next day or two I will be posting a trip based around this weekend which I sadly blanked on but, it was Smokey the Bear's birthday so many other interesting things were going on!
Anyway I don't want to ramble but I am asking for your help. I am trying to start a list for my website of known carp waters across Massachusetts. I know many of the obvious ones like the Blackstone, Merrimack, CT river, Charles, etc etc. What I am looking for are places that you may have fished, either by boat or from shore for bass, pike whatever but have seen and/or heard about carp being in. I don't need specific "spots" persay but the lake or river or pond name would be rocking. I know that many waterways hold them but I am seeking to make a much more detailed listing of lakes/ponds/rivers and what not so carpers can simply go "O hey look, Lake Ripple has carp, I've never fished there lets give it a try!"
For instance lets say you fish Heard pond all the time for bass..but have seen carp swimming/jumping/feeding etc. This isn't something you would normally put in a trip explanation unless you had reason to, but if you could take a moment to post it here it would help a ton. Searching for carp waters online is very difficult to near impossible and most of the State wildlife surveys do not even list them, when in some cases I know them to be in a waterway but they do not show up on any list.
Anyway my thanks in advance and I will bump this from time to time if needed to hopefully get it seen as much as possible.
That being said I also volunteer in the National Parks service VIP program and host a website centered around that. In fact in the next day or two I will be posting a trip based around this weekend which I sadly blanked on but, it was Smokey the Bear's birthday so many other interesting things were going on!
Anyway I don't want to ramble but I am asking for your help. I am trying to start a list for my website of known carp waters across Massachusetts. I know many of the obvious ones like the Blackstone, Merrimack, CT river, Charles, etc etc. What I am looking for are places that you may have fished, either by boat or from shore for bass, pike whatever but have seen and/or heard about carp being in. I don't need specific "spots" persay but the lake or river or pond name would be rocking. I know that many waterways hold them but I am seeking to make a much more detailed listing of lakes/ponds/rivers and what not so carpers can simply go "O hey look, Lake Ripple has carp, I've never fished there lets give it a try!"
For instance lets say you fish Heard pond all the time for bass..but have seen carp swimming/jumping/feeding etc. This isn't something you would normally put in a trip explanation unless you had reason to, but if you could take a moment to post it here it would help a ton. Searching for carp waters online is very difficult to near impossible and most of the State wildlife surveys do not even list them, when in some cases I know them to be in a waterway but they do not show up on any list.
Anyway my thanks in advance and I will bump this from time to time if needed to hopefully get it seen as much as possible.
A bump for September, hopefully I can get some more leads. I plan to put the list up on our site and I plan to start doing a monthly newsletter as part of Blackstone Carp..in it I want to find 1 new spot each month from the list and do a write up on it, access, fish, working baits etc. So really any carp waters you guys can add to this list would be awesome!
I WAS FISHING DUG POND IN NATICK LAST NIGHT AND SAW SOME MONSTER CARP IN THERE. I'D SAY 15-20 POUNDS
I KNOW YOU GOT CHARLES RIVER BUT MORE SPECIFIC IN WALTHAM
THE COVE BY CHARLES RIVER APARTMENTS HAS SOME 30 POUNDERS THAT JUST SIT THERE ALL THE TIME. I USED TO TRY TO CATCH THEM BUT NO LUCK. I AM SURE YOU CAN. BTW ANY CHANCE I COULD GO CARP FISHING W/YOU AND TRY TO LEARN SOMETHING?
I KNOW YOU GOT CHARLES RIVER BUT MORE SPECIFIC IN WALTHAM
THE COVE BY CHARLES RIVER APARTMENTS HAS SOME 30 POUNDERS THAT JUST SIT THERE ALL THE TIME. I USED TO TRY TO CATCH THEM BUT NO LUCK. I AM SURE YOU CAN. BTW ANY CHANCE I COULD GO CARP FISHING W/YOU AND TRY TO LEARN SOMETHING?
Thanks man. I'll have to check that place in Waltham out..been trying to get out to the Charles with bullshark one of these days anyway.
And I'm always down to fish. Just hit me up sometime. I've been busy with the stuff for our Derby this Sunday the 13th at River Bend Farm...after that though my schedule frees up a lot.
And I'm always down to fish. Just hit me up sometime. I've been busy with the stuff for our Derby this Sunday the 13th at River Bend Farm...after that though my schedule frees up a lot.
Yeah behind the Riverveiw Apartments off 122 was a nice place. There used to be a dirt road past the dumpsters with a large dirt boat launch.
Sadly this year they have had it blocked off and are constructing something, I do not know what but it looks like the spot may be gone. With the construction/private property where the old Fisherville mill was this was the only access above the dam..
Sadly this year they have had it blocked off and are constructing something, I do not know what but it looks like the spot may be gone. With the construction/private property where the old Fisherville mill was this was the only access above the dam..
