Fishing Tips & Advice
in Other Sports ·
George Kern3 said:I’m wondering if the carp have started feeding on insect larvae because of this heatwave.
No.
Usually, the hatch happens around late April or early May.
But given the flooding this year and the unseasonable warmth, they'll likely start biting even earlier. Especially out in the farmland near the Mississippi river basin and those areas currently underwater.
Last year, once the floodwaters finally receded from the fields, I went out there with a bucket and a small net, helping my younger brother scoop them up and toss them back into the river.
Billions of them ended up dead once the water levels dropped.
Everything from carp and pike to catfish and perch.