C&O Carp

[OHfish]

Hi All-

New guy here- I'm wondering about the C&O canal this time of year for carp. I was thinking about getting out there at some point this weekend. Has anyone been that way recently/is it worth giving it a shot?

[namfos]

Welcome to Our Nation's Capital! Come to the Beer Tie on November 14.

We have a number of Carp Whisperers who will catch up with you before too long. ;-)

Mark

[TurbineBlade]

Indeed, welcome!  A lot of us fish for carp when the opportunity presents itself, but a few individuals do it rather religiously.  Jeff Silvan should be along shortly.....

Carp are an absolute blast on the fly rod (or any rod, honestly). 

Gene

[Jeffrey Silvan]

Ask and you shall receive...

I haven't been out since the beginning of October. When I went out there, the water was very low in certain sections and the sections with water were extremely dirty. I managed to hook two fish, but broke both off while attempting to land them. The Park Service is doing a lot of manipulation of water levers from now for the next ~1.5 years. I imagine fishing will be very unpredictable over the next while.

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[namfos]

It's been months since I was up there, so does anyone know what Canal water levels are like between Great Falls Tavern and Anglers?

Mark

[tperkins]

Not sure, but look like i am doing the Billy Goat Trail on Saturday, so i'll report back. Taking a fly rod too. 

[Marek Rich]

I’ve been hitting wide-water quite often over the past few weeks. The canal around Old Anglers is pretty low, unfishable in my opinion. The water levels are pretty low in wide water, too, but it’s fishing great. I’ve been pulling in some nice smallies, including one that easily pushed into the 5 lbs category. Let me know if you’d like some company.

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[namfos]

Thanks, Thomas and thanks, Marek.

I was curious. Tendonitis in the casting elbow remains a deterrent to full pastime enjoyment. Maybe I'll go out and do my lousy caster impersonation by trying it left-handed at Widewater. ;-)

Mark

[Bryan Lanier]

Have you tried K Tape. I thought it was a bunch of hooey until I tried it for shin splints.

(Okay, Gene...Give it you're best shot!)

Bryan

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[namfos]

Thanks for asking, Bryan - yes - my wife is a wizard in applying it. She swears by the stuff. I'm recovering, albeit more slowly than I would like. Most days I get by wearing a Band-It - especially for work around the house, mowing the lawn, etc. 

Mark

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Nice meeting you on the trail yesterday Thomas. The water in the canal looked really good and many big fish in there swimming around. I don't know what the rules are for fishing the canal itself but definitely look at fishing there in the future.

Cheers
Collin

[tperkins]

Collin, nice to meet you too. Widewater and the pond on the Billy Goat Trail looked good with decent levels of water. The canal from the parking lot to Anglers up to Wide Water was a trickle and looks like it has been that way for a while...