Big mirrored today

[Green Punkin]

got him on bread which he slurped on the surface. 17-20 pounds

 

[LuckyFisher]

Is that Starker Pond? Are you allowed to fish there?

 

[Green Punkin]

Yep. That's the biggest fish in there. Other than that, there's some hawg bass, big bluegill and a decent 10 or so pound common carp

 

[Green Punkin]

There's at least a few 6+ lb bass in there, but they're awful hook shy.

 

[mikeee2362]

Wow nice one! Crazy scale pattern on that guy.

 

[bass]

Great job! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Throbbit _Shane]

Really nice Carp!! Way to go.

 

[Admin]

It's huge!

 

[Toyracer38]

Great job! Never seen one before. Thanks for sharing.

 

[igquick]

holy carp that's amazing! Im so jelly right now.

I heard for Oregon, a mirror carp is about a 1 in 500 commons.

If you want I could flip your photo lol

 

[Green Punkin]

Thanks everyone! I'm not at all an experienced carp guy, the opportunity just presented itself. Had no idea that mirrors were so rare! I loved the fight, it's always heart pounding to get a big un on 8 pound line :thumb: I'm gonna string up a bit heavier and head over to fisher island with some t- turns and a surface rig. I've seen carp that could eat mine in there.

 

[Green Punkin]

holy carp that's amazing! Im so jelly right now.

I heard for Oregon, a mirror carp is about a 1 in 500 commons.

If you want I could flip your photo lol

Go for it haha i flipped it before i uploaded but i guess it forgot how to be rotated

 

[troutdude]

Nice fish! I've never seen one of those before either. Well done.

BTW, I believe that the Chambers family owns Fisher Island. If I'm not mistaken, all of their land is private property (i.e. "No Trespassing"). So, please proceed with caution. I wouldn't want to see you, get into any trouble.

 

[Green Punkin]

Not on the island itself, just that main pound next to 34. Do they own that?

 

[troutdude]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that Knife River owns the property around that pond. I've heard that it's also a "no trespassing" zone. But, I've seen people fishing there? On the other hand--maybe they got caught, and had to pay a hefty fine for trespassing. I'd suggest making a phone call, to Knife River, and find out for sure.

 

[troutmasta]

what a pretty fish

 

[Green Punkin]

I've fished it and a few friends of mine have before. We saw few people there as well. The no trespassing signs only begin once you start going down the road to the west of the pond or once you get to the northern tip of it. the rest isn't posted

 

[troutdude]

OK. That's cool.

BTW, that pond has a decades-old landfill along the SW corner and western shoreline. I saw some dead 'gills floating in there, in the late 70's. My cousin and I, were floating in inner tubes. When I saw those dead fish--and the layers of trash poking out--we headed to shore and never went back in again. So, I would caution to not eat any of your catch.

 

[Green Punkin]

 

[troutdude]

Rotfl! Ding ding!