Kypedflies
Sauvie Island is loaded with them , in the Gilbert River by the boat dock . I have landed 30 pounders there while fishingHey there! I am new to winter carp fishing as I am usually chasing salmon and steelhead with my fly rod during the fall/winter and have had a little luck getting into carp, I’ve landed one small fish and lost two others at Kirk park right below fern ridge two weeks ago and missed one big bite the following week but other than that I had no action the rest of that day, anyone have pointers or better spot locations? I’ve been fishing boilies, corn and worms off of a hair rig. Any advice would be great and thanks in advance!
Park at the Gilbert River boat ramp parking lot , to the left of the ramp there is a path that leads to a fishing platform , it overlooksHey there! I am new to winter carp fishing as I am usually chasing salmon and steelhead with my fly rod during the fall/winter and have had a little luck getting into carp, I’ve landed one small fish and lost two others at Kirk park right below fern ridge two weeks ago and missed one big bite the following week but other than that I had no action the rest of that day, anyone have pointers or better spot locations? I’ve been fishing boilies, corn and worms off of a hair rig. Any advice would be great and thanks in advance!
Thanks ! Do you need a boat to get to the island?Park at the Gilbert River boat ramp parking lot , to the left of the ramp there is a path that leads to a fishing platform , it overlooks
the Gilbert . Sauvie Island parking pass is required , you can get that at the store as son as you cross the Sauvie Island bridge .
I am actually from the coast (siletz) and yes I was at Kirk pond right below fern ridge but I’m just trying to get into carp this winter but I need to be fishing bodies of water that have some pockets with slightly higher temps. I know they are at Kirk pond as I’ve got into some just haven’t landed any except a tiny one, I’m open to any areas that have congregated carp.Hey @Kypedflies I assumed that you were at Kirk Park/Pond, next to Fern Ridge Reservoir. But that would be about 3 hours one-way, if you live in the Portland area.
I have caught a good amount in there fly fishing (all returned unharmed) they just don’t fight like the commons do (at least in devils lake they don’t) and want to add them to the list especially in winter. Thank you for the help! Might just give the long Tom a go again@Kypedflies Devil's Lake has grass carp in it. It is ILLEGAL to harvest them. But catch and release may be okay. However...I'd encourage you to ask ODFW if C & R is indeed okay to do. Since those fish, in that lake, are a protected specie.
No , just drive over the Sauvie Island bridge off of US 30 . That puts you on the Island . Google Maps is your friend .Thanks ! Do you need a boat to get to the island?
I am actually from the coast (siletz) and yes I was at Kirk pond right below fern ridge but I’m just trying to get into carp this winter but I need to be fishing bodies of water that have some pockets with slightly higher temps. I know they are at Kirk pond as I’ve got into some just haven’t landed any except a tiny one, I’m open to any areas that have congregated carp.
I’m relatively new to the area and have been pretty much exclusively trout fishing with my 5 weight. Would love to hunt some carp on the 8 weight. Let me know if you want to get in touch and do some fishingMessage me. Im only a carp fisherman but can certainly show you a few places here around Eugene
The Gilbert River is closed for much of the year.
I believe it is closed to all sturgeon fishing .I believe that @cchinook was recommending fishing from the Disabled Anglers Fishing Pier which is open year-round:
Sauvie Island Wildlife Area
• Open 4:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
• Closed all areas Jan 1 - Apr 15 and Oct 1 -
Dec 31, except Columbia River beaches, the
Gilbert River boat ramp, and the Disabled
Anglers Fishing Pier which are open all
year.
That being said it is good to note that the options on Sauvie Island are extremely limited until April 16th.
I believe it is closed to all sturgeon fishing .
On that note, there's a buhzillion lakes on Sauvie, and I think just about all of them have carp.
You chumming the area with a couple slingshots of your looser baits, forming a feeding area for them? That's the way we did it at the Great Lakes, same in Britain.