How Do You Fish For Carp In Eastern Connecticut?
There are few more thrilling moments that you can experience while fishing in eastern Connecticut than hooking into a big carp. Fish of up to 15 lbs. are not uncommon in the eastern part of the state, and they will give you all you can handle, so use the tips provided here to make sure you catch–and keep–your carp. Fish for carp in rivers during the summer months, when the water levels are low. Carp congregate around cover such as sunken logs and boulders, often in groups of half a dozen or more. They will frequent the same areas of a river year after year, patrolling the bottom of the riverbed looking for food. Seek them in spots such as backwaters and slow-moving currents, lagoons and along the riverbanks. Go to the Quinebaug River. The Quinebaug runs from the Massachusetts border south through Connecticut before it dumps into the Shetucket River near Norwich. One of the best carp spots on the entire river is in the small town of Canterbury. There are two locations in town from whi
