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Rough Fish Fishing :	How to catch Rough Fish :	Carp Fishing Baits and Tackle:	Fishing Links:
Carp Fishing	How to catch Carp?	Carp Baits?	Carpfin Link
Quillback Fishing	How to catch Quillback?	Quillback Bait?	Quillback Link
Sucker Fishing	How to catch Suckers?	Sucker Bait?	Sucker Link
Chub Fishing	How to catch Chub?	Creek Chub Bait?	Creek Chub Link
Shinner Fishing	How to catch Shinners?	Shinner Bait?	Shinner Link

THE MINNOW FAMILY: Carp, Quillback, Sucker, Creek Chub, and Shinner Fishing: Techniques, Tackle, Gear, and Locations

Introduction : Carp, Quillback and Suckers, all from the Minnow family, can be caught using the same general fishing gear, techniques and bait. Creek Chubs and Shinners can be caught similarly as well but you will need to use tiny hooks, particular for the shinners. Carp, Quillback and Suckers inhabit many of the same waters however carp have a much larger home range. The best quillback and sucker fishing can be found in the major rivers of minnesota as well as many of the smaller tributary waters. Carp are in all of these areas but are move successful than suckers and quillback in lakes, where as quills and suckers have the upper hand in rivers and streams. Chubs and Shinners are most successful in the smallest streams and lakes where winter kill limits competition from larger fish like carp and preditation from game fish particularly northern pike.

Locations : City Fishing- The Mississippi River, Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake, Lake Hiawatha. Suburban Fishing- White Bear Lake, Lake Waconia, Lake Minnetonka, St. Croix River, Minnesota River, White Bear Lake, Lake Waconia, Lake Minnetonka. Wilderness Fishing- BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area), and Quetico Provincial Park are cool. Important Fishing Gear, Tackle, and Lures : DO NOT EVER USE A LEADER. Tiny yellow jigs may work(retrieve very slowly along the bottom) for active carp and suckers, rods with more flex good, bait casting reels with lots of line a must. Fishing Bait : Corn, chum, Nightcrawlers, worms, crayfish, grasshoppers, dough balls. Minnows have been known to work in river. How to catch your own bait: Minnows How to catch your own bait: Nightcrawlers Techniques : Finding a good place to fight and land a big carp is very important. Avoid overly weedy areas. Look for sand/ hard bottom. Avoid overly rocky bottom as your bait will get lost and you will snag often. Carp bite 24 hours a day but they hate cold fronts. Culprits: The Minneapolis Fishing Banditos City Fishing Club- Members span from Minneapolis Minnesota, to Chicago, Illinois, to New York City to Canada. And international fisherman outside North America are always welcome. We love catching big city fish under some of the hardest fishing pressure conditions, and love catching untouched fish from pristine waters. Pleasure can come from catching a fish in the city and saying, "I caught this same fish." In the wilderness it's a different pleasure to be the first person to have ever caught a particular fish.

Carp Calcuweight™: The Catch & Release Fisherman's Scale How do I calculate carp weight using only the length and girth? Use our online calculators to find out just how much that fish you let go weighs.