Carp so hungry they jump out of the water?!

[aaron.smith]

Went just north of the blue water bridge yesterday evening, obviously just to practice casting, cause the fish definately were not biting... I never knew they did this, but while we were standing there, a carp, a good 15 incher, jumped completely out of the water! Came out head first and went back in head first. My wife missed it, so she thought I was nuts... about 20 minutes later, it did it again, this time she saw it too.. At least I had entertainment....

[Shiner]

What you saw is fairly common. It's what carp do. I can't tell you why, but they routinely jump completely out of the water. I was on another river last year and had one of those asian variety (aka big-head carp) jump into the boat. It was about 8-10 pounds. Imagine hitting one of those (or larger) while pushing 40 mph on a PWC!:yikes:

[aaron.smith]

Well, that was a first for me. I haven't gone back yet, I might tonight to try some more if the weather stays nice. It sure made my wife get a screwy look on her face. :lol:

[Shiner]

Check out these links. They explain the danger these asian breeds are posing to our resources (and humans).

http://www.greatlakesdirectory.org/mn/112603_great_lakes.htm (http://www.greatlakesdirectory.org/mn/112603_great_lakes.htm)

http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/oi020508.html (http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/oi020508.html)

Last week, my brother caught a few "bugle-nosed bass" weighing 16# and 18# on an inland lake. They can be a lot of fun to bring in. They tend not to jump as much on the line (unlike bass and muskie).

[Jason Adam]

What you saw is fairly common. It's what carp do. I can't tell you why, but they routinely jump completely out of the water. I was on another river last year and had one of those asian variety (aka big-head carp) jump into the boat. It was about 8-10 pounds. Imagine hitting one of those (or larger) while pushing 40 mph on a PWC!:yikes:

Was this a great lakes river??? Asian carp should not, at this point, be in the great lakes or its rivers....

[GVSUKUSH]

Was this a great lakes river??? Asian carp should not, at this point, be in the great lakes or its rivers....

He's from Peoria, I can only assume Illinois, where that would make pretty good sense :tdo12:

[Shiner]

Was this a great lakes river??? Asian carp should not, at this point, be in the great lakes or its rivers....You are correct; it was the Illinois River. The only thing keeping these Illinois River fish from invading our Great Lakes and rivers is an "electronic barrier" of unknown effectiveness in Chicago. :confused:

[aaron.smith]

Ummm... I live in Port Huron. :D So that would have been the St. Clair River, right at the mouth of Lake Huron.

[aaron.smith]

Anyone have any close up pictures of these things? I'd like to know if this is what I saw or not. It looked like a carp, but I knew there are a ton of different ones in that family. I used to snorkle in the St. Clair river all the time, and about 2 or 3 years ago, I was able to grab onto one that was about a foot and a half long. He pulled me through the water for a little bit before I let go. At the time, I thought it was fun, till I ran into a "school" of about 20 of them. When they get spooked, they care which direction they go or what they run into. Knocked my mask off and just about knocked me unconscious.