Was fishing the White River in Cotter last week for rainbows/cuts/browns, and caught 2 carp…i know some people like em but all I could think was ‘ewwww’.
They were both small compared to the larger ones I saw swimmming at my feet. What was spookiest was how they ‘squeak’ when you’re pulling the hook out. shudder
Nice. I have never heard a carp squeek before. Sure you didnt just forget to oil your reel lol.
Really that it weird about the squeek. I have been around tons of carp fisherman for a while and never once have i heard of that.
Was it a common carp?
Well I’m not really sure what kind of carp it was, I’m not exactly a carp officianodo. It was dark grey with a white belly. When I was cradling it to loosen the hook, its sucker mouth was still sucking, and it kind of squeaked…I know I’m going to have a nightmare tonight thinking about it again!
Texas, if it was dark gray w/white belly, it wasn’t a carp. Probably a chub.
Texas,
I live in North Carolina and right now the creeks are full of suckers. I’m not exactly sure, but I believe a creek chub grows into a sucker. From the colors you described, it sounds to me like you caught a sucker. They do not get as big as carp and generally 2-3 pounds is what I’ve seen this Spring. Nonetheless, I’m sure they were a blast on a flyrod.
Probably right guys, it probably was a chubb. They were small fish (less than 10 inches) and fought almost like a rainbow. I couldn’t tell a difference really until I got them in closer.
Still, that squeaking noise was creepy.
Tex,
If you think those chubs sound creepy wait till you catch a water dog! They not only sound creepy but look like some kind of monster too.
Steve
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went”-Will Rogers
Doesn’t sound like a carp to me, either. Could be a Sheepshead/Drum or Quillback. I believe the Sheepshead croak, and are not good fighters from my experience.
There’s a picture of a large specimen here:
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