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Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

mistred64 wrote:

I've never heard of a fall fish. Looks like a carp to me. If it's not a carp can someone explain the difference? The only difference to my knowledge is carp don't take lures as far as I know.
Do carp hit lures?

They are a Chub, the largest member of the Minnow family Ed , and a distant relative of carp. They don't have the downward facing mouth of a carp or sucker. They will hit lures, flies, and bait.

Knot so fast Loc: Northeast Pa.

mistred64 wrote:

I've never heard of a fall fish. Looks like a carp to me. If it's not a carp can someone explain the difference? The only difference to my knowledge is carp don't take lures as far as I know.
Do carp hit lures?

Hello Mistred64. I only have limited experience with carp fishing and only know about using bait like corn. There are several members on here that have more experience fishing for carp, and they may have the answer. But in a related manner, have you guys ever seen the movie "Lifeboat." Alfred Hitchcock directed it and it was in the mid-forties. They are in the lifeboat starving and they decided to use the rich womans shinny bracelet as a lure to catch a fish. The underwater shot shows a carp of all things swim up and take the "lure."

troyfrd1 Loc: Hampstead,NC

What I learn from the internet

Knot so fast Loc: Northeast Pa.

Growing up on the farm, I would spend a lot of time doing my fishing in the creek. You could catch chubs until the cows came home. (Sorry) You would come back to the barn and throw them on the ground and cats would come running from everywhere!!!

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

mistred64 wrote:

I've never heard of a fall fish. Looks like a carp to me. If it's not a carp can someone explain the difference? The only difference to my knowledge is carp don't take lures as far as I know.
Do carp hit lures?

I caught many carp on jigs and spinners in NJ. They like yellow lures. It took 55 minutes for me to reel in a carp on 2 lb test line in the Delaware River current.

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Knot so fast wrote:

I went trout fishing for the first time this year ... (show quote)

Had to look it up. Chub is a member of the Carp family which has many species. Also remembered when I lived in Manhattan smoked chub was offered at Zabar's and other Kosher deli.
That was a great catch Knot!!! What did you do with it?

Fish4fun Loc: Clinton, NJ & Venice, FL

The creek chub looks similar to the fallfish with a more prominent lateral band and smaller scales. Creek chubs may be distinguished from other small minnow species by a dark spot at the base of the dorsal fin.

Knot so fast Loc: Northeast Pa.

NJ219bands wrote:

I caught many carp on jigs and spinners in NJ. They like yellow lures. It took 55 minutes for me to reel in a carp on 2 lb test line in the Delaware River current.

Great job! And a lot of patience.

Knot so fast Loc: Northeast Pa.

kandydisbar wrote:

Had to look it up. Chub is a member of the Carp family which has many species. Also remembered when I lived in Manhattan smoked chub was offered at Zabar's and other Kosher deli.
That was a great catch Knot!!! What did you do with it?

Thanks Kandy. I was surprised by the size of it and of course took pictures. It put up a nice battle on light tackle and I was happy to release it. I would have liked to catch more that size since the trout were far and few between.

Sport Loc: Sacramento county north. California

Knot so fast wrote:

I went trout fishing for the first time this year ... (show quote)

Nice catch Knot so fast. Reminds me of our Sacramento pike minnow. Good fighters, a member posted a picture of a huge one last year.

Kenpotok

Looks like a carp

Crappiefisherman Loc: North Central Pa.

Fallfish are fun to catch. They put up a fairly good fight. I live in northeast PA also. Been catching alot of bullheads lately. Going for crappie tomorrow. Have fun fishing.

Papa Jack Loc: Indianapolis

I have never heard of a fallfish looks like some type of carp tp me

james hsiang Loc: Maine

I fished the Wallkill River in the 70's for LMB. When I used a white caribou streamer on day I caught a 10# carp. The next time I used the same streamer I caught a a LMB.

ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.

mistred64 wrote:

I've never heard of a fall fish. Looks like a carp to me. If it's not a carp can someone explain the difference? The only difference to my knowledge is carp don't take lures as far as I know.
Do carp hit lures?

I never caught a carp on a lure or heard of anyone doing it, but I would bet once in a while they do.