tested the ankle out

[fatherof3]

After really spraining my ankle my last trip out I thought I would take my son to a place where I used to catch bass and pike years ago that also had a nice,flat injury free deck to fish from.As you can tell my son is a ham for the camera.Judging by the marker the water was pretty low for this area but tried it anyway.My first cast out with a spoon and hook into a bass. Well, one nice jump later and the fish is off.Was not a long bass but was it ever fat.That would turn out to be the only hit in 3 hours.Still nice to get out with my son as always.Below the dam in the last pic it is about a foot deep in most spots,pretty weedy and fast moving.In this area I watched what had to be a 15-20lb. carp swimming around,going under the weeds and back out again.I want to go back again and try to get him but was wondering how to go about it.From the pics I have seen on here carp are usually fished for in ponds,more open water,etc.I was wondering if there is a way of catching them in a mess like this.Any suggestions would be great.Oh,sorry for another skunked report but will keep working on it.

[Tarzan's Jane]

lol, love the haircut. Had to look twice at the last pic, looked so much like Russell.

[Marko]

To get those carp, try using some corn and a sinker and just cast close to the fish and hope it bites.

I catch them in a water like that all the time using corn.

Good luck

[mcallister.grant]

Wow.... Is that water ever low? Is there walleye in there in the spring/fall? I have never fished the Grand? Thanks.

[fatherof3]

Grant, it is actually the Speed river in Cambridge which flows into the Grand river. The conservation website does not mention anything about walleye but says small/largemouth bass,pike,bullhead,carp,panfish and rainbow/brown/brook trout can all be caught.

[ccmtcanada]

Too bad about the ankle and lack of fish, but the pictures you took were amazing! Your son is certainly a ham for the camera!!