Michigan Carp

Michigan Carp

Why Amino Acids Trigger Carp Feeding

If you strip carp bait right back to its core, you keep coming back to one thing: amino acids. Amino acids are not a new discovery. They’ve been studied in fish feeding behaviour for decades. But they are still misunderstood…

What Carp Actually Detect in Bait

Most anglers think carp find bait by smell alone. That’s not quite right. Carp don’t just “smell” bait like we smell food. They detect dissolved chemical signals in the water — and they are extremely good at it. In fact,…

Building a Better Boilie

The Bloodworm Koi Fusion Mk II The Smart Angler’s Guide – Part 2 In The Carp Bait Guide, we looked at what carp actually detect in bait, which compounds seem to pull them in, and why plenty of expensive bait…

How Carp Move Around a Lake

Understanding Daily Carp Routes One of the biggest misunderstandings in carp fishing is the idea that carp simply sit in one place waiting to be caught. They do not, its important to learn how carp move around a lake constantly…

Where Carp Hold in Large Lakes

Big lakes beat anglers before the rods even go out. There is simply too much water, too many empty-looking areas, and too many places that seem “about right.” The answer is not to search every inch of the lake. The…

Carp Water Temperature Guide

Carp Water Temperature Guide for Michigan Lakes Water temperature is one of the most useful clues in Michigan carp fishing. It affects where carp hold, how far they move, how long they feed, when they use shallow water, and how…