Winter Is Coming - And The Problems of Carp Fishing

As I am writing this, a winter storm has arrived to Finland. It is sweeping the world with fury and ice. Nice to be indoors.

In carp fishing, and in fishing in general, I like the secrecy of things. I don't want to see the fish I am after, nor do I want to know the size of the biggest fish in the lake. That would definitely ruin it for me. Seriously, I am never going to a lake where the fish are known by their weight or by name.

You might wonder why I think that way. Well, in my opinion wildlife should be wild. Semi-domesticated fish aren't that wild or worth the effort of fishing. Don't get me wrong, I care about the fish, but not about fishing for them. It's not the fishes fault that they are stocked and fished the wrong way.

Harsh words, yes, but I don't like the mainstream of carp fishing. The state of our sport is all about PBs, tackle sales, stealing fish from public waters into private lakes, etc. I repeat what I said in my earlier blog. - this style of carp fishing will destroy the sport, or actually already has. I hope our lifestyle will actually be a lifestyle yet again, with a taste of eccentricity.  Who wants to see or read anglers talk about 390 degree, semi stiff hangaround rig? Seriously?! That is just  a plain stupid way of looking into this wonderful and dreamlike world of carp fishing. 

Eccentric or not, here is a photo of a hidden carp. I was crouching by the landing net to get this photo.

Fully scaled dark mirror carp. Definitely not my PB or caught while sleeping in a deluxe "Bite-enhancer" bedchair.