While searching and learning to identify spawning areas, I have often pulled into a flat or slew that has ALL the right signs of being prime only to find every clump of grass, steep undercut bank, etc just teaming with carp and/or gar and causing all kind of commotion. Is this a sign to move on or are they in there and that�s why the trash fish are in there, wearing out the beds? (Sigh) I hate the spawn. Thinking of loading the Lund with the bow and leave the rods at home until they get back on the brush good 😜

Usually if the carp are in there going crazy then that means that the spawn is on the downswing in the area. This is what I have found. Now there may be some spawners in the area but most will have already spawned. Carp spawn in water temps close to 70 if I remember correctly.

Caught these in the same area as those thrashing scaly pigs!!!

Well dang. Sound theory by Anthony then this, lol! Guess I should have worked the area over a little more thoroughly. Figured they�d be aggressive if they were there in beds. Didn�t get any quick bites so decided to find new water. Water surface temp in the shallows 63.4.

Water temp was @63 here also.