Berkeley Lake

[Isaiah_perez3215]

Today I was at Berkeley Lake, mainly going for carp and catfish but I was struck with more of a mystery and lots of confusion. 

 

I used specifically corn, brined shad and a bratwurst. I know carp can be surprisingly very smart fish so I'm a little less surprised that the corn kept getting stolen but it was still a bummer

 

The shad didn't work at all but that's what I get for using store bought Walmart bait. Then there is the brat. Strangely enough it got the most action but was also stolen at the end. I feel the hook wasn't big enough but I'm still utterly confused. 

 

I did a little bass and trout fishing but came up empty as I was a tad too lazy to switch out baits at a frequent rate but it was still bothersome to get no reaction. I know that's on me. 

 

Being knee to this as a whole and mostly relying on others to help me fish, what are somethings I can do to make things more self reliant?

[TnRiver46]

You tried to feed a bratwurst to a fish?????  I would never………. those are entirely too delicious for fish 

 

more self reliant? Hmmm. For the trout I would try inline spinners like rooster tail and panther Martin. For bass I like plastic worms 

[BASS302]

16 hours ago, Isaiah_perez3215 said:

Then there is the brat. Strangely enough it got the most action but was also stolen at the end.

@TnRiver46 stole it.

[Bluebasser86]

If you're going to use a natural bait like shad, use the freshest possible. Bluegill love corn also, and will easily steal it from a carp hook. Turtles, crawdads, and bluegills will all eat hotdogs, I'm sure brats are no different. 

 

Learning takes time, don't feel bad about asking others for help. 

[spokey9]

If it's legal...cut bluegill makes excellent catfish bait