How to spot carp in silt
The telltale signs to look out for...
Bubblers/rising debris
When fish are feeding in silt this often releases gasses that are trapped below and these will rise to the surface and often give the location of a feeding carp away. Also, when there is any debris and leaf litter around, these can often get dragged to the surface along with other silt particles.
Discoloured water
In shallower and clearer water you can often see it looking a lot dirtier and darker. This is because the light silt particles have been disturbed and kicked up into the water column.
Head and shouldering
Fish that are feeding deeply in silt often get large amounts of silt trapped in their gill rakers. In order to get rid of this, you will often see carp ‘head and shouldering’ above the water before going back down onto the spot to feed some more.
