I was at the Dam below Sunbury just above the PA Fish Comm's boat launch taking my lab for a walk and low and behold I found "carp" digging in the bottom looking for food! The dam is undergoing a full bag replacement on the Sunbury side and they have it removed and have a wall build above it and the #2 bag is also inflated so there is no water coming down the East side near the bank, very slack water is there and if the wind is not blowing you can see the carp just looking for food, a good target for a nymph or a crayfish pattern, go now and check it out before the water gets too cold for them to fool around.
We went back Saturday to pick up some drift wood and found them again but the wind was really blowing and there were a lot of guys with spinning tackle trying to catch bass and walleyes, so I just looked at the carp and did not want to attract attention to them. Best time would be thru the week so the pressure is less.
A good carp pattern that looks like a crayfish with dumbbell eyes is just the ticket BUT remember there are snags here so take it a little bit light with your tippet in order to break it off if your stuck on the bottom.
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