hi ive been fishing for carp for about a month or two i got most of my information on how to catch them in general off this site but ive noticed the carp on up on shore in the shollows spawning

ive tried everything from vanilla and bread to corn to mulberry dough bait to other flavor dough baits

is it possible to catch them during this time of year?

To catch grass carp you need a vegetarian based bait

To catch grass carp you need a vegetarian based bait

i too have been fishing for grass carp but i've had no succes.

but what do u mean by a vegetarian based bait?

I've heard you can catch grass carp with sweet corn and native fruits and vegetables but for the most part I have been told a doughball type bait that is made of grass or weeds.  Never really fished for them though, hear they are harder to catch than common carp.

use begals, chum the crap out of the water,  wait for the to come annd start eating then toss your hook out with a peice of begal and try not to spook them.

Grass carp can spook really easily, so make sure they can't see you and don't cast right on top of them.  There are grass carp in a pond near my house and they are very hard to catch.  I've only caught a few; one on bread, two with worms, and one fly fishing.  I tried using dough balls, but they didn't work for me.  In my experience, you can only catch them when they are feeding on the top of the water.  good luck!