Carp on a Deceiver

[coinman66 0]

The other day i caught 19 smallies on my 6wt in my local creek. I was throwing a Deceiver fly and doing quite well. Right before i left i decided to take one last cast. I started stripping in streamer and then let it sink for about 3 seconds. I saw line twitch, so i set the hook and thought i had a monster smallie. Low and behold the carp sucked up my Deceiver fly. Id say he would go 4lbs? What fun that fish was! Didnt know carp would hit a baitfish type fly?

[tidewaterfly 0]

Nice surprise! Many years ago, during the winter while fishing or panfish, I caught one on a Beetle Spin. I had cast it up near some downed timber, there was a violent explosion of water & I thought I had hooked a bass. Turned out to be a Carp of about a slightly smaller size than the one you caught. When the winter weather was fairly warm here we often caught Crappies, Bass, Pickerel & the occasional catfish or small Striper on Beetle Spins, but that was a first for me with the Carp. I guess when opportunity allows, they'll eat what's presented.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

cool catch just goes to show you never know what you may hook when you throw them fur and feathers into the water

[Piker20 0]

UK carp love to predate on fry and even small fish. Many pike anglers using eel section or sprats for baits hook big carp every year.

[troutguy 0]

Carp love crawfish patterns. Those lead eyes are in many patterns, probably took it for that.

[coinman66 0]

Thanks for the insight guys.

[KOKOEK9 0]

I always wondered if carp would take a fly being bottom feeders

[Piker20 0]

They are primarily bottom grubbers but will know all the protein sources in their environment and make most of them.

[flytyer56 0]

A few years back I took my spinning rod to the local creek for some smallies. After catching 3 carp on rapala, I gave up and came home. They are oppertunistic, what ever they can fit in their mouth they'll eat sometimes.

Nice carp coinman!

[Goats 0]

Carp-The humans of fresh water.

[coinman66 0]

Thanks all!