Carp fishing

[Guest]

Hey guys, i've been away from the board for a while.

I fish for carp a lot here. We have several duckponds around that people feed teh ducks and have big carp in them. I guess teh carp get used to eating bread.

My #1 carp fly is just a size 10 nymph hook, white thread, and white rabbit fur tied in a big spinning loop, spun, and wrapped along the shank. Slightly wet it so it sits just in the film or slowly sinks. If the fish are cruising, cast it right in front of them. This is the only fly that i have caught cruising fish on. It also works in the shallows when they are mudding. get it a little more soaked and let it sink right in fron of them, theyll gobble it up.

 

for sussurface flies, i use a lot of bonefish type pattens, basically lead or bead eyes with a wing of some hair. They look like little crayfish, which carp love. I also use some wooly buggers, both normal with maribou tails, and some with a tal fo rubber hackle, about 8-10 pieces. most have lead or bead chain eyes to get them down and made a "puff" when i strip them to look like a craw. I mostly sight fish for feeding carp in shallow flats. Its a real rush.

I caught one on teh 2 wt, it didn't even know it was fighting, i couldnt put much pressure on it. My main rod is the 4 wt when there are no snags. On little creeks or ponds with lots of cover, i go with the 8 wt.

 

tight lines

Dan

[Pujic 0]

You may want to check this out:

http://www.onlineflytyer.com/article_carp1.asp

 

Cheers!

[Guest]

great links, fellas!!! I hope we can generate a lot on interest for the ole roughfish....may open a whole world of fishing oppurtunities for some fellas!! Keep up the great work fellas!!!

[SDHflyfisher 0]

as said before nymphs work very well

[Guest]

just came across this pattern in this weeks edition of flyanglers online. click on the fly of the week for marabou cottonwood seed carp fly

[GHow 0]

This Brute was my first Carp on fly (Howser clouser). The rod used was my first hand made. 8.5 ft graphite Hook and Hackle 5 wgt beginner kit, Okuma reel loaded with 333 floating. Guessing it was at least a 15 minute battle with the brute taking me into my backing twice.

[Guest]

GHow I couldn't see the pics it tried to make me log in with a .NET password which I don't have

[Guest]

Thanks for the help yall! Tight lines and good tyin!-redneck

[GHow 0]

Guess I'll have to work on attaching pictures to a post. BUT go to the photo gallery. Posting there was a breeze.

The carp was from 2002 but the others were from 2003. Still no ice on the lake but 13 inches of snow fell last weekend. I guess CT is destined for snow cover until April again. Trying another test. Not a fish but it was handy....

 

 

 

 

[Steeldrifter 0]

Nice carp GHow!

 

 

SD

[HDS 0]

I finally go tmy avatar up. I got her on a #12 scrappy nymph on a 7'6" 3 weight if the bowfin pic goes through she came on the same rod and a 1/0 tinsel sershen streamer.

 

Tight Lines,

 

HDS

[HDS 0]

I finally go tmy avatar up. I got her on a #12 scrappy nymph on a 7'6" 3 weight if the bowfin pic goes through she came on the same rod and a 1/0 tinsel sershen streamer.

 

Tight Lines,

 

HDS

[Steeldrifter 0]

That must have been a interesting battle on a 7'6" 3wt HDS nice job!

 

 

SD

[HDS 0]

i have always fished with light tackle. 4'6" ft - 5' ft UL with 6 lb test was a mainstay for 20 years, I fish it for everything, 20 lb northerns, 8 lb eyes, 35 lb carp, now light fly gear for tough fish.

 

HDS

[Steeldrifter 0]

Thats really something HDS how long did it take you to land them on that light rod?

i've only caught a few carp before (nothing over 3#) but i have got a decent number of bofin that were around the size of the one in your pic and i know i have fought them for a good 15mins or more on a 10'6" spinning rod with 6#.

 

SD