Flats Fly Swap
I will play even though I live about a bazillion miles away from any flats. Well, there are flats in Lake Michigan here in the USA but they fish for carp on those. Anyways, I am currently reading Bo |
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RBF: Carp rods?
Has anyone built a specialty rod for carp fishing? I know there are some on the market as finished rods but are there blanks available for custom work?[b]Reply to topic here http://www.rodbuildingfor |
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RBF: Sevier 2wt
While I know a lot of you are going to start experiencing cabin fever and knock the 120 degree weather during Arizona's summers, thought I would rub it in a little and show what the middle of December |
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What's your favorite Bluegill fly?
Oooooo, picking a favorite is going to be hard. I love so many of them! my favorite to fish is probably a popper because you can see them come up and smash it, but my most productive fly for the b |
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Twisted Maribou Damsel Fly Nymph
I like it. I will try it on the gills in the local small creeks. I agree on the black chain eyes. May also be good on Carp. Thanks for posting. |
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Intrest in weekly fly tying contest?
My local fly fishing club has a small forum and we have a weekly fly tying contest on it. I thought that this could be pretty cool on here because there are so many fly tyers that we would get lots of |
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What's your favorite leader-to-line connection?
I use the zap a gap method to attach the leader to the line, and tie on tippet as needed. But then I fish mostly for bluegill and panfish. Might go after some bigger fish this year (carp and bass), |
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carprs crab
And what is so bad about turning everything into carp flies? |
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Stu's DDH Leech Variation
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a good smallie/carp pattern.
What is the body of the flies in the first picture made of? |
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Heavy flies
I would suggest a 8 or 9 wt rod and a leader with a stiff and thick butt section to turn over the fly. As was stated earlier, you have to really open up your loop. I've cast some flies for catfish |
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RBF: Go west young man...
Being from North Carolina, most of our wild and stocked trout streams can be fished with a 3wt rod and that's what I typically use. 5wts and bigger aren't really needed unless fishing for smallmouth b |
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What is your favorite Fly Reel?
You also forgot the Pflueger Medalist which I used 90% of stream time. Course I am an old fat guy! Bass, BG, all panfish, Carp and will even suffice for Saltwater. I do prefer a better reel fo |
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Tenkara
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Sorry guys, but to be totally honest, the Tenkara style looks incredibly limiting in my mind. I'll admit tha |
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RBF: Hi from a UK newbie
Hi folks,just thought i would introduce myself. I'm based in Nottingham, England. I have been reading this forum for a couple of nights now and have picked up so much info already!the only previous ex |
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Avalon Fly
Great fly! Looks like it would be great for carp |
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PTN
I did a google search for PTN's since in my many years of tying I had never tied any. I don't fish trout but thought I would try some for carp. I think I would like to tie them on a curved hoo |
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New to this FOURM
Hey everyone my name is Matt I'm new to this forum been tying flies for about a year or so.Favorite species to fish for Brown Brook Rainbow trout, Large and Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Perch, Bluegi |
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spray on attractant
Never tried it for bass, trout, or panfish, but I can tell you I do it for carp in muddy water and it does help. Some people can carp fish in clean, clear flowing water where getting the fish to see |
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FTF Fly Pattern - deeky - Nailer
It did originate as a trout pattern, and then became a salmon pattern over in Europe. I looked at it as a good rough fish (carp, sucker) pattern for the big predators.
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What Else will take My efferts
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Now That our Trout season is coming to a close
we now go for the coarse Fish (IE) perch Grayling Chub P |
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GoPro carpin' from the kayak
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Very nice video. I have enjoyed your others as well. I am looking forward to finding a carp hole in my area to give it |
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OK GUYS, I need all of your advice......
So day b4 yesterday, I hooked and broke off the biggest trout I have ever saw in my life. Fish for that matter. I caught a 13lb carp once and this trout would not look small next to it. I fought him f |
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Vise advice
Hi
I see this part is for very beginners, so I ask my question here. I've decided to start fly tying, but then I'm stock in the very first step! What vice to buy? The point is that I do n |
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Another First
Got the fly rod back from the shop. Found some ponds that had carp in them so I wanted to get one OTF. Not a carp, but fought really well surprisingly. Also biggest horse mullet I've seen. It ate |
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Auglaize River crappie
We had a nice cold rain for a couple days and I had a good hunch that the fish would be biting because of the higher water level and cooler temps. I grabbed my 8 weight and went out to the river looki |
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RBF: New fishery opening in west yorks
Some info for all to see. As a matter f interest., ther is a new fishery opening very soon in Ravensthorpe, Near Dewsbury, WEST YORKS.Its Carp (some 30lb ers in) predominently but theres also so |
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RBF: Hello from the Uk
Hi all, just been taking a look around the forum and finding some very usefull threads and hints.I'm part way through a rebuild of some Euro stlye carp rods, (I hear the cry of "heathen" ), this is |
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Video: carp in a kayak, sight fishing
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Kirk, I had more than a few fish that night rush the crab-style fly, then stare at it, and reject it. One of the |
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New Toys!
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Here is my latest toy its a 10 foot 10 weight fly logic built by our own Steeldrifter I matched it with a Cortlan |
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Carpin' the Auglaize
I was able to have some "me" time this morning so I took a short trip out to the Auglaize River. The water was somewhat clear and I could see a couple of solo fish and a couple pods of fish. |
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Low Tide Weekend Reds
wow bowfishing for redfish is legal?
When you guys are trying to get them on the fly, sheesh, i better get down there soon while the fishery still exists and you don't have to use live bait or |
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Hook Brand
I have a lot of different brands in my hook collection, but the vast majority are Mustad. I also have some Gamakatsu's, TMC's, Daiichi, Owners, and a lot of my dry fly hooks are Orvis-package |
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Mystery Fly...
My uncle went kayaking at a lake that is fairly close to my house twice in the past week and said he saw fish "jumping" everywhere. At first i thought they were carp but I soon gathered tha |
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A suggestion
I've spoken to a few other folks and we tossed an idea around. The FTF should impart a minimum post limit in order to join swaps.
I've seen it happen on several swaps on here. I've only |
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Good day at the pond
I was actually going to try to get some carp but didn't see any so tried throughing in a popper that anthony hipps gave me after a fly tying demo. It was a 4 pound bass, the second biggest i'v |
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need a swap idea
midges
chironomids
mayflies
caddis flies
stone flies
dry flies
wet flies
soft hackles
emergers
panfish
bass flies
smallmouth flies
nymphs
2 materials only
3 materials only
flies using |
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sundays...
a buddy of mine sent me 2 videos, one of a pike taking a duckling and another with a carp doing the same thing, the carp one didnt really surprise me because they where frenzied, but that pike totally |
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I think i found a new spot for carp.
Went with the cousins to the lake near their house and well i think it may be a good spot for carp. [attachment=30997:carp, carp, and more carp.jpg] What do you think? |
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First carp on the fly
awesome job on the Carp........carp fishing is a blast on a fly rod...........find them in the spring when they are on a spawn run and you will be in for a day you will never forget !!! |
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the double standard!
Iv recently discovered a fantastic fly for my area of Ontario, its called the double standard nymph, it combines a hares ear and a pheasant tail. I have added some small modifications which I believe |
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Failure at the dam...
yesterday I tried catching a carp on a fly. It was in a slough by a park ,and the sun beat down on me. I tried for a couple of hours. There were carp cruising around right under my nose! Thats whe |
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Warmwater switch rod
I plan on using it for slinging size 8 and 10 bead-chain carp flies for carp, cats, and drum. Water is about 3-6 feet deep below a low-head dam that barely has any flow during the summer months. |
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Cyclops
Look likes it would be a good carp pattern |
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Bearded Clam
looks good i was thinking it was another pattern and i thought it would be a good carp fly here it is the bearded clam. [attachment=30831:bearded-clam_1.jpg] |
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Post a Step by Step and get free stuff!
I just posted a pattern for the Bearded Clam Carp fly and I will be posting one more in the next few days. One question, Do we contact you after posting or do you contact us about the box choices, adr |
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Shannon's Streamer
I tied a few of these guys up tonight in preparation for the fishing trips ahead of me. I've used these guys in the past with great results on freshwater drum, gar, channel cats, and carp. I usual |
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7-20-2011 Auglaize River
Today was soooo hot out!! For some reason, I braved the heat and fished the power dam a little ways away from my house this evening. Caught 5 cats, lost a nice little carp, and nose hooked a b |
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Buffalo?
I checked out my lead on the buffalo spot and HOLY BUFFALO! There's tons of 'em swimming around the old canal locks. They're good sized too. I know the Mud Bug and the Dubbin' Craw |
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Fish pics!
First up is my first decent gill of the year, almost 8".
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Next was my first decent bass of the year, really nice fat girl in March, the water was freezing but the big |
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Trash swap?
OK, so we've finally got the carp swap going. That's awesome! I'm curious to see if anyone would want to participate in a "trash" swap. Nothing is set yet, and I definitely d |
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Quillbacks=trouble
I'm gonna pick up some Cabela's Prestige line or some Cortland 333 to slap on on there. I definitely agree that they are strong. Pound for pound, they've fought harder than any carp I' |
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Carp Swap
on the Huron river in Ann Arbor where I fish for carp there is a mulberry tree once the mulberries start dropping the carp pod up under it and slurp them right off of the surface with reckless abandon |
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Are you seasonal on species?
I'm more warm water when there is not any ice on and when the ice is too thick to lay a fly line into for some bass, carp, gar, or gills and crappie, then and only then do I go for the trout... an |
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Dubbin' Craw
Finally got some decent pictures of the flies. Carp swappers, I'm giving you a preview!
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Golden bone and a kitty
Howdy folks! I went and did some "testing" this evening of the new carp/craw fly I've been working on. I caught a nice sized channel and a good sized carp! It's been a while |
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Any interest in a Carp Swap?
Hi everyone, i just found about 3 ponds around my house that hold some nice carp, i've only caught one but man its a new addiction. I'm looking for some new patterns for carp fishing. I was ju |
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Carp+Kayak+7wt=Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUeOFxN9k_c
I have recently become addicted to carp fishing on the fly. Usually I am looking for tailers on the mud flats in local lakes and backwaters, but a few time |
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Fly Fishing/ Tying Blogs
Hey everybody i was thinking of starting a blog but do not know where to start I have an idea in my head of what to do but am not sure how to start or go about it. Suggestions, Tips, ideas, etc.. woul |
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Carp flie's
Hi guy's,
here is sum of the carp that's ive landed on flie's i've tyed myself.
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The fly in this fish mouth i've name it as a carp parrot.
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