(Photo from Carp on the Fly.)
Why have I declared 2008 the year of the carp? (For me anyway; Eric Byrnes of the AZ Diamondbacks has declared it to be “The Year of the Mustache.”) Because when I check out other blogs like the DayTripper and read stuff like this:
There’s an age old question. What happens when an unmovable object is hit with an unstoppable force?
I don’t know about all that physics stuff, but what I do know is that when you take an unmovable object and combine it with an unstoppable force, you get a Carp. I don’t care if you’ve got a 10wt and 50 pound test, you aren’t going to make one of these fish do anything they don’t want to. You’re just along for the ride as you hold on for dear life praying the hook doesn’t pop…”
That’s why my goal is to hook one on fly for the first time by year’s end.
Whenever you’re ready, come on up!
That would be worth the $4 per gallon on the the Thruway
Awesome, I want to heat all about it.
I could fly fish for carp non-stop.
Right on, N. OK, quick question for the carp enthusiasts. I received two conflicting bits of advice regarding fly presentation. I’ve made attempts both with a large bead head nymph and a woolly bugger. One guy told me to cast it in front of the carp as they feed and leave it and let them come to it. Another told me to give it a quick strip and let it drop, like fishing for bones. Are both guys right?
I almost always cast a few feet past the fish, let it sink, then strip past.
The best advice I have for anyone wanting to go after carp is have HEAVY flies that sink fast, yet don’t plop when they hit the water. Also, have a reel with a good drag…
Do you have any carp´s flies? I would like to ty a few and go for those carps.
“You’re just along for the ride ”
another great line from daytripper
another great post from fishing jones
keep us posted on this adventure!
Good luck on your quest! Both bits of advice you received regarding fly placement are right on. Sometimes fish want that that fly stripped, other times not even a quiver. You’ll have to find out what they want; every day is different.
I hope you’ve got plenty of backing.
Pete, I sent you an email
Thanks for the help Jean-Paul. I’ve been working with my saltwater 8w rig that’s sustained bonefish and albie runs so it should be up to the task. I’ll hopefully have some opportunities upcoming to test it all out.
I make yellow flies that resemble canned corn. Small nymph hook , yellow chinnelle & yellow tail & palmered yellow hackle full length.I then go to a pond here in Kettering, Ohio & throw hand full of canned corn out about 25 feet. I dip the fly in the corn can juice & then toss it out where I threw the corn. When the carp come & pickup the corn they also pickup the fly thinking it is corn. The hackle feathers keep it up off the muck.
If a carp has it’s tail up & head down it is feeding & will take a fly if it shows up in front of it’s nose. If they are not tailing they will not take a fly period. Crawdad imitations are the top fly everywhere I have been for pure fly fishing without corn.
I like sinking line for this type of fishing & have caught hundreds of carp using this simple method & some over 20 lbs.
I always use a ten pound tippet & double bimmi twist loop for extra strength.
Try it.
All carp guides chum ahead of time even in the great lakes where they fish for them in shallow clear water tarpon style.
The Senica River in New York is one of the best big carp rivers in America.
My URL was wrong in my last post. This is the correct one for Georgianbaybasshole.
flybenji:
Chumming for carp on the fly is like cheating.
Carp that aren’t tailing WILL take flies and they will even take dry flies. The type of fishing you’re doing is amateurish.
You sound like a foul hooker.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hey bob how many have you caught?
lol
way to go flybenji tell it like it is,
I would much rather fish with you the BOB lol