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taniwha2	First Carp haul on the fly	Lead	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 163 (08/24/09 15:28:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Back before the dawn of time when I first got lucky it took me three gos to really get the knack, and if fishing can be mentioned in the same sentence its pretty much been that way for me with any new art or skill ever since. First outing for carp - inspired by this forum - didn't have a clue and blanked Second, lost two but formed a notion what was going on and what and where to try next This is the third trip, hit the sweet spot, as it were ... Perhaps not in scenery/venue terms by my usual Wiltshire chalkstream standards... an hour before I landed a 17" grayling in a crystal stream 8' wide Game on, FF837/Daiwa 809 in action Burley bread, white deerhair breadcrust crust dryfly, schhhlup! ...hey, it wasn't a fluke! ... I'm getting the hang of this This one took a white fuzz fly for drowned bread, fished as a dropper NZ style off the deerhair fly Moved on to bloodworm patterns as the fish got leary of the bread flies Fibalite 8'6#6/youngs 1500 finally get on the action. This rod is a beast FF837 has the last word - a great carp rod, softer tip than the hardy made it a better choice for surface work. Actually a carp had the last word, one of the many that got away. Need more fieldwork! Enjoy! Mark
fred1369		#1	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 122 (08/24/09 15:32:44) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Carp are a lot of fun.... great job! Now you got me wanting to get out and chase some carp. Good pictures.
bill0215		#2	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 257 (08/24/09 23:04:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Those are 'leather carp", they're rare. of course you know that you are now addicted to carpin. Just like in the old werewolf movies; once you are bitten you become one. No cure. every time you see slow moving water you will wonder, is there a carp in there. Bill
Cameron		#3	[-]
Posts: 3623 (08/25/09 08:30:32) Administrator & Chat Room Host Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	taniwha2...very well done Sir! I would like to see the Grayling photo too please. www.FishyKid.org www.TheFiberglassManifesto.com
Cornmuse		#4	[-]
Posts: 884 (08/25/09 16:03:40) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	From one carp addict to another - nicely done! Joe C "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each." - Henry David Thoreau Visit www.flyfishohio.com for great fly fishing and fly tying articles, the "Adventures in Fly Tying" monthly video podcast and the "Adventures in Fly Fishing" monthly audio podcast. The Midwest isn't a place you fly over to get to good fishing - it's right here in our own backyards. Think globally - fish locally.
Lanyard Stretcher		#5	[-]
Sport Posts: 23 (08/25/09 17:35:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Your the MAN!!! Mike
CrustyBugger		#6	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 160 (08/25/09 21:37:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I wish I could get a string of carp like that. That's not easy to do. If you do it again like that, I want to know your secret. The next time some trout loving snob turns up there nose (or their lips) at carp, challenge them to catch three carp with a fly rod. They'll lose every time. I can get a hook up almost every time I go out for carp but a good hook up and landing them is another thing altogether. The best I've done is land 2 out of 5 hookups. CrustyBugger
ribs1		#7	[-]
Posts: 258 (08/26/09 19:33:04) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	CrustyBugger wrote: I wish I could get a string of carp like that. That's not easy to do. If you do it again like that, I want to know your secret. The next time some trout loving snob turns up there nose (or their lips) at carp, challenge them to catch three carp with a fly rod. They'll lose every time. I can get a hook up almost every time I go out for carp but a good hook up and landing them is another thing altogether. The best I've done is land 2 out of 5 hookups. CrustyBugger The secret to carp fishing is that they behave totally different depending on where they are. There is no secret carp fly. You have to figure out what they are feeding on. In my home river it's mulberries. On the flats of Grand Traverse Bay it's crayfish and leeches. Mulberries don't work on the bay, and crayfish patterns don't work in the river (at least my river). Moving to different types are water is like fishing for a different species. President Carp Unlimited www.huronflyfishing.com
turtledoc.clarksclassicfl...		#8	[-]
Posts: 275 (08/27/09 18:34:01) Adminstrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Nice Mirrors ! And from one recently obsessed carp fly fisher to another..... CONGRATS !! Mark B Something to consider: Be willing to share photos, information and the knowledge you have about your collection with anyone that has an interest in learning...........also share your knowledge to answer questions that others may have about items in their collections.........doing this will make you feel good and benefits this community ..................after all, what good is having knowledge that isn't shared. MEB
CrustyBugger		#9	[-]
Master Guide Posts: 161 (08/27/09 19:42:35) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I know exactly what you mean ribs1. I should have been more specific. My hookup ratio was referring to the murky water situation that taniwha2 was fishing in. It looks very much like the water I have on my lake here in Southern MN. It's not exactly blind fishing but you can't see the fish. You sort of know where they are by the mud and the bubbles they put up. Some flies still work better than others though. My hookups are much better when the water is clear and you can see the fish. I've done much better on the Old Mission Peninsula, the Grand River, the Kalamazoo River, etc. (when the water is clear). For one, you can see if the fish are reacting to the fly. The tough part in murky water is determining which way they are going so you can put the fly in front of them. And then the fly you put in front of them is important too. A dark fly with a bead head or a little flash seems to help in that murky water too. Still any tips under these conditions would be very helpful. CrustyBugger

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