On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:31:55 -0000, salmobytes
wrote:

Carp:

snipped for brev

When I fished the Big Horn a few years ago, it was miserably hot. One
day it got to 104. The guide said it would be 106 the next day, so we
decided to go to the reservoir above the dam and fish for "lips". We
put in at the boat ramp and rowed to a sand stone cliff area where the
swallows were making nests. Part of the cliff overhangs the water, so
when the birds poop it lands in the water and the carp eat it.

I was casting a Madam X, big thing. When I spotted a carp on the
surface, all I could see were its lips moving slowly along. A cast
five or ten feet directly in front of its path resulted in a hook up.
The first fish scared the hell out of me. When I set the hook, it
took off like a tarpon, taking out all 90 feet of my fly line and
several yards of my backing. It was unreal. I recovered most of my
line/backing, only to have the fish dive straight down from the boat
to at least 120 feet. They are ugly, but man, what a fight. We
landed about a dozen in the next two hours, most 10+ lbs.

Dave