On Oct 16, 11:12 pm, Willi wrote:
Larry L wrote:
"Willi" wrote

Carp.

there was a guy at hayspur last month that I got to talking with he is
doing the same sort of all summer fishing trips I have done the last few
years

one thing he does each summer is chase carp in a place not to be mentioned
here G it's an August deal ( nothing else happening ) and I'm planning
to give it a try with his help

one intriguing comment he made " you pretty much need an 8wt, at least a 7,
you don't have a prayer of controlling a big one with less"

I've tried to catch a few here locally on a flat of a local stream where I
have private access .... they are spooky devils ....I've never done the
bonefish thing but he does every year and compared it to that

Common Carp are MUCH easier than Grass Carp. There's a group of local
guys who are REALLY into Carp fishing. A couple of them have "flat"
boats rigged up with poling platforms etc. I've gone out with them a few
times this Summer and had a ball. One guy professionally guides people
on his boat and has developed some pretty unique patterns.

We have alot of small irrigation reservoirs locally that hold carp and
are generally clear. It is alot like Bonefishing except that you get
many more chances. You should like it, it's all sight fishing. Carp
have a wide range of different behaviors. I have no idea what most of
them are. Just because you see them in shallow water doesn't mean
they're feeding and if they're not feeding you're very unlikely to hook
one. Once I learned how to tell when they were feeding, my success went
way up. IMO, that's the key. Carp are very strong and have a couple good
runs in them. You need to control them on their first long run or you're
likely to lose them. Most don't have alot of stamina. When I first
started catching them, I found them gross, but now I consider them them
to be attractive fish.

Willi

I was fishing for panfish this summer and a huge carp took one of my
panfish flies. I have to admit that it was a thrill to battle and
land that fish. Once I had him landed, I was a bit numb with
shock.....it seemed like such a HUGE fish to take a tiny fly like
that.