On Oct 16, 9:28 pm, Willi wrote:

This Summer I futility attempted to catch a Grass Carp. There's a small
....
actively feeding fish but mostly they move to avoid my fly. A fly
falling too close to any one of the fish, sends it on a tear which in
turn blows up all the other carp.

IIRC I once caught a grass carp, maybe 10-15lbs. It's wasn't shallow
water but a bunch of them were lazing on the top in the late morning
along a weedbed. After spooking different groups a few times, I
eventually dragged a small (#14 maybe) nondescript fly (unweighted but
sunken) right past the nose of one, and he turned and sucked it in. I
would cast maybe 1/2 the leader length past the front of one, and try
to drag it past and meet up with his nose as he lazily swam.
Eventually worked.

Which reminds me they turned off irrigation a few days ago down here,
so water levels will be down to fishable, and the carp will still be
there...

Jon.