mdk77 wrote:


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.



Common Carp eat a wide range of things. Nymphs and crawfish are often
sought out. I commonly fish size 12 and 10 nymphs and soft hackles.

Other types of carp are another story. There are several different
species of carp that have inadvertently been released into our waters in
"recent" years. Like you probably know they are in Illinois rivers and
two of the species feed on zooplankton, the very bottom of the food
chain that all other fishes ultimately depend on. There is a major
concern that they'll make it into the Great Lakes.

Willi