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    Help with cloopers

    in Carp on the Fly

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    lowell king's bread fly.

    Either that or a glo bug pattern in white. Both patterns fall through the water column very slowly as a real piece of bread does. Sometimes a simple corn pattern made out of golden/yellow chanile works on "cloopers" for Lowell and me too. B)

    Ray

    Took the fly rod for a walk today

    in Carp on the Fly

    Posted · Edited by Eich

    Today it was time to take the fly rod for a walk. Everyone except me it seems is catching fish on the fly rod at this time. That was my motivation as the truck was loaded and headed for an ever familiar industrial park which contains a series of ponds that are familiar to a few here on the forum. Upon my arrival the fact that there was no one else there made me wonder if there was going to be rain soon or something. These ponds get about as busy as an interstate highway during rush hour every day. This makes these fish extremely wary, at least the larger models in the ponds.

    Allow me at this point to give a brief history of these ponds. When first discovered, these ponds contained 95%-98% mirror carp with the rest being divided up between common carp and koi with koi making up less than 1% of the total population. Recently there has been a shift in the population of the ponds. Only about 70% of the fish are now mirror carp. The other 30% are commons, hybrids, and still <1% koi. The hybrids are really making a surge. On with the story.

    On my first stop my efforts were rewarded with the hybrid butterfly koi/common carp pictured below. It was almost too easy catching that little bundle of beauty. Little did I know at that time that the next hour and a half would be a lesson in humility and frustration. The time was full of blundered stalks, errant casts, tripping over rocks as well as just about anything else that could go wrong including catching tree branches on the back cast. Experience has taught me this one thing. Do not ever ask what else could go wrong in these situations as you really don't want to know anyway.

    So when this koi came swimming by it was ignored by me. I kept my attention on the little hybrids. Then when the koi made a second appearance about 3 minutes later the temptation was just too great to ignore. My cast had the accuracy of a guided missile of the heat seeking variety for a change landing but 4 inches in front of and a little to the left of the koi's mouth. As the fly slowly sank through the water column the koi actually moved closer to inspect this potential food source. Anyone who has ever touched a fly rod knows that this is the longest moment that a human's nerves could ever endure. There was almost a sigh of relief when the fish flaired his gills and opened his mouth. The fly rushed into his mouth before you could blink an eye! Set the hook dummy (that is what I call myself after an hour and a half of frustration)! The water that erupted as the hook was set was more beautiful than any fourth of July fireworks display I've ever witnessed. This missile was soon into my backing and the comotion created an instant audiance.

    Doing my best to get this fish under control pretty much took my undivided attention. After an 18 minute battle the fish was lifted to the bank. It was then that I realized my audiance consisted of 7 children and 1 adult. "Are you going to let the fish die?" one of the girls asked. "No! This is the best part of catching these fish!" was my reply. "I quickly take their picture and let them swim away so you guys can catch them another day if you want." The man who was one of the witnesses then said that the whole encounter looked like it was fun. He explained that all he had ever caught with his fly rod were stocked trout. There may be a convert soon as I took a few minutes to explain to him how to catch carp with the fly rod. Come to think of it that is one of the reasons that I enjoy coming back to these ponds too!

    The fly that I was using today is the Lowell King version (thanks for showing me how to tie these babies, Lowell) of the bread fly. Tied on a size #8 hook. There is a picture of the pattern below also.

    Hope that you guys have as much fun reading about my adventure as I did living it and writing about it. Tight lines everyone!

    Ray

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    Muddy/high river Carp fishing ?

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    When fishing high and muddy river conditions I try and find a back wash area where the water is slow, I usally find fish there. I also have seen that the fish are in much closer during these conditions. I hope that helps B)

    That is my approach with high muddy water too!

    Ray

    Wendy Berrell in OR

    in Carp on the Fly

    Posted · Edited by Eich

    John and Justin,

    Great session there guys. As always thank you for sharing. Here in Pennsylvania we are right in the middle of our "Mulberry Hatch." While I was armed with my ultra-light and small spinners for some bluegill action when I came accross a Mulberry tree that had 8 carp (3-5 pound range) actively feeding on the dropping fruit. If Lowell and I get a chance we may just pay that place a visit. Wish the carp there were bigger. Back on topic-congratulations again there guys! B)

    Ray

    fly tips

    in Carp on the Fly

    Posted

    For simplicity you cannot go wrong with a San Juan worm pattern, or the green weenie. Check out the fly fishing section of The Sting online magazine (www.scorpiontackle.com) as well as the articles on fly fishing for carp on the main page of www.carpanglersgroup.com. There are many "good" patterns to choose from.

    Ray

    ne guys from PA

    in Carp Locally & Fishing Reports

    Posted

    maybe we can all meet at one of my spots one day. im sure there in myerstown a group of us could easly catch 30 40 fish in a day from al around the pound.

    Just let me know when Zach. It would be a pleasure meeting up with you and sharing bank space and knowledge. Let me know when it is good for you.

    Ray

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