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  1. I have had a lot of success in discolored water fishing to bubble streams and just staying in contact with the fly. Not as fun as sight fishing, but there are some decent carp in a few chocolate ponds out here. I will try the I dictator per Gregg this spring.

  2. Am I the only one that thinks chumming goes against the whole fly fishing thing? Isn't catching carp (or any fish) on the fly about fooling the fish with an artificial? To each their own of course, just curious where others stand. It doesnt matter out here in OR since it is illegal anyway.

  3. Fly fisher or euro style...the boga isn't appropriate for soft mouthed fish. It can do way more damage than a hook...I tried it a long time ago and won't ever use one again.

    Interesting use of the indicator...I haven't tried that, but the water out here is much clearer.

  4. We scaled it...just over 31 lbs. I am not sure how long it took to land...maybe ten minutes. It made a pretty strong run to that tree line but I stopped it just short and got her turned back toward us. I was actually fishing with Mctage but he was focussed on a fish so I solo netted her. When I held that net up and hollerd Mctage dang near dropped his fly rod. Sweet fish...here is the one Mctage caught about ten minutes before I hooked that big girl. Mctages fish was 22 or 23 lbs.

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    The next day I caught this 23 lber in the same area...we had a nice run of big fish this spring!

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    Man..lis it spring yet? I am dying to get after some fish. Going to be a long winter.

  5. What an amazing piece of photography, asuming it wasn't photo shopped.

    I once caught a 12 lb mirror whilst fly fishing for trout. It gave me the fight of its life on the light tackle & took me a good half hour to subdue. Does any one else have any stories of carp on fly tackle?

    Carpe diem, this forum is all about carp on fly tackle. Most of us are crazy carp addicts...check out my blog too if you want to read some tales and see some pics...

    My biggest carp this year, on a 7 wt...

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  6. The tick for me is how to stay portable. I cover a lot of ground. I can't see a Matt working for me. The ideal net is big, has a wide hoop and soft mesh but is not only portable (collapsible or folding) but can also be used quickly and easily with minimal fuss. It is actually pretty tough to find.

    Take it from me...the boga is bad news. Small and easy to carry (plus it has a built in scale) but I sud one for a season early on in my carp fishing life and I hurt more than a few fish. Bleeding mouths and in some cases ripped lips...and i was trying to be careful and gentle. It just isn't made for carp. I think I still have mine stashed in the bottom of my gear bag.

  7. I have used a boga grip for carp in the past and have to say...they simply should not be used on carp. It is far too easy to rip their lips. Such an easy solution as there are many portable nets out there. I like my net, but need to get a much softer mesh in it.

    One other overlooked item of carp care that flyfisherman often miss is rod weight. I know you probably see it a lot in CO Trevor...but guys will go out with three weights etc to catch big carp. That just seems crazy to me. Use a rod designed to subdue the fish...don't chase 15-25 lb fish with a two or three weight. Honestly, if it takes you "forty five minutes" (I read this on forums all the time) to land a carp on a fly rod you are harming the fish. Ther is no freshwater fish alive that should take more than 10 minutes to bring to hand...they simply do not have the muscle or oxygen to fight that long. If you have a freshwater fish on your line that long, the stress is going to kill that fish.

    Landing Matts are impractical for most fly guys (I cover 3-6 miles when fishing) but we all need to be cognizant of using soft mesh nets (guilty here) and brining these fish to hand quickly. I love to catch em, and deal with enough dead fish from the bow hunters...I don't want to add to that pile.

  8. Interesting box bill. Always nice to see someone elses flies. Completely different than my go to stuff. I fish mostly nymphs, soft hackles, and dumbbell eyed stuff. Went to the great lakes for carp last spring, and had to totally change flies and tactics. Carp are amazing at adapting to their environment.

  9. I generally fish the Columbia river, and it is much less urbane setting. Not duck ponds, etc. the water is clear and cold and the fish eat natural forage...mostly clams, nymphs and crayfish. There are plenty of spot I could probably catch them on imitation bread flies due to duck feeding, I just don't fish those areas much. I will hit the hex hatch right on the big c sometime and those carp will be after the big bugs...timing thing!

  10. Thanks bill...I haven't tried to chum for them. Here in OR it is actually illegal to chum anyway, I will have to keep looking for the right hatch. They do catch them on Vancouver lake on Chernobyl ants, but I haven't run up there to try it yet.

  11. I have had first hand experience with carp and the boga grip. While it can be safely used, there is a big risk of hurting the fish. To do it right you have to hook them pretty much where bill has, and I doubt any damage came to this fish. That said, I agree that a net is better. I got rid of my boga grip a while back because if the fish twists while you are applying it you can hook them in the soft part of the mouth and rip their lips. It is not a pretty thing and after one application...I ditched the boga. Just not worth the risk.

    On the cloopers bill...what were they feeding on and what fly did you use to imitate the food source? I have yet to catch a cloopers but the only time they surface feed out here is on cottonwood seeds, and the matts of seeds are so thick the fish ignore all but the huge mass of them. I haven't seen them rise to a good bug hatch or anything like that out here.

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