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CARP / cats fishing on the fly.........


this is somthing that do get my attention,i would love to get a big cats a big carp on fly rod,,,,,,,,what a rush........


i was reading in my past magasine,,,,,,,,,,,in the bob izumi real fishing may 1999,there is a great article oncarp on the fly..........those carp that guy caught are realy nice,,,and all on fly rod,,,,,,,


so any off you do get success on fly fishing for those 2 species,,,,,,,


what fly,would you use,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,?


joco.....................thanks

Some useful links:

www.msu.edu/~connert/carpfly.htm
www.flyfisherman.com/midwest/dwcarp/index.html

Hi Joco,

I've caught them on nymph patterns (prince nymph more often than any other but that could be because i use them a lot).
I've been targeting trout and watched a carp swim across a feeding lane to suck my nymph off the bottom. it was a lot of fun fighting an 8 pound carp on a 6wt fly rod in current. most of the time i get broken off because i'm using a light leader.

i'm not sure what flies would work consistently. Its a question i'd like to know the answer too as well.

thanks
keith

Hi Joco,

I've caught carp in the area over the past few years. They will take a wide variety of flies like nymphs, wooly buggers (especially olive), little baitfish and crayfish patterns. The actual pattern isn't that important. IMO you need to stalk them and avoid being seen. If you walk right up to the edge of the water wearing a bright yellow rain jacket then don't expect much to happen. If they see you, most time the game is over as they are less likely to bite even if they don't swim away. I tend to be most successful if I can sight fish to carp holding in a couple of feet of water near shore. This allows one to place the fly right in front of them (within a few feet). The cast has to be accurate and delicate for if the fly lands too hard it will scare them off. From my experience, most carp will not swim too far out of their way to take the fly. Just let if fall in front of them with little movement and they'll take. Hope you have a good drag on your reel.

My best carp fly to date is an unweighted olive woolybugger about 2 inches long (total length).

PS. Don't waste your time casting to the carp spawning in the shallows that thrash around and make all kinds of noise. They have other things on their mind and your chances of getting them to bite are really low.

Cheers,
Ches

I jus put a post up about this week an fighting carp on the fly. I think i lost the biggest carp i have ever hooked goin at around30-35 lbs on the fly rod. My favourite fly's for carp are either nyphys if site fishing or glo blugs and spunge. What i do is Just soak them in crawfish sent. leave them soaked in a bag full of it for about 2 hours an they work great. Pink seems to be the colour that works best for me.