Carp And Suckers - Will They Take Flies?

[hoglaw]

I've done some site fishing for golf course carp before with crawfish patterns, but I'm thinking about heading out to the Buffalo this weekend and wouldn't mind casting for a few since I always see so many. Do any of you guys regularly fish our moving waters for carp and/or suckers? My local fly shop reccommends egg patterns - anyone have any alternative suggestions for hooking into a few of these big guys?

[Zack Hoyt]

Whitlock has a few carp patterns.....he is a carp junky.

[Terry Beeson]

Big furry flies.... especially green.

[hoglaw]

Humm, thought I posted this a few minutes ago, but it appears not to have worked.

Zhoyt - any particular links to favorites? I've found some information that looks good, but no official Whitlock pages or anything.

Terry - what kind of furry green flies are you talking about? Big maribou streamers or buggers?

[Zack Hoyt]

http://www.flyfisherman.com/midwest/dwcarp/index3.html

http://www.madriveroutfitters.com/c-219-carp-flies.aspx

http://www.flyofthemonthclub.com/store/pro...;category_id=82

About any of that would be a good start. The main issue I hear is that they are very spooky. Also the fact that when distressed, they secreet a pheremone that will cause the other carp in the area to stop feeding.

[Terry Beeson]

Carp feed a lot on plant material and especially things like moss, fuzzy seeds, grains, etc. I've seen flies tied with olive green disco yarn from WalMart that was a carp catching fool at times. Big puffs of white are also good since they like Cottonwood seeds.

[hendernt]

I fund a good book a couple of years ago about fly fishing for carp called carp on the fly a flyfshing guide. It is written by barry reynolds, brad befus, and john berryman. It lists sme good fly patterns in it ie clouser swimming nymph, bead head prince nymph, wooly bugger, bead head stonefly nymph, san juan worm, midge larvae, griffiths gnat, parchute emergers, ants, beetles, hoppers, scuds and crawdads. It also has some specialty flies like a cottonwood seed (basically white cdc tied parachute style) and a thistle seed (looks similar to a mdge pattern just bigger hackle). I also have seen patterns for things like mulberries etc that might work at the right time and place. hope this helps

[tippet7]

Found this on a website called "trash on the fly" a guide from Dallas that only fly fishes for carp. I met him a couple of times and he is good at the crap..i mean carp fishing.

Scroll down towards the bottom for a carp fly receipe

Carp Fly

here is the link to his website

Trash on the fly

[Wayne SW/MO]

I know they like yellow, so I would think a yellow egg might be good. Small craws are in their diat and many use larger SJW's. They're a handful, fresh water bone's.

I seldom fly fish for them, but if I had a good sight fishing area I would. They can be wary, so fish accordingly and try to lay it in front of them.

[Kyle Kosovich]

I don't think it matters what you throw at them, it only seems to matter if catch one feeding and not looking up for you. Once you spot one feeding and you can get close enough you'll get only one or two casts before its spooked. In a stream setting carp feed heavily on crawdads, minnows, and macroinvertebrates. just like our speckled friends in the cold water.

They are supper fun to sight fish for and can double and eight weight so don't bring anything less than that unless you don't mind loosing them and playing them for 20minutes or more....

good luck and let me know if you need someone to run a boat for you.

This is from my first carp fishing trip....