New Yourk Times Article On Fly Fishing For Carp

[MoSportsmen]

That is the time to whack em with the bow. I would love to give it a try on a fly though. I wonder if you were to chum an area with fish food and then use a sented hair ball tied dry. After all the fight is the big part of this game. Any means to an end. I wonder how quick the carp would show up to a fish food slick? I guess that would depend on their proximity to where you threw it out. We have all seen the dock carp that are conditioned to being fed, they are right on it. I wonder how long it would take to get them conditioned to a spot with feeding? I have thought for years about dumping a can of corn in a spot for about three days straight and by the third day they might be right on it. I always thought it would be a great way to hook my son up with a fish that could really rip some line and bend a pole.

Tom

[Wayne SW/MO]

I wonder if you were to chum an area with fish food and then use a sented hair ball tied dry.

I think if you're in it stricly for the fight then a piece of corn would probably be a better choice.

[MoSportsmen]

True, but bait constantly falls off hooks. My limmited fly casting ability might never get the bait and hook to the same place at the same time.

[Kayser]

A can of corn will bring them in within an hour or two, normally. Just as long as there is a decent population of them in the area. A flat somewhat close to a dropoff or deeper water is the best area in a lake, and the slowest water in a river. I use the big gallon cans of corn for chum, and higher quality corn for bait (Green giant niblets or something. Not required, just builds my confidence.) Remember to use a rig where the fish feels minimal resistance- a light slip sinker rig with slack left in the line is the most popular, but I've also had good success with a slip-cork rig. Small hooks (#4-8) are a must, and try to completely cover the hook when baiting. When casting out, try to throw well past the chum slick to avoid spooking fish that might already be there, and then reel the bait into the right spot.

[Wayne SW/MO]

If you soak field corn for several days it will soften in the center and it will stay on the hook. DON'T cover the hook, use a hair rig, google how to tie it, and you'll do much better.

[Haris122]

and buffalo (I have never gotten a buff to so much as even look at a fly but...)

I accidentally snagged either a buffalo or river carpsucker just today, thinking I had got something fair and square in the mouth. The fight was a hell of a thrill (it put some crazy bend on my 10 pound rod and I was fighting with it for a good 5 minutes, even though I snagged barely 7-8 yards from the shore), and I was right in that it was the biggest fish I ever caught (I think like 19-20"). But man, when I saw it wasn't a fair hook, it took away some of the sense of accomplishment (got it on the dorsal fin). Anyways, I was still pretty proud having got it to shore. Just hope I didn't wear it out too much. It took a bit for it to swim off, once I unhooked it, but it seemed fine after that.

darn, doesn't let me show the pics of it.

[Haris122]

Let's try the pics again.

[Wayne SW/MO]

It appears to be a Buffalo in the right hand picture.

[Haris122]

Cool. Man how awesome it would've felt to reel something in fighting like that, after it was hooked fair.

[Kayser]

Looks like a carpsucker, judging by how deep the body is, small the head is, and silver the sides are.