Finally Landed A Carp On The Fly.

[Jason R.]

These suckers are fun. Took forever to hook one even though they were everywhere. I wrote it up long style on my little blog thing. I think I'm already an addict.

[flyrodman]

Nice!

[Greasy B]

Great catch. I have yet to catch a carp on a fly. My nephew Art who is something of a veteran at carp on the fly says they can only be caught when actively feeding or tailing. Was this fish tailing?

[Jason R.]

He was feeding on algae as it floated by but not tailing per se. I cast at a bunch of tailing carp but they did not comply.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Nice they have been on my bucket list, on the fly, for a long time. They are great fighters, wary, and have all the qualities of a game fish except for table fare.

[Jason R.]

Ya I had been wanting/trying to catch one for a while- turns out its really hard. Ive had several eat the fly but landing them is a different story. Anyone who catches these things consistently is pretty skilled (not me).

[Feathers and Fins]

Congrats and welcome to the Dark Side. AKA Freshwater Bonefishing.. So how was his first run? Give you heart failure?

[Jason R.]

Yep pretty much- what a cool fish.

[Addicted to Creeks]

congrats, its on my list

[laker67]

congrats on the first carp. A hard fighting, long first run, test your reel drag and your skills kind of fish. They will hit most flies when in the feeding mode. Your best bet is to create your own feeding frenzy. I use dog food and can hold fish in the area for several hours. As a bonus the buffalo and eventually catfish, will come in as well. Buffalo are hard fighters but cannot match the drag burning run of a carp. Caught on the long rod, it is almost as much excitement as a large trout.