Mulberry Hatch St. Louis, Mo

[esox niger]

undisclosed location very close to the missouri river....

Im using bead chain weedless wooly buggers for the common carp and catfish and a small black beadchain eyed fly for "everybody" . the fly sinks and is usually retrieved. you may get strikes at any time...letting the fly fall to the bottom and sit is also acceptable but I don't often...snags. great fun! this is the best fishing the midwest has to offer, IMO. I will tie these for you if interested.

[Geoff]

Since when did you start posting here again??

[esox niger]

I knew Id run into somebody I know...its been a long time since I posted last

[Jack Jones]

Heck I want to know more about the outriggers on that kayak......please share.

[Buzz]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[esox niger]

I've had lots of questions on the outriggers on the Kayak. Here is a post I did a while back....doesn't give every little detail but ask and I can tell. http://missouriflies.com/fly-fishing/rods-and-gear/kayak-rig-for-fishing

[hoglaw]

Thanks for posting that EN. You can flat out catch fish. I'd love to do the rough fish thing with you at some point. I've started venturing into carp with a spinning rod and a maribou jig, but haven't tried fly fishing for them yet.

Do you have a suggestion for the monstrous grass carp that live in golf course ponds? Those fish don't eat mulberries. And they aren't common carp, so I don't know if they'd go after a maribou jig or not. Any idea what kind of pattern might draw a strike from one on the long rod? We have some around here that are big enough to saddle up and ride, but I've never had one sniff a lure.

[moguy1973]

Thanks for posting that EN. You can flat out catch fish. I'd love to do the rough fish thing with you at some point. I've started venturing into carp with a spinning rod and a maribou jig, but haven't tried fly fishing for them yet.

Do you have a suggestion for the monstrous grass carp that live in golf course ponds? Those fish don't eat mulberries. And they aren't common carp, so I don't know if they'd go after a maribou jig or not. Any idea what kind of pattern might draw a strike from one on the long rod? We have some around here that are big enough to saddle up and ride, but I've never had one sniff a lure.

Not on a fly rod, but my buddy caught a 40lb+ grass carp out of his condo pond last month on none other than a top water popper. Surprised the crap out of him. Not sure if you could keep the gills off a fly rod popper long enough for a carp to slurp one up though.

[Greasy B]

I watch a huge grass carp eating mulberries on crooked creek a few years back. My brother caught it on a bluegill popper. An epic battle, took almost an hour to land on a 6 wt.