HOLY SMOKES BATMAN! Carp on a fly!

[Flysmallie]

9 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

A little peanut butter smeared into the fur probably helps.

Hey!! This is a family friendly site we don't..............................................................oh sorry you mean smear it on a fly! Carry on. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I tried for a whole summer one year and gave up.  Never even got a tug.  I think the water I fish is just too muddy.  I could see them tailing and even had days when they were taking cottonwood fluffs off the surface.  I had a CDC fly that looked just like the fluffs including the little seed in the middle.  Nada, nutin, squadush, squatamala.

[fishinwrench]

15 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I tried for a whole summer one year and gave up.  Never even got a tug.  I think the water I fish is just too muddy.  I could see them tailing and even had days when they were taking cottonwood fluffs off the surface.  I had a CDC fly that looked just like the fluffs including the little seed in the middle.  Nada, nutin, squadush, squatamala.

Yeah after 2 years of periodically trying for carp and buffalo on the flats while waiting for the Whites to show up I finally mastered a technique for catching them fairly consistently.  I call it "jerktailing".  Just drop a 1/40oz. #4 clouser on top of him, wait 2.6 seconds and STRIP SET HARD.  

If you think they fight hard when hooked in the face.....you ain't seen nothing until you hook one in the tail.  About one a day is all you'll want to deal with.

 

[BilletHead]

19 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I tried for a whole summer one year and gave up.  Never even got a tug.  I think the water I fish is just too muddy.  I could see them tailing and even had days when they were taking cottonwood fluffs off the surface.  I had a CDC fly that looked just like the fluffs including the little seed in the middle.  Nada, nutin, squadush, squatamala.

          I have had the same problem in off colored water. Once found many carp working a small area next to shore. Tried about everything. They worked the surface and I think they were just sucking scum off the surface. Someone needs to tie a scum fly. 

  BilletHead

  

[snagged in outlet 3]

This water had about 1 inch visibility but it is loaded with carp.

[Johnsfolly]

4 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

If you think they fight hard when hooked in the face.....you ain't seen nothing until you hook one in the tail.  About one a day is all you'll want to deal with.

I hooked a 24+" common carp behind the dorsal fin with a small huskyjerk bait while fishing below Truman dam. I was using 4# line. I fought that fish for a good 5 to 6 minutes. I would get it close to the rocks and it would pull line as it went back out to the middle. Really hard to control the fish. Finally I pulled the hook as it got close. I would have loved to have landed this fish, but more than anything just wanted to keep my bait.

[Geoff]

bring a fork and be prepared to have a nice piece of humble pie, served up hot. They are very good at delivering that, but once you make contact and land your first one, they will eat away at your brain and drive you into an obsessive addict for catching them. i gave up on a smallmouth stream because i found a school of carp and completely 180* switched my focus

[MoCarp]

Yeah..its what happened to me got hooked on they big fight you get, I euro them all the time, rip of 30-60 yard run every-time

[blacknoseddace]

Stalking carp with a fly rod in clear water is where it's at. It's challenging, but the most enjoyable way to catch them for me. You get to watch em' eat it, then set the hook. If you find areas where carp are concentrated in clear, shallow water you have a target rich environment. 

[Ham]

On 7/7/2017 at 10:21 AM, Flysmallie said:

Well any pointers you have would be appreciated. I used to fish for them when I was a kid and I know they can be a lot of fun. Being stealthy and casting well is not something I do well.

 

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