Carp on a fly?

[Eric W.]

Found a great place for carp today! Can ya catch thesse guys on a fly? If so what kind?

Curios in Carpville?

[drbfish]

I have not yet done it but there is a book about it. It came out about 2 years ago. I would love to know more. I have caught a few carp (not trying) on nymphs and they can put up a fight.

[nkambae]

Carp on the fly are a gas! You can sight fish them like bones, reds, etc. or you can dead drift nymphs for them just like for trout. Be stealthy for they are extremely spooky. If you crash your cast or line them they will be gone in a heart beat.
If you are sight fishing drop your fly a foot or two in front of the fish and let it sink to the fish's level. Then give it a twitch or two or not, depending on your mood or the fish's mood. Sometimes they are aggressive and sometimes they are not.
When you get one to pick up your fly and set the hook, get it on the reel as quickly as possible. They are big, strong and fast. If sight fishing try to match the fish to your gear. Big carp (10+lbs) and 5 weight rods really don't mix well!
Most of all, have some fun trying something new on the fly. Bugle mouth bass or golden sided salmon, they're not just for fertilizer anymore!

[drbfish]

what kind of flies would you try?

[Mojo]

I use smallish nymphs (hares ear etc). In the summer, when they are feeding on algae actively, I use a green wolly bugger, or marabou mess.

[nkambae]

I agree with Mojo and would also bring along some small crawfish imitations, black and brown buggers, and some damsel nymphs. I've also had them eat small dark clousers. Have fun!

[PittsburghD]

Come on now. Crawfish patterns to an algae eater? Is this for real? :hoboy:

[Eric W.]

I have never caught one on a fly. However several web sites speak of catching them on crawfish patterns. go figure? :smile:

[nkambae]

Hate to burst any bubbles but carp are omnivorous. Their diets consist of a large variety of animal, insect, and vegetable matter. It's one of the things that makes them so highly adaptable and succesfull in so many different types of water. They will eat just about anything they can suck past their rubbery lips.
But if you are not quick on the hook set, you will miss them because they can eject a fly as fast as any finicky brown trout!
Fish well, fish often.
Stu

[garyk]

Now's the time to come out to catch those 'Sauvie Island bonefish' on the flats. All the various ponds around Sturgeon Lake have 'em and now they're up in the grass.

They're very detrimental to the health of the ponds there, so come on out and get 10 or 20 thousand.

Catch & Bonk fishing only please.

[nkambae]

Wack 'em and stack 'em!

[bass master]

I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO TAKE THE WIFE TO HAVE SOME DRAG SCREAMIN GOOD TIME. I HAVE CAUGHT TONS OF CARP IN KANSAS CITY,(HOME) ON REGULAR KERNAL CORN. ON A SMALL BAIT HOOK, ABOUT 3-4 KERNALS WILL FIT ON THE HOOK. IS THERE A GREAT PLACE TO SIT AND BANK FISH AROUND THE PORTLAND METRO, FOR CARP? AND WHAT IS THE AVG. SIZE? MJA50750@HOTMAIL.COM <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :grin: :hoboy:

[happybrew]

When I was younger, I knocked myself dead all day long once trying to get a carp to take a fly. No good. They were slurping up everything on the surface except what I was throwing at them. It wasn't for another ten years that I tried for carp again, and that was with corn. They make great crab bait. They are exceedingly spooky, but if you wait 20-30 minutes, they'll return if you spook them. Don't sillouette yourself. Try to stay up against a line of trees or bushes so your movement isn't as obvious.

happybrew

[letsfish]

A couple of thoughts:
Outdoor life or Field and stream years ago had an article about it, and about the same time I heard of a guy who was taking Japanese flyfisherman on guided trips in the Scapoose area. These guys were paying big bucks to come fish the USA and coming from a country that doesn't look down on carp, they naturally went for carp.