UncleShorty
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The Houston Chapter of the Texas Fly Fishers is having a Carp-a-Thon on September 17. The object is to remove invasive species from an urban green space lake called Willow Waterhole.
By mid-Sep the heat index should be down
to 100 F and the temp around 90 F. (I'll take Feb in PA over summer in TX any day...)
Any way, never having fished for carp w/ a fly rod, I need some advice. I used the googles pipes to search the internets and found Wooly Buggers, cray fish imitations and size 8-10 nymphs recommended. What other flys would you use? What nymphs would you use? What size of buggers/crays would you use?
My heaviest rod is a vintage 8 ft 6 wt fiberglass Fenwick w/ a Pflueger Medalist reel. Is that set-up stout enough for carp? I'll be fishing from shore, ( no wading allowed). Would you recommend a floating or sinking line?
I haven't wet line since Jun in PA, (too hot here). I'm itchin' and it ain't from skeeter bites. Thanks!!!
By mid-Sep the heat index should be down
to 100 F and the temp around 90 F. (I'll take Feb in PA over summer in TX any day...)
Any way, never having fished for carp w/ a fly rod, I need some advice. I used the googles pipes to search the internets and found Wooly Buggers, cray fish imitations and size 8-10 nymphs recommended. What other flys would you use? What nymphs would you use? What size of buggers/crays would you use?
My heaviest rod is a vintage 8 ft 6 wt fiberglass Fenwick w/ a Pflueger Medalist reel. Is that set-up stout enough for carp? I'll be fishing from shore, ( no wading allowed). Would you recommend a floating or sinking line?
I haven't wet line since Jun in PA, (too hot here). I'm itchin' and it ain't from skeeter bites. Thanks!!!