Carp on the Fly

[1wt]

Check this out, my fly fishing friends.
Crank up the volume and watch the "Legend of Fly Carp Fishing" I do the same thing in the Susquehanna...... but I don't put my fly rod behind my neck!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IflkFD25nD4

 

[bam]

hope you don't use a 1wt for carp

 

[1wt]

No!! I use a 8wt with floating line!
The 1wt handle is only for tiny sunfish and tiny trout.

 

[tocar]

Awesome!

I'm heading out tomorrow to try to land some "copper kings". Can't expect any that size, but then again, you never know. I've hooked a few that have dragged my kayak across the lake though.

I hope to find some risers eating mullberries. Carp on a dry fly is just the biggest kick for me.

peace-tony c.

 

[Fredrick]

The Japanese are in a world of their own did you see were he put the reel in the water to add more drag .

 

[Weesh]

That was a really cool video. I had no idea that carp surface feed like that. I wonder what they were feeding on? Do they feed on the surface like that here in PA too?

 

[tocar]

Well, my search for rising carp was successful and I landed five, the largest around 28". One was caught on a small bugger with the hackle trimmed off the top and bottom, a trick I learned from a fellow fly fisher yesterday. The rest fell victim to mulberry flies (various shades of green and brown deer hair spun and trimmed).

The last carp of the day was a monster that took the fly after many attempts. He/she was spooky and must have seen/touched the leader on a few casts. As I was ready to head back to shore, it rose again and I dropped the fly a foot in front of it. The lips sucked in the fly, I set the hook and the water EXPLODED! Took me on a ride, as I lost my anchor earlier in the day. It pulled me around for a while then started heading for cover. I put more pressure on the rod and...CRACK! My 8wt snapped at the top ferrule. I tried to hand line it, but it was too large, so i got it as close as I could and cut the line. Luckily, the rod has a lifetime warranty, but I don't have a back up so the "copper Kings" are gonna get a break from me this summer.

peace-tony c.

 

[Fredrick]

Toney great day you had :-D . If I can get out and you can meet me half way I have a 8 wt you can borrow

What kind of rod was it ?

 

[David]

Sorry bout the rod. Breaking it on a big fish is a better way to go than smashing it in a car door!!!

 

[tocar]

Fredrick,

The rod is a St. Croix, so it's under warranty. I'm sending it back Monday and they said it shouldn't take longer than two weeks.

Thanks for the offer to borrow a rod, but since I'll be working almost every day for the next two weeks, I won't have time to fish anyway.

David,

Yeah, breaking it on that fish was definitely better than losing it to a car door. That's the first (and hopefully the last) time I broke a rod.

peace-tony c.

Fredrick wrote:
Toney great day you had :-D . If I can get out and you can meet me half way I have a 8 wt you can borrow

What kind of rod was it ?

 

[TimB]

Tony,

Sorry to hear about the rod. I have a couple of 8wts that are mostly collecting dust if you need to borrow one. I've been meaning to get my boat out and paddle over to the mulberry bush again. I still have several berry flies that I haven't used for a while.

Maybe we can meet up sometime there. I'll have to check my boat and see if I my launch permit is still active. I get 2 year permits but can't remember if it's my tandem or my solo boat that needs a new one. Have you tried a drift sock instead of an anchor? You might still get pulled around a little...

I've managed to bust every St. Croix rod I've owned (all 4 of them). One I bust 3 times. One has been sent back a couple of times and 2 I've repaired myself (since I built them myself). I like the rods, but no longer build on their blanks.

 

[Pittflyguy]

Tony,

That is a fantastic carp day. To land that many fish and then hook into a monster truck like that is fantastic. You must have been shaking your head the entire way home!

 

[tocar]

Pittflyguy,

When I hooked the "monster", I had already been on the water for 6 1/2 hours. The whole days events didn't really sink in until I got home and sat down with a beer. Then I couldn't stop thinking about "the one that got away". The best part is I now know there are some big carp in that water. I'd been fishing for them there for a few years, but in that time I only saw one I would call a "monster'...correction: now I've seen two

peace-tony c.

 

[1wt]

[color=0000FF]I wonder what they were feeding on? Do they feed on the surface like that here in PA too?[/color]

Almost every night there is a hatch on the Susquehanna. The vid looks like big white flies. A size 10 extended tail white drake seems to catch pretty good.
From now until late Sept, the abundant carp should be feeding on the hatch every night around twilight. Only a few years ago the smallmouth would rise for the white flies....... but those days are gone, carp are still here.
When life hands you a lemon...... make Lemonade!!
I'm now a dedicated "Carp" angler!!
Try it, you'll like it!
Always Catch & Release....... and no stinkin' bow fishers!!

 

[TimB]

All I seem to get on those twilight hatches are catfish. Might have to scout around for where the carp hold (during daylight hours)and see if I can't target them during the hatch.

I used to enjoy casting caddis to rising carp on the Tully when I got tired of refusals from the trout. It's been a couple years since I fished there. This thread has me thinking I might need to do some scouting for carp...