My favorite Carp fly in the world!
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The large copper tinsel chenille is hard to find so if you find some buy it up and send me a pack. I gota warn ya, this fly will get you hooked on them nasty ole carp.
Cast it past the Carp and in front of him. Strip it till it is within a few inches of his face and let it fall and
He has to see it!!! This is more of a stained water fly but it did work on the Caney some last year during the spawn. Most of the time in clear water however flash is bad.
Man I am getting excited just thinking about it.
You got the scanner thing working. I’ve been tying copper flies for a few years. I first tied them for red fishing, which they do great for. But, I’ve also caught bass and trout with them as well. I use dumbbell
Freshwater Bonefish is more like it. Here are just a few reasons I fish for Carp.
Yes they do put up a great fight. Some (about 30% in my experience) fight really hard with long screaming runs while others just bulldog in close to you. If you get to tangle with a 20 pounder, you won’t soon forget it.
Because nobody else fishes for them and they’re not good to eat, they are plentiful and grow very large. When was the last time you caught 10 or 15, 7 pound+ fish on a fly rod in one day, on freshwater?
They are everywhere, and in most locations are easy to catch on the fly.
I Striper Fish on the lakes and when the heat of the day sets in and fishing slows, I can hit the flats and stay entertained Carp fishing until the afternoon. This also applies to the Caney Fork but those fish are <<
>>, and much, much, harder to catch then any I have ever chased. 100 times harder to catch then Trout! It’s the “in” thing and it makes you cool.
Zach has an article and I wrote some stuff a couple years ago. I’ll try to find what I did but I bet Zach’s article in somewhere on the site.
Carp are truly an untapped resource so get out and enjoy it while you can. One of these days I think they will get the respect they deserve.
.You got the scanner thing working. I’ve been tying copper flies for a few years. I first tied them for red fishing, which they do great for. But, I’ve also caught bass and trout with them as well. I use dumbbell eyes instead of a cone. I’ve never tried them for carp–now I will.
Bryan
Yes I did and that is indeed THE way to Photo flies. Thanks for the tip ;). I did a few others and the pics are on my site. All I had in the house was my streamer box so all of them are WB style flies that have been great patterns in teh past.
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