Carp in the Hooch

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  • Nov 2, 2006 at 2:35 pm #1603
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Hey guys –

    I got word yesterday that there is a sizeable carp population on the Hooch below Palisades.

    Nov 2, 2006 at 4:09 pm #13596
    josh o donnell
    Member

    I haven’t seen any but have heard there are some monsters. I have seen some big one in Gold Branch, right below Morgan Falls in Roswell. It was this summer and was in my yak. I couldn’t get them to take anything, but they all over the place.

    Nov 2, 2006 at 4:41 pm #13597
    robert_lee
    Member

    Zach -actually hoked into one today by accident.

    Nov 2, 2006 at 5:48 pm #13598
    Avatar photoJoel Thompson
    Member

    It’s sort of funny to hear you guys talk about fishing for carp. Not something that is really done hear in Montana. Most people view them as trash fish. The only time I have ever seen someone actually going after carp was to shoot them with an arrow using a compound bow.

    So I have to ask…are they worth fishing for?

    Moosedog

    Nov 2, 2006 at 6:04 pm #13599
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Moosedog –

    I got turned on to carp fishing around the time I did a guide school piece out of SW Montana.

    Nov 2, 2006 at 6:46 pm #13600
    Avatar photoJoel Thompson
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    Thanks for that carp in sight Zach! I have spent my whole life pretty much just focused on trout. Just in the past few years have I explored catching other types of fish. Kind of sad, in a way, that it has taken me this long! I will add Carp to my list of fish to go after because from your description it sounds like good fun!

    Moosedog

    Nov 4, 2006 at 3:16 am #13601
    native_ffer
    Member

    Zach,

    Gold Branch at Bull Sluice above Morgan Falls dam is a good spot for carp. If you do a search at NGTO on Carp or Gold Branch you should come up with some good info.

    Nov 4, 2006 at 4:53 pm #13602
    brian dunigan
    Member

    Moosedog,

    If you really want to get into carp fishing, see if you can pick up a copy of “Carp on the Fly” by Barry Reynolds and Brad Befus.  It’s a great introduction to the techniques and flies you need to use.

    Nov 7, 2006 at 12:34 pm #13603
    Avatar photoJoel Thompson
    Member

    Thanks for the info bd! I am planning a trip to B&N later this week and will see if they have a copy of Carp on the Fly.
    I have been asking around to find out where some carp are here in Montana. So far no luck West of the divide. There is one spot just on the other side that would only be about a 2 1/2 hour drive for me so I will probably check that one out.

    Moosedog

    Nov 7, 2006 at 3:28 pm #13604
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    Moosedog –

    I very much doubt carp are a 2.5 hour drive from ANYBODY in the lower 48.

    Nov 7, 2006 at 3:38 pm #13605
    prairiespey06
    Member

    some brute spooky Carp cruising the base of a rubble dam wall:)))) Load up on the backing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Will

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