Did I find carp?

[mark lawrence]

I have a question for you guys that are familiar with finding and sight-casting to carp.

[Tim Pommer]

Sounds like carp Mark.

[Michael Exl]

Carp eat many things. It is always good to have a good selection of flies at the ready. Like Tim stated a bugger is a good fly to have on hand. My personal favorite is a crayfish imitation. The key to using a crayfish pattern is to match the color with the bottom. Some other good flies are clousers. Tie them sparse with little to no flash. Whitlock’s rubber legged nymph is another good chose. This is one of my favorite carp flies. It is also a good idea to have some dry flies on hand and even a hopper pattern. Hope this helps get you started.

-Mike

[dusty montgomery]

Tie them sparse with little to no flash

Michael,
I hear this every time I am around someone talking about carp, and I tie my flies according to this rule. Now, let me add that I do not catch carp in the same capacity that you do, numbers or weight. But this weekend I pulled in a decent-sized Buffalo. Granted, it is not a carp, but cousins, maybe? I used the flashiest fly I had in my box: clouser foxy minnow.

What are your thoughts on the flash vs. no flash theory? Are Buffalo and Carp that different?

Dusty

[nick davis]

Mark that was probably Carp and like Tim said tie on a bugger and cast just past them and slowly strip it towards them or at least that works for me. Also try some Crawfish pattern thats a rust color. Good Luck

[mark lawrence]

Thanks for the info guys.

[Michael Exl]

I like a little flash when the crayfish are have a molt. Other wise I stick with no flash. The other time I will use a fly with flash is when the carp are chasing minnows.

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