Tim Angeli
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I did most of my carp fishing when I lived in Michigan and the spawn there would usually last into July. I assume it would be a similar spawning season where you are.
Regardless though, I’m sure you can get them to respond to a fly. Crayfish patterns are always a popular choice for carp, and if you have hex where you are it would be worth trying a hex nymph pattern as they will be around in force this time of year and live in silty bottom environments (which it sounds like you have). Also, a relatively long leader and weighted fly will be necessary to get down to mudding fish in 4 feet of water, which is something to take into consideration as well.
Good luck.
Tim
Aaron,
It sounds like you’re describing carp during the spawn, which is likely why they seem less interested than most other carp you’ve encountered. That being said, they will still take a fly. There was a thread on here about spawning carp a while back:
http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1270128299/0That should give you some options to try. Good luck.
Tim
I bet it’s a sight to behold. I’m watching the opening ceremonies right now. If only they had games that started at times other than between 1am and 6am NZ time….
Tim
Zach,
How long are you planning to spend out there? I’m assuming a full week from the sounds of it. I’d definitely fish the Horn for a couple days. Tim P summed it up well.
Rent a boat and aim it down stream – that’s about as difficult as the river is to row.
The Horn is a few hours east of anything else out there though, so plan accordingly….its about 4 hours to Bozeman.
The rest of the Montana/Idaho rivers you mentioned are great too. It mostly depends on which direction you want to point the car. The rivers you mentioned are best fished by boat. If it were me, I’d be real keen to take Kelly up on his offer and hit the Henry’s Fork and South Fork. You could start on the horn, end on the Henry’s Fork and South Fork, and spend a couple days in between. If you’re interested in chasing golden trout in hike-in lakes, PM me.
As for Colorado, Do you have access to a raft from one of your buddies out there? I love the RMNP area, and although some people disagree, I think it is a highly under-rated fishing destination. There are some phenomenal hike-in lakes there, again, PM me if that interests you. I’d start there, and work west…RMNP, Colorado (great streamer fishing), Frying Pan, Roaring Fork, Gunnison, Taylor. There are some hike-in lakes with some incredible brookies that I’ll tell you know how to get to if you head to Colorado.
Great stuff. A chocolate lab is high on my list of dog preferences for when I get one. Looks like you got yourself a great fishing buddy.
Jaison,
I did a similar trip last summer, except I didn’t have a boat and spent a long time out there. Like some have mentioned, based on your time frame, I would try to focus your trip on 3-4 rivers. If you take 14 days, that gives you 2 days driving each way and 2-4 days fishing each river (assuming you drive between rivers in the evenings/night and don’t burn days driving around).
What were you thinking of fishing east of the Big Horn? There’s really not much east of that. If it were me, I would fish the South Fork of the Snake, Madison, Yellowstone, and Big Horn. You could do it in that order and effectively start west and work back east. All of those rivers hold big fish and a lot of fish. They are great streamer-fishing rivers, and you should get into some good dry fly action on some, if not all, of them as well. If it were me, I’d go in October, which is a perfect time to rip streamers and should also give you consistent baetis and midge hatches with very minimal crowds to deal with. If you’d prefer warmer weather, move it up to August/Sept., which would provide great hopper fishing. If you do that, it might be worth spending a day or two in Yellowstone Park. There are a couple of spots that are must hits for me when I’m out there, and it would give you some time to switch things up with some hike-in/wade fishing. PM me if that interests you.
There’s no shortage of rivers to fish in that area, it just depends what interests you.
Hope some of that helps,
Tim
