Carp on fly
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:40 pm
Bit of a late report from the other day.
With a few hours to waste and the sun finally making a appearance, I took it upon myself to dust off the fly rod and ready Bjorn for a bit of a escapade in search of a few carp on fly.
On arrival at our location I discovered that the water conditions were less than ideal, with little to no transparency. So this ruled out the possibility of sight casting them.
A little disheartened I decided to do a quick lap to calm Bjorn and look for any tell tale signs of carp around (disturbances in the water like kicked up sediment, bubbles from feeding and wakes/boils in the water cause by movement)
During the lap I found a prime little cove with an overall depth of about 40cm which really helped with the visibility issue and magnify any disturbances. Within a few casts I had a carp slowly swimming behind inspecting the black wooly bugger as I did short sharp stripes of line. After following it for around 5 seconds (which felt like a life time) the carp disappeared back into the murk, pausing out of frustration and turning to see what Bjorn was up too then Zing! took it on the pause! by far the best fight I have had on the fly rod and carp are truly a dirty fighting fish.
After landing the first carp I put more emphasis on the pause during my retrieve. I landed another carp lost a further 3 until my spot was compromised by a hungry pelican that was literally stealing the fish of the end of my line. All in all, a great day.
With a few hours to waste and the sun finally making a appearance, I took it upon myself to dust off the fly rod and ready Bjorn for a bit of a escapade in search of a few carp on fly.
On arrival at our location I discovered that the water conditions were less than ideal, with little to no transparency. So this ruled out the possibility of sight casting them.
A little disheartened I decided to do a quick lap to calm Bjorn and look for any tell tale signs of carp around (disturbances in the water like kicked up sediment, bubbles from feeding and wakes/boils in the water cause by movement)
During the lap I found a prime little cove with an overall depth of about 40cm which really helped with the visibility issue and magnify any disturbances. Within a few casts I had a carp slowly swimming behind inspecting the black wooly bugger as I did short sharp stripes of line. After following it for around 5 seconds (which felt like a life time) the carp disappeared back into the murk, pausing out of frustration and turning to see what Bjorn was up too then Zing! took it on the pause! by far the best fight I have had on the fly rod and carp are truly a dirty fighting fish.
After landing the first carp I put more emphasis on the pause during my retrieve. I landed another carp lost a further 3 until my spot was compromised by a hungry pelican that was literally stealing the fish of the end of my line. All in all, a great day.
