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bopper

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Fly fishing for carp.......
« on: December 22, 2007, 06:55:58 PM »
Well, there are a couple of lakes near me that have good populations of carp.....They would probably be lots of fun on a 5wt.......do any of you have recommendations for flies that work well on these beasts???
Happy holidays......
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Derp

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Re: Fly fishing for carp.......
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2007, 07:19:15 PM »
you won't be seeing any action til april or may

these beasts are sleeping
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bopper

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Re: Fly fishing for carp.......
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2007, 08:30:37 PM »
Thanks, Derp....I'm aware of that, there's about 9" of ice on the lakes here....I'm looking for information for next summer....
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Re: Fly fishing for carp.......
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2007, 10:34:50 PM »
I have not tried my hand at this one yet, but I have done extensive reserch on the subject. From my studies I would think that a 5wt would be a bit under powered for the bute's. I remember seeing a few rise to my dry flies when I was targeting Bass in a pond Back in Ont. Amazing how they float up just like a sub after blowing off ballast. They seem to like Black Gnat, Griffith Gnat, and Tom Thumb. As for reading check out the books on the jubject penned by Dave whitlock.
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Re: Fly fishing for carp.......
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2007, 10:57:36 PM »
A 7 weight can handle a carp no problems and you would still have a good fight (for a carp that is).
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Re: Fly fishing for carp.......
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2008, 07:27:56 PM »
My friend has caught one on black micro leech retrieved very slow near the bottom.
It was about 2 feet long and put up a very good fight on his #5 rod, according to him.   
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