Carp on a fly

[greenboatluke]

 

With the high water coming in on our lots, the carp are cruising through the swamp and into the grass. Groups of fish doing their spawning. I got a few to eat a crayfish pattern yesterday. These are my first Carp on a fly. Fights were great, they went in and out of the swamp as I played them trying to keep them out of snags. All were revived and swam away. The first is a mirror carp, which I heard are relatively uncommon in the northeast! Fun times!!!

 

 

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[TCIII]

Freshwater bonefish! That’s awesome


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[HB2]

I have to give that a try . 

 

Sounds like fun ! 

[greenboatluke]

I got some videos I’ll put together. Just took one this morning of a pack spawning. No time. Gotta pack and hit the road. [emoji22] Will update with video.

 

 

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[greenboatluke]

I have to give that a try . 
 
Sounds like fun ! 

Definitely try! It’s a blast!!!


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[GAMBLER]

Can’t beat carpin on the fly rod. Here is a giant grass carp I caught on a “bread fly”.


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[panfisher]

Just to split hairs...…. That carp with a few scales towards the tail is called a leather carp. Mirror carp have absolutely no scales. Like a bullhead. We used to catch all three (mirrors, leathers and common) plus big, all orange and all blue, goldfish carp when I was a kid. Heck, there were probably grass carp there too...never caught one though. On Long Island in Rockville Center....Smith Pond. Nice deal catching them on flies!  

[greenboatluke]

I’m bald, so no hairs to split! 🤣 My buddy said it was a mirror carp through text message from the pic. No big deal in clearing things up! Thanks!


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[greenboatluke]

Including a pic facing the sun. Still trying to figure out classification. Seems it could go either way! [emoji23]

 

 

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[greenboatluke]

Here’s a video...

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[Gill-T]

Try a San Juan worm pattern dipped in scent. 

[greenhornet73]

I have also caught them on soft imitation eggs with my fly rod.  Lots of fun but may require a forearm brace once you’re through

[machzrcr]

 ive caught them on an egg sucking leach pattern  fly!  only fish worth catching when i lived in colorado that gave a fight!   lol