07-27-2005, 05:49 AM
It makes no sense at all trying to catch carp with streamers as carp donot eat small prey fish normally, so your results may be poor with these kind of flies.
Overhere in the Netherlands some fly fisherman fish for carp now and then.
Our most succesful flies represent small fat nymphs, or bread......
So the best patterns are small fluffy nymphs (unweighted) on small stronger carp hooks (size about 4-6) or white or cream palmered flies on the same hooks or white, cream, yellow, light pink and even black salmon eggs (again same hooks or Tiemco 105).
The black salmon eggs immitate small floating snails.
What we need is warm weather (not toooooo hot) which brings carp to the surface. Carp flyfishing is like sight fishing for Bonefish or for trout in crystal clear rivers.
You need to spot the fish first (maybe you can even attrct them by white bread, although that is not my thing).
Then you must study what they are doing. If they are lying still enjoying the sun, move to another that is cruising or active and keep the sunning carp in mind.....
Active carp might be looking for food and you will have to estimate their route (like in bonefish) and then try to let the fly and carp meet eachother...... takes can be seen, and you must react very fast. (this is the technique with the nymphs and salmon eggs)
With the palmers you need to cast to a spot you encounter carp a lot (know your water and carp very well), let the fly drift in the surface, but they need to be tied so that if you give a small strip, they will sink just slowly. As soon as you see the carp coming near the fly...... strip and let the fly sink to the carp........
Carp will put on a great fight, use at least a #6-#8 wt. ...... my largest sofar was about 35 pounds.....
Success !!!, CU, Gerald.
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Overhere in the Netherlands some fly fisherman fish for carp now and then.
Our most succesful flies represent small fat nymphs, or bread......
So the best patterns are small fluffy nymphs (unweighted) on small stronger carp hooks (size about 4-6) or white or cream palmered flies on the same hooks or white, cream, yellow, light pink and even black salmon eggs (again same hooks or Tiemco 105).
The black salmon eggs immitate small floating snails.
What we need is warm weather (not toooooo hot) which brings carp to the surface. Carp flyfishing is like sight fishing for Bonefish or for trout in crystal clear rivers.
You need to spot the fish first (maybe you can even attrct them by white bread, although that is not my thing).
Then you must study what they are doing. If they are lying still enjoying the sun, move to another that is cruising or active and keep the sunning carp in mind.....
Active carp might be looking for food and you will have to estimate their route (like in bonefish) and then try to let the fly and carp meet eachother...... takes can be seen, and you must react very fast. (this is the technique with the nymphs and salmon eggs)
With the palmers you need to cast to a spot you encounter carp a lot (know your water and carp very well), let the fly drift in the surface, but they need to be tied so that if you give a small strip, they will sink just slowly. As soon as you see the carp coming near the fly...... strip and let the fly sink to the carp........
Carp will put on a great fight, use at least a #6-#8 wt. ...... my largest sofar was about 35 pounds.....
Success !!!, CU, Gerald.
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