you DID give me just about the best piece of advice that has helped my carp fishing. "Once you think they move on the fly, wait a second or two." That alone made all the difference in the world.....well, that and I finally got a little better at actually seeing the damn invasives.I'd be the world's worst
That’s the part I still struggle with, seeing them. But I am getting better at looking for the right kind of movement before it turns into a fish, though, and I’m casting to fewer branches and rocks.you DID give me just about the best piece of advice that has helped my carp fishing. "Once you think they move on the fly, wait a second or two." That alone made all the difference in the world.....well, that and I finally got a little better at actually seeing the damn invasives.
It takes me a trip or two every spring to get my eyes readjusted to not casting to the shadow of a particular rock or two; sometimes though that shadow or that rock just looks like a carp. There's one rock that I swear has fooled me into a couple casts every year for the past five years. Then there's @Engee - I watched him cast and cast and cast and...... repeatedly cast to a tire casing that from his angle looked like a monster carp and from my angle an good laugh.That’s the part I still struggle with, seeing them. But I am getting better at looking for the right kind of movement before it turns into a fish, though, and I’m casting to fewer branches and rocks.
My Carp trip two weeks ago had me casting to some ghost Carp again, but I did end up finding some aggressive guys. Six Carp to hand and two more that came off after a good fight. One small smally too. The Carp I was casting to were more aggressive than I've seen in years. They were chasing the fly, and I had no trouble seeing the take. I even got a couple of cruisers to take the fly while it was sinking. Great adrenaline producer!It takes me a trip or two every spring to get my eyes readjusted to not casting to the shadow of a particular rock or two; sometimes though that shadow or that rock just looks like a carp. There's one rock that I swear has fooled me into a couple casts every year for the past five years. Then there's @Engee - I watched him cast and cast and cast and...... repeatedly cast to a tire casing that from his angle looked like a monster carp and from my angle an good laugh.
That's crazy! Never seen 'em so aggressive.. I've only gotten them to eat a fly while they're actively feeding/tailing... good on you!My Carp trip two weeks ago had me casting to some ghost Carp again, but I did end up finding some aggressive guys. Six Carp to hand and two more that came off after a good fight. One small smally too. The Carp I was casting to were more aggressive than I've seen in years. They were chasing the fly, and I had no trouble seeing the take. I even got a couple of cruisers to take the fly while it was sinking. Great adrenaline producer!
Many moons ago a local fly shop owner and I stalked a rock for a solid 20 minutes on Evergreen Res. We thought we were bass fishing and were being very cautious as to not "spook it". The fact it never moved wasn't given consideration. "We Good" as they say.That’s the part I still struggle with, seeing them. But I am getting better at looking for the right kind of movement before it turns into a fish, though, and I’m casting to fewer branches and rocks.
Friday I cast to this carp's back I could clearly see the gold color shimmering in the sunny chop. After three casts with the last one an inadvertent splat right on top of the shimmering gold I figured out I was casting to a rock. Carp rock. Sometimes it's a carp rock shadow.Only cast to two branches and three rocks, but boy I put quite the stalk on those guys.