Official 2025 CARP (and Capr) thread

skyriver said:
Not to derail a positive thread, but this is so dumb-
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Why the exceptions of Moses Lake and Vancouver Lake? Do they want them harvested more in those waters than others? WDFW are experts at confusion. So @_WW_ not sure why you asked, but if you have someone in mind that didn't want to buy a license tell em to head for Moses Lake or Vancouver. :unsure:
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The reason is I am thinking about boycotting buying a license for a while. Fuckers!
 
I started chasing carp back home in Montana in the 70's. The most often-heard response when asked what I was after? "Carp? You're effing nuts!" I was, but I had discovered how much fun carp were on a fly rod during a spinner-fall on an old Jefferson River oxbow while targeting Browns and was hooked for life.
 
Shook the rust off today. Fished a couple of bodies of water. Got two to hand: one roughly 2lb Capr™ and one approximately 8lb carp that was a total slug. It was like fighting a carp in slow motion.

Got about a half dozen other eats I missed or gently poked. Was kinda hard with the spot with the most fish doing its best to look like Moses lake.

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Didn't get pics of either fish. Tarpon rules: grab the leader and it counts!
 
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Evan B said:
Looks like koi/actual goldfish
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I wondered about that. I've seen three types of carplike fish in here. One, very big green backed fish that move with purpose in groups of 2 or three. They seem to be vegetarian or at least uninterested in my flies. Two, a wounded fish on the bottom that was black with large white spots or white ick around wounds. Three, this guy. The lake opens up last Saturday of April!
 
Zak said:
I wondered about that. I've seen three types of carplike fish in here. One, very big green backed fish that move with purpose in groups of 2 or three. They seem to be vegetarian or at least uninterested in my flies. Two, a wounded fish on the bottom that was black with large white spots or white ick around wounds. Three, this guy. The lake opens up last Saturday of April!
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The first ones you described could be grass carp. They’ve been planted in some lake to help keep vegetation in check, but can create their own problems.
Washington also has a known history of having bucket biologists.
SF
 
found some tough conditions (wind, areas of dirty water, wind, clouds & wind) but managed a handful of little peanut capr...

I just love the look of these scales!
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I started with my hybrid of a hybrid of a hybrid in black/pink but after a couple of refusals, I went a little more natural colored and if I could get the fly anywhere near them, they were absolutely charging it.

I decided to stop for capr after picking up a handful of decent smallies at another location that had tougher conditions (more wind)....

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