Recent content by MrP

Good job!

It's such a fun fishery. I'm glad you had a good time.

Very cool, Evan!

I went out a few weeks ago to stalk the world's greatest freshwater sportfish. Basically I took a two hour walk in the river and never saw a fish. I went again the following week and the river was so high I didn't even go for a walk let alone see a fish. Last week I saw fish and some of...

Good job, Buzzy. I use Tiemco 3769 hooks for my carp flies. They are 2X heavy wire.

Coming up in just a few days is Super Bow weekend. I know, I know, there's a football game on Sunday and I will be watching it. I'm a Seahawks fan but not a rabid NFL football fan. The last time I watched the Super Bowl was in 2015 when the Hawks lost to New England. Sigh... These last 10...

I caught my first carp in May of 2004; this will be my 23rd season of chasing the world’s greatest sportfish. They have grown on me more and more. On January 29, 2014 I got my first and only tattoo. I had a carp inked on my right calf. Today is my tattoo’s 12th birthday! I have shown my tattoo...

@_WW_, 6-10 feet.

@SurfnFish, I was using an 8 weight with a floating line and 2X tippet. I stayed at the Best Western in Sparks.

@Matt B, most of the time he used the spot-lock because of the wind but there were some times where the wind stopped so we didn't need the spot-lock.

@fatbillybob, yes, part of the time I was fishing a balanced leech. I usually had a dropper. Most of the fish took the chironomid.

Two weeks I made a trip to Pyramid Lake. The setting is beautiful and so are the fat fish! The fish come in sizes, you know, like T-shirts. A Small is 3-5 pounds. A Medium is 5-10 pounds. A Large is 10-15 pounds and an X-Large is over 15 pounds. I got fish in all four sizes. Dang, I felt...

Carp are the best--congratulations!

That's a great fish!

Sorry for the late reply, Clarkman. I stop fishing for them in September.