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Well, this is my 23rd season of fly fishing for carp. They are the world’s greatest freshwater sport fish for sure. People have talked to me about fishing getting old, so they stop doing it. I’ve been fly fishing since 1971. I will get too old to fish before fishing gets old to me. I will fish...

Good job adapting, Buzzy!

Good job sticking with it!

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.

Gyrfalcon22, the vast majority of carp in the PNW are common carp. There are a few mirrors but not many. The Blackfoot Reservoir, in Idaho, has only mirrors. Since they are unusual they appeal to me. I suppose if we had primarily mirrors a common would intrigue me. I like them all. There...

Carp are my favorite freshwater, sportsfish. They are big, strong, smart, and wary.