Trashcan Double on the Fly - Barren River Lake

[KyTrkyHntr]

Fun day on the water yesterday sight fishing with the long stick!

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[DJD]

First off great boat! I have wanted a flats boat for years so I can take it down to FL and fish the Indian River and such again.
Do the carp go after the baits pretty good?

[know1]

Yeah - I'd be interested in knowing how well the carp take the flies.

I've seen at least 2 fishing shows with people fishing for them with fly rods, but I've still been skeptical. One of them was In-Fisherman, though.

I know of a place or two that have a lot of carp and think it would be fun to get into sight fishing for them with a fly rod.

Here's a short article from In-Fisherman, but it's not about fly fishing:

http://www.in-fisherman.com/content/carp-flats

[mhall]

I know a fella that use to fish for the Carp every year with a fly rod. At certain times of the year he could wear Carp out on that fly rod, this was at Guist Creek. When you have a Cicada year it's off the chart, Carp gourge themselves on Cicada's.

[jamwerx]

Carp take flies just as well as anything else and are called "freshwater bonefish" because of their strong runs and many people consider them the strongest fighting freshwater fish.

[KyTrkyHntr]

First off great boat! I have wanted a flats boat for years so I can take it down to FL and fish the Indian River and such again.
Do the carp go after the baits pretty good?

Thanks! Appreciate the compliment! I really like the boat! From what I've observed so far is they act similar to a Redfish. That one tracked the fly for about 5 feet before he sucked it up. I had a few that would follow the fly and then turn off of it and some that just ignored it all together! I also spooked a bunch..... I'm also learning I need more casting practice!!

He ate a Olive Wooly Bugger. He was tailing, stiring up mud and I pulled the fly right in front of him...... he turned and started following it. Pretty awesome!

[KyTrkyHntr]

Yeah - I'd be interested in knowing how well the carp take the flies.

I've seen at least 2 fishing shows with people fishing for them with fly rods, but I've still been skeptical. One of them was In-Fisherman, though.

I know of a place or two that have a lot of carp and think it would be fun to get into sight fishing for them with a fly rod.

Here's a short article from In-Fisherman, but it's not about fly fishing:

http://www.in-fisherman.com/content/carp-flats

That article is pretty much dead on. Not sure if it was my setup being in a boat vs. wading. I wade Trammel Creek for Trout and those Carp seem to spook easier, but I'm sure it's my wading..... These fish didn't seem as spooky till I either hit them on the head with the fly or line them or just made a big mistake with the trolling motor (like hitting bottom or a tree stump). I was casting within a few feet and could pickup and cast again without spooking a lot of them.