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Carp Fly Fishing
My first experience of Carp Fly Fishing was when I was Trout Fishing; I used to do a lot of Trout fishing between the ages of 13-16,
I was fly fishing for Trout on my local Somers fishery it was the coarse closed season. It was a hot spring day around late May earlier June and I caught about 3 or 4 trout over May a period of 4 hours, I noticed a group of carp in reedy bay which was one of the best carp hangouts on a hot sunny day.
I already knew carp take dead baits because I’ve caught carp on Gudgeon before I went Pike fishing, I mention this because I had a large Maribou fly on which resembles fish fry so I swapped my sinking line for a floating line so I could fish the fly a foot or so under the surface.
I used a leader of about 4feet long so if the carp went deeper I would put a shot on or a Dog Nibblor Fly on, this was similar to the Marabou but with a weighted head.
I cast my line perfectly just 2ft to the left of these fish, as the fly was being slowly retrieved figure of eight style one of these fish must have clocked the fly, it turned real fast like a Pike would and took the lure, the fish went mental my fly rod took a right pasting even the first cork on the handle came loose it was hand built hardy 9ft Brook Rod as I mainly fished the River Blythe with, I was surprised it never broke when the cork went, anyway I got the fish out and weighted it at fourteen pounds, so that proves carp fly fishing could be successful.
I was fishing in France last year it was an activities (fun) lake in the park with carp to over 40lbs in there, there was a false beach there with white sands going right into the water so anything that swam by you would see, there was a lot of small fish swimming by, suddenly a carp around 30lb plus came cruising under the bank and started to make its ways towards the artificial beach where there was a shoal of small Sun -fish, glided slowly towards the Sunfish and with a sudden burst of energy struck the shoal taking one of the Sunfish this all happened within 15ft away from me in Gin clear water I will never forget it I wish I had it on camera but it is in my mind with all the other fishing memories as this was more proof to me that Carp would take live bait and I have also caught a Carp on a dead Gudgean. I reckon at the right time of year the carp would take Dragonfly and May-fly nymphs fished slowly through the water I will give these a try and come back to you.
Tackle
The only thing you have change over is your rod to something a bit more beefy like Bob Church Pike fly rods as I was surprised my little Brook rod didn’t snap.Take a little time choosing your Carp Fishing Outfit carefully and it will serve you well.