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Nice! I love the bonus fish this time of year. Have you run into smallies following mudding carp? That is always fun too.
Those pictures are great, thanks for sharing.

Great pictures. Fishing the big ponds can make you think you are in the tropical flats with the clear water and endless fishable water.

Too many people sharing fishing experiences on the Great Lakes. That's it. Heading to the Wisconsin side in a couple weeks.
The befus fly can be deadly on carp, even under an indicator or swung...

I love the big pond flats! Sometimes you forget you are not somewhere on the tropical flats, until you see fish all day an not other anglers. Congrats on the trip and welcome to the world of carp...

Nice catches! Sometimes the bread fly and a nice park pond can be a great experience. Especially when you can take the family along and instead of sit between fish, you can play with the kids!

Poke 'Em,

I have always loved that video! Great way to sneak up and catch carp. I should have used that in the flooded timber the past couple of days, instead since I was scouting I poled the...

Check water temperatures. Ideally they start moving around 60 degrees and peak around 70. In the northern part of the country we are pretty much there now on most lakes and rivers.

Clay, glad to hear you had a positive experience with Willy J. I also like the fact that they guarantee their packs unconditionally. Any rip, tear, campfire burn, and they will repair or replace...

Reminds me of a part in the book "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". Amazing hauling power some of the two handers have.

As Bill said, stealth and a plan are key. Unless the carp are park pond fish that are used to humans (which you can catch on bread flies!) they spook pretty easily. Heading out to likely water...

And, to toot my horn, you can check out UncommonCarp for all things Carp fly fishing related.

You will run into a few different situations with carp. The first being fish 'sunning' themselves. ...