Urban Bone Fish

[Fly Goddess]

I started looking at the river that runs by my house in the city last year as a break from the rising gas prices. Well this year I have looked even closer at it.
It has taken some time to figure it out, but I have found a spot within walking distance that has put the biggest smile on my face and a bend in a custom built 9' 8 wt. Hardy Glass with a fighting butt.
I have now been hitting it once a week for one hour with fantastic results.
I did find out that my fave 6 lb P-LINE was not enough. I have been using a 5 1/2' furled leader with 3' of Mirage 3X (rated at 9.7 lb's ?!)
Here are a few pictures:





here are the killer flies. From the RAINY'S CARP COLLECTION. Carp Hex and Popcorn ball:

[Mike Thomas]

Wow nice fish! And walking distance from home.
How big do they get?
All the best.
Mike.

[Fly Goddess]

I am not sure. There is a few MONSTERS in there but this is the average. Got to weigh around 5 lbs or better.

[FishnDave]

That's awesome! That top picture...that is one FAT carp!!!

Those beasts are on my target list this year, but I haven't spent much time/effort towards that goal yet. Maybe when the rivers go down...

[Joe Valencic]

Recent cell phone call:

"Fire up the smoker, Maw, and call the kinfolk. I's bringin' home dinner fer y'all."

[raw69]

Way to go! I like to refer to them as Buglemouth Bones, but whichever, they are as fun as it gets. I was up fishing the Chagrin River near Cleveland last week. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to fish late enough or early enough to hit the peak times, but I stll had fun. I did land the feistiest Carp I have ever hooked. I've caught bigger fish and I've caught fish that have made longer runs, but I have never caught one that fought for so long. Only an 8 or 9-pounder, but it was literally 10 minutes before I ever saw the fish. Tomorrow I am heading to a place I got a tip on that is supposed to Carp heaven.

[Rocketfish]

Congrats!
Be careful Fly Goddess...there's a monster deep there surelly...carps get to grow really BIGGGGGGGGG...!

Rocketfish