I was out on the local trout stream yesterday, and caught quite a few in spite of the low, clear water conditions and a stiff south wind. It's been unseasonably warm around here lately--yesterday was in the low 60's. I was fishing a hole I don't normally fish, and I noticed that there were a group of 6 4-5 lb carp hanging out on the flats. I was catching plenty of trout, so I figured that I would switch gears and test out my 4 weight. I tied on a carp fly, and put a cast out just past the group. They didn't even budge. I bumped it in a little closer, putting it right under the nose of one. Nothing. Another slow stripping got me under the nose of another. Again nothing. In the end, I threw my best carp patterns with pretty decent presentation, and they shut me down entirely.
Good thing that the trout were stupid. (Or should this be in the warm water forum?)