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Thread: Saylorville Lake Carp, 7-28-2013

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    I've had plenty of frustrating shore-bound outings at Saylorville Lake trying to chase carp with flies. Usually I can't find them. Other times, I find them but can't get them to strike. On rare occasions when I get bites, broken lines are often my reward for finally hooking into one. I've caught some good-size ones there on fly gear...but it is far from easy and far from common.

    But yesterday I found a small pocket in the back of a small shallow bay where the wind was blowing in...and I could (barely) see some carp feeding there. Occasionally small baitfish would flip out of the water there, as if the carp were hunting them. So, I tossed out small white/flashy patterns. I tried weighted and unweighted, and caught fish on both styles. Basically...white woolly buggers with pearl mylar hackle.




    David Merical
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    Dave, Congratulations, I have yet to catch a carp other than a few grass carp. I'm guessing you got most of the kinks out of your line with that pig. Was that a koi someone released? The coloration seemed pretty bright.
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    Not a koi. I think the angle of the sun was just hitting the fish just right or something... I took two pictures of that first fish (all three pics shown are of separate fish), the first one turned out really colorful, the second one the colors looked different. So, I posted the better one.
    David Merical
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    Very nice fish and report. That looks like fun.

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    Nice fish and report. That first fish is a beaut.

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    Congrats! Nice fish!

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    Very pretty fish in the first pic.
    Wait...did I just say that about a carp?

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    I fished the same lake last night, but a different area altogether. I only spotted one carp. I made the presentation, and got the fish!
    David Merical
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    Great fish! You know, the muck hole I've been fishing is full of lily pads and I have seen carp fingerlings actually rise out and jump onto a lily pad. It really does look like they are escaping the big mamma-jammas. Could that be possible?
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    Sure! It could be some other predator that is chasing the carp fingerlings...but I have watched carp chase/feed on shad, so I'm sure they are capable of cannibalism too.
    David Merical
    St. Louis, MO

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