just signed up for this board, looks like a great group!

my experience with carp is that they can eat pretty much anything they want. with that in mind, they feed when they want to, on what they want to. unlike trout, steelhead, bass, etc. it is difficult to force a carp to bite out of aggression. they have to want to eat the fly. that said, sometimes motion will make them eat, sometimes it will spook them. i've caught sunning carp by casting just inches from their gill plate, and i've spooked a ton of fish with the same cast. i generally use buggy nymphs like rubber legged hare's ears, crayfish patterns, small leeches. i rarely use anything bigger than a size 10.

carp have so many food options, that you really have to find one actively feeding, and make an accurate presentation. then comes the really hard part (unless you can still see the fly.) you have to detect the strike.

carping is a dangerous addiction!
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