chasing silver......

[Barhopr]

...well kind of.
thought I would try to catch some of the big carp up here in the lake so I went out the other day looking for them. Was polling across a large sand flat and ran across a few big'uns. Couldn't get them to take any of the flies I had, but it was fun.....Like fresh water redfishing. I'll get me one soon though.
the water in this picture is about 2' deep and those lily pads are about 10-12" across, to give you an idea about the size of the fish.

[Chalk]

Been wanting to try that....we need to make some bread and corn flies

[RiverRunner]

Time to get the Bow....

[jsuber]

Lake Moultrie in SC is loaded with huge Carp. There were hundreds of them schooling around in the shallow flats.

[Flint River Pirate]

Don't take too many of them out Barhopr, they have done a fine job eating that grass down there!

[noleflyfisher]

Very cool Mills. Make sure you post up when you put one in the boat.

[Nathan]

I know down here the fly guys use red berry flies for the carp. The carp collect under the trees when they are dropping berries and will tear up a red berry fly.

[Barhopr]

gonna try all the old standby patterns.....
I will surely post up when one comes over the gunnel...u do the same on the salt water silver

[Jumptrout51]

Smoked Carp dip.

[sundown]

Just bought a book by Bob Clouser. He shows a small clouser deep minnow he uses for carp fishing made from red fox hair. If you want the ingredients for it, I can list them...

[Barhopr]

sure thing SD, list away.

[sundown]

Said he used a size 8 seems too small
6/0 light cahill unithread
1/80 oz lead eyes red W/black pupils
Belly: cream colored guard hair from a red fox tail
flash: gold crystal flash
back Black tipped red fox guard hair

I tied a couple (had a fox tail) like a regular clouser minnow...looked good in dau's pool where I try all my flys. I figured I might try it sometimes around an oyster bar for a red..