05-11-2006, 10:25 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Like most species, carp are not too interested in food when they are "stacked up" and frolicing during the spawn. After they get through making babies though, they can be taken on a variety of flies, depending on the depth you are fishing and what they are feeding on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While carp are mostly plant eaters, they also slurp up almost any kind of bug, worm or minnow they come across. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You can catch carp in fairly clear water by using regular trout patterns for different aquatic insects. Anything from hare's ears to peacock nymphs will get the job done. On occasion, you will see them slurping dead insects and plant material from the surface, usually in the early morning. That is a good time to try dries.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the most effective carp flies in Utah, especially in murky water, is a small chartreuse marabou nymph. I have hung a lot of carp in Willard while fishing those for crappies. Basic black is also a good color.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shallows, over sand or mud, either north or south of the north marina will host large numbers of actively feeding carp by the first of June. They seldom smack the fly. It just kind of stops, if you are doing a slow strip. In some cases, if you are sight fishing with a sunken fly, you have to watch the fish. If a cruising fish stops about where your fly is, lift the rod or pull on the line. If you feel weight, set the hook. Then, hang on. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While carp are mostly plant eaters, they also slurp up almost any kind of bug, worm or minnow they come across. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You can catch carp in fairly clear water by using regular trout patterns for different aquatic insects. Anything from hare's ears to peacock nymphs will get the job done. On occasion, you will see them slurping dead insects and plant material from the surface, usually in the early morning. That is a good time to try dries.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the most effective carp flies in Utah, especially in murky water, is a small chartreuse marabou nymph. I have hung a lot of carp in Willard while fishing those for crappies. Basic black is also a good color.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shallows, over sand or mud, either north or south of the north marina will host large numbers of actively feeding carp by the first of June. They seldom smack the fly. It just kind of stops, if you are doing a slow strip. In some cases, if you are sight fishing with a sunken fly, you have to watch the fish. If a cruising fish stops about where your fly is, lift the rod or pull on the line. If you feel weight, set the hook. Then, hang on. [/#0000ff]
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