Carp on the dry fly

[Sportsman]

It's been a while since I fly fished, I have been a bit preoccupied with coarse fishing and bait but now I have my own lake I can pretty much please myself.

the lake has a very good stock of coarse fish including decent Rudd and some Chub and of course Carp.

Rudd were to be the target and fishing was to be from my float tube. There are a lot of trees around the lake which makes casting from the bank difficult but the tube is perfect.

I tackled up with a 5wt 9' rod, floating line and 5lb leader. I wasn't sure what to try so went with a red and white okey dokey buzzer to start. This proved a good choice with a nice 12oz rudd on my first cast. I thought this is going to be easy but this proved not to be the case. I discovered that Rudd spook a lot easier than trout. I also discovered that bites are nowhere near as obvious. I tried a few flies and over the next hour I managed to wheedle out around a dozen between 8ozs and a pound.

I was fishing around a snag with an APS bloodworm imitation when everything went solid and I thought I had hooked the snag. The snag then took off down the lake at a rate of knots, completely unstoppable. Seems like the carp had arrived

There is a little bay near the outflow and some fish were rising there so I thought OK I will come back for the carp another day with more suitable tackle, meanwhile back to the Rudd.

I tied on a size 16 Sparkle Gnat, one of my favourites and cast to the rising fish. The fly landed for a heartbeat and disappeared in a swirl. I had either hooked a record Rudd or another carp Quite a few minutes later I landed a pristine common around 4 lb, cast again and away we went once more. In total I had 8 carp, all on the Sparkle Gnat and all around 3-5lb and what a fight they gave on light tackle. All in all one of the most enjoyable couple of hours fishing I can remember.

I have caught plenty of large trout over the years, including quite a few in double figures but for power these carp had them all beat.

If you get the chance, take it

[Tony U]

It's been a while since I fly fished, I have been a bit preoccupied with coarse fishing and bait but now I have my own lake I can pretty much please myself.

the lake has a very good stock of coarse fish including decent Rudd and some Chub and of course Carp.

Rudd were to be the target and fishing was to be from my float tube. There are a lot of trees around the lake which makes casting from the bank difficult but the tube is perfect.

I tackled up with a 5wt 9' rod, floating line and 5lb leader. I wasn't sure what to try so went with a red and white okey dokey buzzer to start. This proved a good choice with a nice 12oz rudd on my first cast. I thought this is going to be easy but this proved not to be the case. I discovered that Rudd spook a lot easier than trout. I also discovered that bites are nowhere near as obvious. I tried a few flies and over the next hour I managed to wheedle out around a dozen between 8ozs and a pound.

I was fishing around a snag with an APS bloodworm imitation when everything went solid and I thought I had hooked the snag. The snag then took off down the lake at a rate of knots, completely unstoppable. Seems like the carp had arrived

There is a little bay near the outflow and some fish were rising there so I thought OK I will come back for the carp another day with more suitable tackle, meanwhile back to the Rudd.

I tied on a size 16 Sparkle Gnat, one of my favourites and cast to the rising fish. The fly landed for a heartbeat and disappeared in a swirl. I had either hooked a record Rudd or another carp Quite a few minutes later I landed a pristine common around 4 lb, cast again and away we went once more. In total I had 8 carp, all on the Sparkle Gnat and all around 3-5lb and what a fight they gave on light tackle. All in all one of the most enjoyable couple of hours fishing I can remember.

I have caught plenty of large trout over the years, including quite a few in double figures but for power these carp had them all beat.

If you get the chance, take it

In 1999, I caught my biggest ever Rudd on a fly a PTN to be exact; at Buckland Lake, Cliffe, it weighed 2lbs 8oz. I never managed to repeat the feat as the lake was subject to a major fish kill and subsequently closed. It has now reopened and teh Rudd are still there all beit a lot smaller than the one I caught all thoese years back

[Sportsman]

In 1999, I caught my biggest ever Rudd on a fly a PTN to be exact; at Buckland Lake, Cliffe, it weighed 2lbs 8oz. I never managed to repeat the feat as the lake was subject to a major fish kill and subsequently closed. It has now reopened and teh Rudd are still there all beit a lot smaller than the one I caught all thoese years back

 

Had a great session after Rudd last evening.

I have scaled down to a 2wt 8' rod and floating line, 3lb leader and a size 16 or 18 Red Tag or Klinkhammer fished in the surface film.

An 8 oz Rudd is a good fish on this tackle, if you can catch them.

I wish I could get back up to my previous high point of hooking one take in five

They make Trout look awfully easy.

[wunnus]

Had a great session after Rudd last evening.

I have scaled down to a 2wt 8' rod and floating line, 3lb leader and a size 16 or 18 Red Tag or Klinkhammer fished in the surface film.

An 8 oz Rudd is a good fish on this tackle, if you can catch them.

I wish I could get back up to my previous high point of hooking one take in five

They make Trout look awfully easy.

 

 

Spot on.. Rudd are sooo much more fun.

Get a travel rod so that you are never without.

Any time the river in gin clear whack out a klinkhammer.