We camped last night on Blackfoot Reservoir so we could get an early start today fly fishing for carp. Last Friday the carp fishing was so good we could hardly wait. But we awoke to high wind, hovering smoke and patchy clouds. These are horrible conditions for sight-fish fly fishing for carp.
Three of us chasing from around 9 am until 4 pm and we caught only one fish. A 16lb carp sent up a puff of mud that I could barely make out in the turbid water. I tossed a very secret “Chuck’s Crayfish” into the disturbance and came out a lucky man. It only takes one fish like this to make my day!
For those who live near Reno, Nevada, on Friday night August 31 I’ll be delivering my PowerPoint presentation, “Fly Fishing for Carp – A 20lb Fish Near Home” at the Reno Fly Shop. This is a free event for everyone. Then on Saturday I’ll be hosting a full day in the field seminar on fly fishing for carp with local guide Mike Anderson.
Get ready for a wild blog week – it’s off to Costa Rica on Monday for blue marlin on the fly!
Jeff,
Nice Fish!
Tad
Fun one for sure Tad! And a lucky one. . . ! Thanks for reading the blog