Reply by: Woody2255      Posted: 6/1/2010 4:02:05 PM     Points: 181    

welcome to the forum!
good to see you got the freshwater bonefish on the fly!
haha
lets hit up some fishin this evening!

 Reply by: cofishing      Posted: 6/1/2010 4:03:14 PM     Points: 153    

nice!! i've never been flyfishing for carp but sounds like a good fight.

 Reply by: gatorjoe      Posted: 6/1/2010 4:04:39 PM     Points: 1263    

Good job. But remember that you are no allowed to
go into the water at Stearns.

 Reply by: BluefoXXX      Posted: 6/1/2010 4:53:27 PM     Points: 95    

ya definately want to respect the no wading but had to do some rock hoppin to get to that fish. If the water was 3 inches lower there wouldn't even be water there but ya! no wading!

 Reply by: BluefoXXX      Posted: 6/1/2010 5:12:59 PM     Points: 95    

say gatorjoe, you been getting anything out of sterns lately other than carp?

 Reply by: JIGORNAUT      Posted: 6/1/2010 5:17:09 PM     Points: 291    

What weight rod are you using?

 Reply by: BluefoXXX      Posted: 6/1/2010 5:21:28 PM     Points: 95    

8 weight so I can cast in the wind =D

 Reply by: gatorjoe      Posted: 6/1/2010 7:05:39 PM     Points: 1263    

All I ever even fish for there is grass carp. I've caught a couple dink bass at th lake and there are crappie, gills and cats. Unfortunately the lake seems o be on the decline and even though I constantly hear stories, I just don't believe there are any tigers left due to
las stocking and lifespan of the fish.

 Reply by: Show me da fishy      Posted: 6/1/2010 7:40:18 PM     Points: 1255    

haha great post! Congrats on the carp!

 Reply by: Cutlure      Posted: 6/1/2010 10:04:38 PM     Points: 224    

sweet carp. They are addicting!

 Reply by: The Fast Forester      Posted: 6/2/2010 12:06:54 PM     Points: 231    

Good job B-F, looks like BIG FUN! You need some carp recipes?

 Reply by: Tage      Posted: 6/4/2010 8:14:30 PM     Points: 198    

Gotta get me some of those grass-carp. Was there a month ago and accidentally foul-hooked a small one but had no clue it was a grass carp until I came home and got on the internet to figure out what they are eating in there to get so feisty and pretty.....felt like a total idiot when I saw grass-carp on the lake-page.

Saw one shadow mosey by throught the muddy waters that HAD to be a monster (40+") grass-carp. FIgured it was a tiger but after reading up it makes more sense that it was a grass-carp.

 Reply by: BluefoXXX      Posted: 6/5/2010 2:34:49 AM     Points: 95    

fast forester, I have never tried carp but it sounds interesting. I heard it can be good when cooked properly. Bet that dodger game was fun!

Tage, ya I'm wondering how to catch those grass carp... Some are monsters!!!

 Reply by: Vanish      Posted: 6/7/2010 3:30:45 PM     Points: 907    

Is there a good supply of commons in there as well, or mostly just grassies?

 Reply by: cassmaster      Posted: 6/7/2010 3:33:21 PM     Points: 627    

good job and great name

 Reply by: BluefoXXX      Posted: 6/7/2010 11:42:30 PM     Points: 95    

thanks cassmaster lol.

Vanish: ya I was there during the spawn and the commons were everywhere! I've seen your posts about viele and good job to you. Today I hit up four places in the denver mettro area and brought in 12 fish total. 3 of which were 28 inches and one that is a possible MA but I left my measuring tape in the car for that one, one thing I know for sure he was as at least as long as the 28s and a hell of a lot fatter. If your up to it sometime we should collaborate and pound some carp.

 Reply by: BluefoXXX      Posted: 6/7/2010 11:49:42 PM     Points: 95    

vanish here are some pics from the other day. Still looking for the MA but look how that one dwarfs my reel. Caught them on my 8 wt.

 Reply by: flash21      Posted: 6/8/2010 12:06:01 AM     Points: 459    

go up to chatty and get all the carp u want..................please do!!!!

 Reply by: The Fast Forester      Posted: 6/8/2010 12:02:32 PM     Points: 231    

Nice b-fxx, that has to be huge fun on the fly rod. If they aren't MA carp they definitely are FA (Fat A**) carp!

Carp Recipes

LINK

LINK

 Reply by: Vanish      Posted: 6/9/2010 4:40:32 PM     Points: 907    

Awesome job BluefoXXX !

You can get my email in the other thread if you want to contact me directly. Looks like you're doing better than I am at this point!

 Reply by: Tage      Posted: 6/9/2010 7:11:31 PM     Points: 198    

If either of you guys are looking for somebody to get together for fly-carpin I am very interested. I am going to be in Boca-Grande florida until the 20th (wish me luck for snook and maybe the miracle Tarpon) but I would love to meet up sometime. Big soda lake has been my stomping ground for the last couple of weeks.

Also as your obsession begins to grow check out the carp slam @ [log in for link]

mctage@yahoo.com

 Reply by: BluefoXXX      Posted: 6/10/2010 1:13:47 AM     Points: 95    

sounds good to me. We will have to all exchange tips and tricks sometime. And lucky Tage! good luck and hope you get that tarpon... Only time I had the opportunity to flats fish was when I was 10 and as I was pulling my hook out of the water a tarpon jumped out and almost took it. That was the closest I have ever gotten to one...

 Reply by: Zorroisme      Posted: 7/29/2010 1:07:37 PM     Points: 2    

I'll be going there this evening. I will update later.

 Reply by: basshog      Posted: 7/29/2010 1:13:18 PM     Points: 343    

congratz on the catch