February Carp on the Fox

Hit the Fox Saturday afternoon for an hour or so. The water was high and the smallies weren't cooperating. I just couldn't keep my flies on the bottom with floating line and quick current so I decided to stalk the bank for some carp action.

A quick picture before the battery died

I found a couple of calm spots along the bank that a pod kept cruising between. The problem was that there were way too many branches for me to make any sort of presentation. After scanning the situation for a minute, I managed to find a dead tree stump hanging over the water a bit so climbed it. This allowed me to get a great angle in order to drop a fly straight down and really blend in.

The first couple of fish had no interest in the fly despite me putting it directly in front of their face. A couple minutes later, the third target came cruising along. A little drag and drop had the hybrid fly falling right in front of his face. As the fly headed towards the bottom, the carp's tail went up, his head went down, and the fly disappeared.

He was only a few pounds and the water was rather cold so the fight was short but it felt good to beat the skunk. Of course, iPhones don't work too well in the cold so, like Zsa Zsa Gabor, he said, "No pictures" and back into the water he went. As for me, off I went as well.