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[flyBones]

Been doing some reading into this and sounds awesome. I've caught some decent sized carp when i was younger spinning. Really looking forward to trying to do it on the fly.

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience locally? And where are some good spots for carp around GTA area? Keeping in mind i'm mostly walk and wade.

Also for those with experience... any suggestions in terms of leader/tippet setups? fly suggestions?

Appreciate it!

[ChaseChrome]

Hey Brother...ENJOY

Watch the cast at 2:22!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IflkFD25nD4

[flyBones]

Hey Brother...ENJOY

Watch the cast at 2:22!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IflkFD25nD4

saw that video already, it's awesome
gets me pumped about trying to catch some carp on the fly

where is that? someone said Don River in town?

any suggestions of other local streams to try my luck?

[modernflyfishing]

Been doing some reading into this and sounds awesome. I've caught some decent sized carp when i was younger spinning. Really looking forward to trying to do it on the fly.

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience locally? And where are some good spots for carp around GTA area? Keeping in mind i'm mostly walk and wade.

Also for those with experience... any suggestions in terms of leader/tippet setups? fly suggestions?

Appreciate it!

Ive been fly fishing for carp for the past 3 years, and ive had my best luck along the southern shore of georgian bay, from waubaushene all the way to meaford. the best places to walk and wade would be some of the harbours and shipyards as they are normally very protected to the wind and have huge schools of carp crusing them from ice out until mid summer.

As for leaders i keep it pretty simple, if the water is dirty i can get away with a 9' straight monofilimant leader of 10 or 12 lb test, if the water is clear i will normally fish a 10' to 12' leader of straght 8 or 6 lb florucarbon. I dont like fishing tapered leaders while carp fishing because normally after every fish i have to put on a new leadrer cause of the fish fraying the entire leader from wraping around rocks, logs, or anything else they can find.

Most of my flies are oversized trout nymphs, like large stoneflies or mayflies. Wolly buggers in black, olive, brown, and orange also work really well. And small cray fish imitations can be killer some days when they wont seem to eat anything else.

Ps. carry a spare leader with a wire bit gaurd and a couple large streamers, you'll come across a few very large northerns and gar pike while looking for carp.

[fishing with a fly]

I want to try carp this year just need to pick up a new 9wt for it in close to collingwood I hear it's great up there lots of flats and then over to Meaford I could see it being good there lots of open water to wade and super shallow