Well, for the first time for what seems like a long time I got to wet a line. Had to meet Theresa halfway from town because she forgot something very important and decided to check out one of Owens tanks. Since I don't have my fishing license yet private ponds are in order till I do.
Water was low but you could see the carp tailing and cruising. Tried a yellow pom pom fly first, no interest. Then a woolly bugger, turned up tier noses at it. Then I tied on a small, ( #12) yellow foam bug with 4 legs and a yellow green sparkle dubbing belly, ( anyone recognize this as one of your flies? probably from a swap as it was the only one I had ). Anyway, learned a "Lot" about carp fishing today in the hour I could spend, ( got tired and winded). Found the best way was to note the cruising pattern and cast about 4 to 6 feet in front of them and about 5 or 6 feet beyond the path. As they moved closer adjust the "Pull - Pause" retrieve to get the fly in front of them. Had 5 hits that never hooked up and 3 that did and I landed and then the last one. Largest was about 18" long and the smallest about 14". What a bend did these little golden tow fish put in a rod. It took about 5 minutes to land the first one and about 10 for the big one. Just as you thought you could bring it in it headed for the other side. Great break for the day and lots of just plane fun catching them. The last one I caught really surprised me, just as the fly hit the water this fish hit it from below and came almost all the way out of the water. It was only about a 16 +/- fish but he had one heck of an attitude. went east the north then back at me and then west to circle around. I almost had it up to the bank when the tippet parted right at the end of my furled leader, ( I must have had a bad knot there). Lost the fly but had a heck of a time. Now I thinks I'm going to take a nap and then figure out how to tie some of those flies from memory, they tell me I have a "Photographic Mind", but no one makes film for it anymore... Keep tying and hope you have as good of results your next time out, Jimi
