Beleive it or not alot of Europeans and Japanese people pay a lot of money to come to the US to flyfish specifically for carp. Pound for pound they are one of the scrappiest fighters. If you ever go to the newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.fishing the Dutch are very proud of their catches and post pictures on a routine basis.
Flig ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:29 AM Subject: Carp > You guys are some sick puppies for intentionally pursuing Bugle Lips. Lol!! > Seriously, I hear they are quite the fighter and are gaining popularity with > fly anglers but as a trout snob I find them incredibly ugly. > > A good carp lake to consider if you come to the Columbia Basin is the > Potholes Res. Just off the boat ramp at the State Park you will find about a > dozen rolling in the shallows at any given time and they are big. My father > in law hooked one on a bass rig one time that we had to chase down with the > boat for 20 minutes before it got tired. Well over 12 pounds. > > Mike > >
