sight casting to tailing fish on pristine flats

[tomkat]

Okay I lied. I was on burlington bay doing beer budget flats fishing. I was using my 9wt fly rod and casting at tailing carp and much to my surprise I caught one! The fish took a wooly bugger and ran deep into my backing before I slowed it down and turned it around.It must have weighed 20 plus lbs and it was a thrill to hear my drag scream like never before. This must be the closest thing to salt water flats fishing we have, and would be great practice for anyone planning a trip south. Shallow sand flats and big wary fish that Im sure run as hard as any bonefish or redfish is a fun combination! Sneakin up using the electric worked pretty good and there was no shortage of them to cast at. I plan on doing more of it.

[Christopheraaron]

Nice! Pics?

[tomkat]

Nice! Pics?

I was alone so I just popped the hook out boatside.

[shane]

Sight fishing in the shallow backwaters is my favorite way to fish for carp around here. Wading along the shoreline, keeping close to the bushes so I won't be seen, watching for mud clouds to show me where a carp is feeding. Then toss my bait in close (usually a crayfish) and watching a big dark shape rush in. A big splash, then screaming drag and the fight is on.

Fishing for bonefish on the flats down south somewhere would be good practice for this type of carp fishing.

[johnnyb]

Huh! All of a sudden, carp fishing just got a lot more interesting......