The best video about fly fishing for carp

This is the greatest video about fly fishing for carp I have ever seen.  My favorite is the spiral cast he uses

This film and the accompanying music make this video enjoyable. Too bad there are not more films like this.

Last Carp?

Volia, my many different flies for carp. Among them are sinking and floating flies. My favorite

streamer is a white woolie bugger. 

The picture posted, is maybe, the last carp from the 2023 carp campaign.

 

The shoot out between OCR Bighorn v. The Peux Fulgor semi automatic fly reel

carp fishing at Loeb Lake fall 2023

Sorry for the delay in posting pictures of carp that I caught last week in Central Park

I had some technical difficulties loading these photos.

These fish were caught on consecutive days of fishing, between 3:00 -5:00 pm.

My rod was the Maxcatch, 4 pc,6wt, 8'6" fiberglass fly rod and the OCR Bighorn semi-automatic fly reel. I fished a 7 wt fly line, furled fluorocarbon leader & 8lb tippet..

Can you see the size of the net I used? It is the Promar  Trophy Series #3,

the largest of the folding nets (26 inches wide and 17" deep).

The tourists and passerbyes were impressed with the fish I caught but none of the carp were

longer than 30 inches. I have caught larger fish in this lake and I know that there are fish weighing

more than 30 pounds.

I struggled with the last fish caught. It wouldn't stay in the net. Once, twice, three times it managed

 to find a way out. Very frustrating!

shout out to Jacob!

 

carp fishing O C R Bighorn semi automatic fly reel

 

Caught a little guy this afternoon. The fish likes this position, resting on his belly. I had fun

fishing the Bighorn.  The reel is extremely smooth on the retrieve.

(Hi Maurice)

 

carp campaign

Working the O C R Bighorn fly reel. This is the fourth day of chumming. I arrived half an

hour later than I wanted but I set up my new larger (26 inches) net and started to fish for carp.

This net can hold a toddler.

I'm amazed at how well the Bighorn works fighting an angry carp. It is one thing dealing

with trout or smaller fish but to matter of factly resist the torpedo-like accelerations of a big

carp is impressive!

 I'm having fun. The weather is pleasant and I'm catching carp. 

O C R Bighorn semi automatic fly reel delivers on first day of my fall carp campaign

This is the first carp of my fall carp fishing campaign. I was surprised to catch anything as this is

only the second day of chumming. But I caught two carp and one 8 inch catfish.

This carp became impatient and jumped from the net and had to be detained by my boots.

I fished the new O C R Bighorn semi automatic fly reel and the Maxcatch orange 6 wt "glass"

rod. Henceforth, I will call this rod "Orange Betty" 

SEMI AUTOMATIC FLY REEL SHOOT OUT: O C R BIGHORN V. PEUX FULGOR

This is the "shoot out" of two impressive semi automatic fly reels.

These two reels are almost evenly matched. Both are silent while the fish runs.

Both reels allow for the easy removal of the spool. A knob at the center of the spool

allows for the drag to be adjusted while fishing.

 

Line retrieval is done by pulling the lever; which can retrieve up to three meters

of fly line each time the lever is pulled

 The Bighorn has a fly line guide to eliminate the fly line from creating a

"bird nest" if it over spins when the fly line is retrieved

The Fulgor has no line guide if "over spin" occurs while retrieving fly line.

These two screws allow for the reel to be moved to improve the rods balance.

                The gold-colored artifice allows the fly fisher to shift the rod's balance.

Peux Fulgor has no line guide

O C R Bighorn has a line guide which can be removed if the fisher desires.

The gold-colored knob adjusts the drag. It is captivated and will not fall off.

Big horn spools come with knobs that are removable.  Fulgor offers a knob as a separate optional item

         Bighorn weighs: 7.9 ounces    Fulgor weighs 5.43 ounces

             O C R Bighorn can hold 7 WF line      Peux Fulgor can hold 6WF line

These reels are designed for the serious fly fisher who wants the very best.

It is a "big ticket item".  Semi-automatic fly reels like these can win World Championships.

The Fulgor is Swiss made and the Bighorn is America's first semi automatic fly reel

Both reels can be used for light saltwater action.

The Fulgor has been around for several years but The Bighorn has provided everything that 

anglers had wanted on the semi automatic fly reel. The line guide, larger line capacity, and

 a better price It is the Cadillac of semi automatic fly reels

 

rain in NYC today @ the boat house in Prospect Park

Semi Automatic fly reels

O C R "Bighorn" Semi Automatic Fly Reel

                There is a new semi automatic fly reel on the market

                                          The OCR "Bighorn"

I will be testing this reel in the coming weeks. I've matched it with my

            Maxcatch six-weight fiberglass fly rod. The fly line is the Maxcatch "Wind Cutter".

 

New "Automatic" Fly Fishing Reel from Asia

 Automatic Fly Fishing Reel Made of CNC Machined Aluminum.

Reel net weight: 162 grams.
75mm Out Diameter.
Large-Arbour spool limits line memory.

Asisco Airrite 2 wt Fiberglass, 6 piece, 6'6" foot fly rod

My  2 weight fiberglass fly rod; made in Japan

 The rod is matched with the Maxcatch "Automatic" fly reel. The reel is automatic in name only!

Orange is the new black

This is my new fiberglass, 4 piece, 8'6" Maxcatch 6 weight. It comes in four colors.

I chose the orange because it is the most flamboyant.

I don't know how they can make such affordable  fly rods

Here it is matched with my ATP 37 semi automatic fly reel, loaded with the Orvis

Hydos Bank Shot fly line.

 

Mirror carp on a 3/4 weight fly rod

After being "skunked" at Clove Lake Park on Staten Island,

I decided to take my act to  Loeb Lake in Central Park, the next day.

 Armed with an ultra light fly rod, I began looking for carp.

Central Park has an abundance of turtles, as do most urban lakes and ponds.

So you must try to keep nuisance fish away.  Today there were scores of 

turtles looking for handouts from the tourists that want to see the turtles

that gather here,

It was almost dusk when I got a take.  There was no power run like most

carp make. I thought I was stuck on some debris in the lake.  Slowly,

I was able to budge the line a little, not much but enough to let me know

that I was not hung up on something. I thought it was a big snapping turtle

I had to pump my rod and retrieve line. This was a slow process because

there was a tremendous weight on the fly line. After several minutes of this,

I was able to put line back on the fly reel. My rod was bent completely in half,

I was making progress. Finally I saw the carp's mouth. I had an onlooker take

my net and I steered the carp into the net.  My first mirror carp in a couple

of years,

 

King Fisher Pond

I've  been anxious to fish King Fisher Pond for some time because it is one of the cities kettle ponds

Kettle Ponds were formed more than fifteen thousand years ago when glaciers left this area; leaving

pockets in the earth's surface. Some of these pockets have their own source of water. Other kettle ponds

are filled with water when it rains.

King Fisher has bass, bluegills, crappie, and catfish. Bringing an ultra light fly rod like a 2 wt

is a blast!

One problem is there are water plants, lots of them.  causing hooks to snag on them.

I fished a #12 green hornsberg.

I switched to a #12 black stalking bug. I wanted to try and catch a bass.