Sight fishing grass carp on the "
Glass Flats" has got to be one of my favorite ways to fish. Not familiar with the term. It's the shallow flats when they are as smooth as glass = "
Glass Flats".
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| Beautiful coloring so I took it out of the water for a quick picture. Nothing else taken from the water today. |
That situation doesn't happen very often. Weather being the number one factor. The area I'm speaking about needs no wind b/c it has no protection. The water is not much more than 15"s deep. The grass carp are on high alert in such shallow water. They can't ghost out in the murky depths so they run like wild horses. All these factors make this the ultimate challenge in my opinion. It's a kayak fly anglers dream. When I checked the weather/wind forecast for today. I knew I was going to be in
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon mode on the "
Glass Flats". Pictures to tell the rest of the story...
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| Pinched the barb and released everything beside the kayak |
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| Skinny water - paddle deep |
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| Love when I see them tailing |
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| When you suck and it all goes wrong...get'n gone fast |
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| More tailing |
Not as many fish caught in the skinny water but that's the nature of the "Glass Flat".
If I'm ever down in your neck of the woods you really need to show me what this grass carp thing is all about!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely and you'll have to do the same for me on those small stream brookies
DeleteAnd I'll show you how to gamble away your life savings! I've been trying to catch a carp for two years with no success. I'm frowning on the outside but smiling on the inside.
ReplyDeleteI have no life savings...I spent it on fishing gear, so it'll be a quick lesson. When the day finally happens I imagine you might go to the casino again.
DeleteGrass carp are beasts. I don't really get why they give up faster than commons though.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, seems like the bigger ones give up after a run or 2. The 20" juveniles I catch fight much longer...maybe it's an age thing. My kids will say I'm getting softer every year!
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