having a blast fly fishing for carp

Tug · Veteran Member

having a blast fly fishing for carp

vince · Senior Member

Where? Lower Putah? I've wanted to try it, even going so far as sight casting streamers to cruising carp with no luck.

Vince

Tug · Veteran Member

I was fishing Ulatis creek just east of Vacaville. Not much of a creek but it is full of big carp. They are the most wary, spookey fish I have ever fished for. They can see you coming from a long way off and then they are Gone! I managed to sneak up on a few today.

vince · Senior Member

Wow, awesome. That's pretty close too. I think I may give it a try. Are they picky about the fly pattern?

Tug · Veteran Member

I was using a yellow glow bug to imitate the corn fly hatch going on. Look for
"clouds" of silt on the bottom and fish very slowly. Patience is the key and no sudden movements or they bolt.

AfricanAngler · Senior Member

That looks like a lot of fun, if you can get it right. Tug what gear do you use ...I imagine i would need something with a bit more muscle than my Putah rig??

-- Edited by AfricanAngler on Tuesday 14th of July 2009 03:44:06 PM

Tug · Veteran Member

I use an eight weight rod with at least a 10lb. tippet. I haven't had such a good time fishing in a long time. They take you well into your backing in a few seconds. They don't call them the poor man's bonefish for nothing.
That small creek is full of them. Kind of scary when they get close to you. I can give you directions there is you like.

vince · Senior Member

I'd like directions! Alastair - maybe we should go?

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Tug · Veteran Member

I come from Benicia so I take hiway 80 to leisure town road. Go south on leisure town rd until you see Fry road. Fry road is at the very eastern end of Alamo. Alamo kind of turns into Fry road. Go east on fry road until you hit hiway 113 to rio vista. take a right on 113 and when you are going by the landfill, look for Brown rd. Its a gravel road, take a left on brown . Go down brown until you get to the bridge. I park at the bridge and walk way downstream. Just start looking for silt clouds and thats where the carp are. Have fun
Tug

AfricanAngler · Senior Member

Thanks Mate,

I reckon Vince and I might have to make an outing one of these days.

Cheers

SK60 · Senior Member

In this same area, Hastings Tract is another option. Its the next road south of Brown Rd; it takes off east when 113 turns south to Rio Vista. Hastings is an island surrounded and criss crossed by a network of canals, many of which hold carp. You can fish many of them-check at the Pheasant Club headquarters for any limitations on access. Ulatis Creek flows into the tract in the northwest corner.

Here's a link to the "Corn Fly": https://www.msu.edu/~connert/cornfly.htm

-- Edited by SK60 on Wednesday 15th of July 2009 03:35:45 PM

Also, Google "corn Fly" for other versions

-- Edited by SK60 on Wednesday 15th of July 2009 03:41:01 PM

Tug · Veteran Member

I saw that area but it looked private to me so I didn't check it out. It looks great though. Also I forgot to mention, and I'm not going crazy here, but I saw some Koi fish in the creek as well. I'm not kidding. These looked just like the Koi you see in a Japanese garden pond. I talked to another guy and he confirmed it as well.

AfricanAngler · Senior Member

What a kick. Those fish are strong!!! My 9- weight got a real work out.

Good meeting you on the water there Eric.

vince · Senior Member

Nicely done Alastair! What weight rod is that?

AfricanAngler · Senior Member

9wt ..... and I used all of it.

DrBombay · Senior Member

Looks like fun ! You guys have inspired me to go check out a local carp spot I know of. Theres some huge ones in lower putah.

Tug · Veteran Member

Alastair, thanks for posting the pics. It was fun catching those fish.
Great to meet you out there the other day.
DrBombay, where on lower putah do you go?