mtnfolk mike
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awesome pics guys...:thumbup: i grew up fishing literally every other weekend... and i don't get to get out nearly as much i like to...
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Fishing "survival" skills practice
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G'day Guys
Carp on a 4 wt fly rod are great fun
On this particular trip we came across a small bay that had literally thousands of spawning carp in it. If you could get the fly close enough, they would still have a go at it whilst "doing the job"
From memory, this pic shows about 52 of the 64 carp I caught that day. To be honest I got sick and tired of carrying them back to the one spot for the pic.
Between three of us we accounted for 144 Carp (all on fly) in a 7 hour session.
Here's a pic of the Carp flies I use. Whilst they will take nymphs, I find bright streamers and saltwater flies are easier for the carp to find in coloured water (which is typical of our inland dams). I prefer pinks, reds, orange and yellow colours. If they're not spooked and can see it, they will generally have a go at it.
As you can see from this pic of a Carp about to take a fly, the bright colours really do stand out in coloured water
And finally a few more carp pics
And finally my first fly caught tortoise
Take care guys and best of luck with targeting carp with fly gear.
Kind regards
Mick
Southern Cross. You caught all those carp on a flyrod?That sounds like great sport.
Im probably the best fisherman who ever lived.
Carp on a 4 wt fly rod are great fun
On this particular trip we came across a small bay that had literally thousands of spawning carp in it. If you could get the fly close enough, they would still have a go at it whilst "doing the job"
From memory, this pic shows about 52 of the 64 carp I caught that day. To be honest I got sick and tired of carrying them back to the one spot for the pic.
Between three of us we accounted for 144 Carp (all on fly) in a 7 hour session.
Here's a pic of the Carp flies I use. Whilst they will take nymphs, I find bright streamers and saltwater flies are easier for the carp to find in coloured water (which is typical of our inland dams). I prefer pinks, reds, orange and yellow colours. If they're not spooked and can see it, they will generally have a go at it.
As you can see from this pic of a Carp about to take a fly, the bright colours really do stand out in coloured water
And finally a few more carp pics
And finally my first fly caught tortoise
Take care guys and best of luck with targeting carp with fly gear.
Kind regards
Mick
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Ikkyo- Great pics!
I already have my tickets to Caracass for June. Did you use a guide on your trip or did you go at it alone. Would you recommend a certain place. I do not fly fish, but I enjoy fishing with only artificials on baitcast and spinning outfits!
I already have my tickets to Caracass for June. Did you use a guide on your trip or did you go at it alone. Would you recommend a certain place. I do not fly fish, but I enjoy fishing with only artificials on baitcast and spinning outfits!
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Tony,
I was with my GF and a LonelyPlanet...:thumbup:
but I did my research before.
If you are keen to go deep in the jungle, there are fantastic places for fishing and "outdoor-experience".
Of course it depends how long are you there, but I can recommend the River Caura, which is in the Orinoco-system. There are huge catfish, payara, and "pavon", but the payara gives the most chance, and fun there. you can find ANYTHING in that jungle. we've seen capibaras, jaguar, caymans...whatever.
And a big plus for that river is, that it's a "black" river - so there are not so many mosquitoes and flying insects around. also less caymans. swimming is quite safe.
You need a guide there, because there's no road, just the river. It's really easy to hire a guide at Ciudad de Bolivar.
there're a lot of "travel agencies" offering package-tours.
I went with Jonas Tours. They have a young guy named Harry, and a boatman, Kevin- they really know the best places there. I recommend that you clearly let them know your plans, and what do you want to do in advance, (if you want to have a more fishing-oriented trip), and if you don't want to go with a bigger group. (for them is better to have more people, but I prefer to go alone, or just with a few fellows.)
usually you get a "chief guide", a helper, and a boatman. they cook for you (the food is delicious EVERYWHERE in Venezuela).
the trips are 3-6 days, and a bit on the rough side, but while we are on this forum, it shouldn't be a problem, isnt it?!
If you google "fishing in venezuela"-or something like this, you'll get quite many info. But the Caura is still remote.
I would leave Caracas as fast as I can. The night buses are very fast, safe, and very cold(they are mad about airconditioning
).Be aware, whats going around you, and you'll be safe.
And you will have more chances with spinning-lures and wobblers, than with a fly.
If you need some more info shoot me a mail.
of course there are more fantastic places in V, but on my trip I fished on the Caura, and Los Roques.
...a few more pics
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I think I am going to have to learn flyfishing this year. Have a pole, but just haven't had the ambition to learn the craft.
I need another expensive hobby like a bullet in my head.
I need another expensive hobby like a bullet in my head.
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Thanks for the heads up Inkyo! This will be the 4th time I have visited Venezuela. I am quite familiar with Caracas and the do's and don't around there. My last trip was about 3 years ago, and I went fishing for Pavon(Peacock Bass) in Camatagua, its a lake about 4 hours drive from Caracas. I have done some saltwater fishing in Puerta La Cruise, Los Roques, and Ceroni.
My wife still has family there so getting around is easy. I don't have alot of money to spend at all, so I was looking for something inexpensive. I will eventually get to Canaima but I would want to save up for a good guide service as like you said; it can be dangerous in those remote areas.
Thanks man!
My wife still has family there so getting around is easy. I don't have alot of money to spend at all, so I was looking for something inexpensive. I will eventually get to Canaima but I would want to save up for a good guide service as like you said; it can be dangerous in those remote areas.
Thanks man!
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The fishing you did is what I really want to do. I would love to see all the wild life you described!
I will check out the guy you recommended and see if I could afford him.
By the way, your spot on about the food. Every where it is great. I did get tired of Arepas though..
I will check out the guy you recommended and see if I could afford him.
By the way, your spot on about the food. Every where it is great. I did get tired of Arepas though..
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I warn you...
but it's not as hard to learn as most people think. not at all.
I'm not too worried about the technique, that should come without too much problem, just takes practice. It's learning the equipment that I think will take more time. Completely new to the flyfishing trade, and not a lot carries over from regular fishing, as far as I can tell.
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and saltwater.
SouthernCross I meant to tell you when you started this thread.
Great pics, Love that TK2.
So much so I ordered one.
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Last spring, my family and my baby brother's family took a canoe trip up into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Wilderness: 4 adults, 5 kids, rain, and fishing. On the way in, my brother and I got in a hurry trying to beat an incoming storm and didn't balance the load in our wives' canoe. They got caught in the wind and swamped in the middle of the lake loosing one shoe, a hat, a pair of sunglasses, and all of our fishing poles except my pack rod. The morning after, Joe and I both woke up with the same idea, make some stick poles and see how they'll work:
Here's the two youngest modeling our handicraft
And here's one afternoon's fishing! Walleye, Smallmouth, and one Pike. We ate like kings the whole trip and brought nearly 40# of fillets home!
We'd use the poles (~7-9 feet long) to deliver the lines and set the hook and then hand-line the fish in. With two or, one time, three kids in the canoe with me there were a few times I would be bringing one fish in and another kid would get a hit. I spent about an hour one day not even getting to fish myself I was so busy landing and baiting.
Here's the two youngest modeling our handicraft
And here's one afternoon's fishing! Walleye, Smallmouth, and one Pike. We ate like kings the whole trip and brought nearly 40# of fillets home!
We'd use the poles (~7-9 feet long) to deliver the lines and set the hook and then hand-line the fish in. With two or, one time, three kids in the canoe with me there were a few times I would be bringing one fish in and another kid would get a hit. I spent about an hour one day not even getting to fish myself I was so busy landing and baiting.
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Great pics Ikkyo :thumbup:
I know that this at first appears to be an inexcusable waste, but please bear in mind a couple of things.
Firstly, over here they are a declared pest species and local fisheries regulation prohibit the release of live Carp. Secondly, every carp removed from this water way helps reduce the damage these introduced pests do to our native fish and introduced trout populations.
Interestingly enough, we went out to the same spot the following weekend. All that remained of the pile of carp was scales and bones. What hadn't been eaten whole by the local pelicans as we were leaving, had been completly stripped by the local wildlife. The white spot on the edge of the bay in this pic is one of the local pelicans moving in for a feed as we were leaving.
Kind regards
Mick
A couple were brought home to give to a friend who eats them, but the rest were humanely dispatched and left on the bank.
I know that this at first appears to be an inexcusable waste, but please bear in mind a couple of things.
Firstly, over here they are a declared pest species and local fisheries regulation prohibit the release of live Carp. Secondly, every carp removed from this water way helps reduce the damage these introduced pests do to our native fish and introduced trout populations.
Interestingly enough, we went out to the same spot the following weekend. All that remained of the pile of carp was scales and bones. What hadn't been eaten whole by the local pelicans as we were leaving, had been completly stripped by the local wildlife. The white spot on the edge of the bay in this pic is one of the local pelicans moving in for a feed as we were leaving.
Kind regards
Mick
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