Silver:

Amazing job done by Indiana Fisheries with their hatcheries.  I have fished Trail Creek many times while out visiting my family in Valparaiso.  In the Fall we usually fish Port of Indiana for some great steelhead.  Lake Michigan has also had a nice recovery of their walleye/smallmouth bass population.

Eagle Ed

ORIGINAL: SilverKype

I could have been more specific in saying great lakes origin.   That fish is from trail creek near mixsawbah hatchery in Indiana.

You're killing me with the fresh clams! I keep drooling on the keyboard. I think I just shorted something out. It just dried out from the last clam pix.Did you ever meet a girl with rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes?

3 pages on why people snag ? come on give it up.. get out there and have fun..

As said went out back to see how the Salmon are doing,, oops.. I mean Carp.. well it looked like a bunch of them out, maybe 20 or so.. Strange thing I cant catch any.. not just today but I me anytime.. So I just again put in another casting session with the Spey rod.. Have had it for 4 years and never use the darn thing except pizzin in the wind..

Hot day so only put in a short session then just rode around.

ORIGINAL: dimebrite

I always thought you were anti-two handers tune?

Hey; for the carp; try a glow bug

as for the long rods, i dont see a place for them on a small river.. thats why I just took the plastic off the cork after 4 years ..LOL..

Will and did say that I used it on the SR once this past season for steelies when my casting (right) arm was shot..
still that long rod (s) are not for me there. and if another angler puts a hook in my clothing again it wont be for them either..

glow bug... hummmm.
I did have a few chasers today, closest to getting a look so far, on a big purple bunny leech.

I'm not a Carp expert but they spawn in late spring early summer I think,and if you have something that looks like a crayfish that might work as I hear they like them.

This is the largest I've gotten on a dry fly  (foam beetle). I've been sightfishing them for over  15 years and have caught them in 10 different states. I have a whole bunch of favorites, but a pink worm I tie for steelies has creamed the carp this year. My favorite carp rod is my 5 wt. xp. , that's what this one was whipped with.  

Charlie

ORIGINAL: Mikastorm


Pps. hey mika, I liked your stream stomping guy better than your icon you have now:) my son always commented about it whenever he saw. He'd say; "that man is cool"

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Sorry dime...just saw your post..but here is for your son..:)





Awesome

Great pictures folks and keep them coming... Maybe we can get more discussion about what there is out there besides how to snag,line or lift (all the same) fish..

fichy:
I have friends who are big time into carp fishing.. Mainly with bait but man they catch some GIANTS... I used to fish for them most every day when I was a kid.. Using bait but it was fun.. Now I'm just trying to see if "I" can entice one on a fly.. I know it can be done but just havent put in much effort in learning how..
There are always plenty out back in the creek and some mighty big ones at that..
Sight fishing of course to them as I do salmon but they are so spooky and unintrested in anything I throw at them, well they did come check out the bunny fly yesterday..
I have tried naturals and flashy flies but they just keep moving past them.. Someone told me to use a heavy jig and bounce it in the mud to stir it up.. They seem to move toward me when I kick up the mud so that may be the ticket..

Any advice offered would be welcomed.. I will try the glow bug too..

Nice Golden Bone Fitchy, and on a 5 wt. Wow!

Absolutly great pictures.. I love sunrize & sunsets.. Keep em' commin folks..

One more for today from me..
Last friday we had a new liner put in an old pool.. and after spending all day in A/C painting I'm going outside to spend the evening with friends,family and a ton of clams to get Baked out in this heat...the fish are safe, for now..
Enjoy !!

Even crazier is this!  Chew up some pink bubble gum and twist it on a 1/8 oz. jig.  Place it out in front of the feeding carp and twitch it through the mud.  I know this is like bait fishing, but it use to always work for carp on the Delaware.

Eagle Ed

ORIGINAL: hot tuna

on 4 lb ultra lite they were a blast.. ..

i've been wanting to take out my old school 12' excelon noodle rod that is rated for #2 line and throw some streamers under a sheffield float for smallies this summer... i'm sure it would be a blast as well...

btw, nice carpies...

I have not fished for carp in many moons, but I was under the impression that carp are very leary of anything that feels unnatural - like a jig - and they will reject it quicker than quick.

Alot of sites - especially the Euro fishing sites - describe setting up rigs where the bait is dangled away from the hook - sorta like the latest "bead craze" on the Slamin river.

I believe you guys, after all, the Euros don't even require their wimmens to shave...

That's beautiful water- looks like one of those English chalk streams you pay about a grand a day to fish. I 've had little chance to fish spring creeks (other than Hat Creek in California) and would certainly like to.
I need to take some Pa. trips, I think.  Thanks for the pic. You can never get outfished by your kids enough.

Charlie

Just turned 9 & yeah- he's big. Can almost wear my shoes- size 10.