Can you catch carp using fly fishing? If so, what are some of best fly-fishing tackle to use to fly-fish for carp? While a bit more challenging than conventional rod and reel methods, carp fishing with fly tackle is, indeed, possible. Select a 7- to 9-weight rod in 8- to 9-foot length. Use matching weight floating fly line, and tie on a 6- to 8-foot leader in size 3X (8-pound test). Nymphs seem to work best in sizes 6-10. Good choices are black Wooly Buggers or Hare’s Ear with a pea cock herl body. Should the carp be feeding on the surface, large black ants work well. The real secret is to spot feeding fish and make long, accurate casts a few feet in front of them. Carp can be a wary fish, and it does not take much of a disturbance to spook them. Make gradual 2- to 3-inch retrieves, pausing slightly in between. Watch the line closely, and set the hook as soon as the fish takes the fly. Carp suck in a fly quickly, but many times expel it just as quickly.
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I have been looking for this sort of information for some time on bowfishing.Thanks for the tips.