Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Grass Carp / White Amur

Call Colby and Brian at Mossy Creek Fly Fishing.  They are obsessed with the White Amur (aka Pond Shark as they call them) and do really well targeting them.  They should be able to advise you on successful flies and technique over the phone.  As a matter of fact, Nick and Kami of Two-fisted Heart just released the trailer for their new film about the Trows called Blood Knot - featuring a few White Amur, so check it out for some inspiration:  http://vimeo.com/78598925

Let me know if you dial it in, I'll be in Hilton Head on Saturday.  If nothing else we can strike out together!  Anything going on the Redfish front?

Dan Davala 

On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jeffrey Silvan <jeffreysilvan@gmail.com> wrote:

Has anyone ever targeted grass carp (also known as white amur) with any success? I'm down at my parents' in Hilton Head again, and I've been going crazy trying to get these things with no success. There's at least 8 of them in the little pond/lagoon in their backyard. There isn't much info online about fishing for these things, but from what I gather, they are apparently vegetarian, but I've read about people catching them on grasshoppers, woolly buggers, and other "standard" flies. Yesterday, I tried all those, some typical carp patters, along with some "plant" flies. Each one was ignored, despite having some (not to brag) perfectly located presentations that would've made a bonefish go nuts. I've literally tried every presentation... leading them by 12" and leading them by 12 feet, but nothing. I wouldn't be going so crazy if some of these things weren't pushing 15 lbs. Any suggestions, anecdotes, or advice would be appreciated.

On the plus side, I pulled this nice 18" bass out of the lagoon.

Jeff

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