Oklahoma Catfish and Carp

[Round Ball]

I have caught literally tons of fish in my lifetime, but it's more enjoyable when I get to take my wife fishing.

These are a couple of her favorite fly rod fish.

10 lb. carp caught on a fly rod!

Another 10 lb. carp on a fly rod!

3 lb. rainbow trout!

34 lb. Blue Cat on a fly rod!

...and a whole lotta bass!

 

[K-man]

Congratulations!! That 10lb carp on a fly rod felt a lot bigger, glad you got it out of the water.
Good to have someone to share those times. Stay at it!!

 

[Round Ball]

Thank you K-man!

The second carp shown was her first fly rod carp, and it took her a little over 30 minutes to bring it in.

That other carp took a solid 20 minutes to get it in.

That blue cat took just over 2 hours before I was able to get a net under it!

I really enjoy fishing with my wife, and it's some of our most fun times together.

 

[R.M.C.]

Awesome!!!

 

[Round Ball]

Thank you R.M.C.!


Last stringer of bass for the year.

Pond management!

 

[NJC]

Great fish and congratulations on winning the spouse lottery! Sharing an outdoor passion with a partner is awesome.

I grew up fly fishing trout and branched out to bass and sunfish while I lived back east for a bit, but I have never flyfished carp. What type of flies are you tying for that??

 

[BWH]

That’s awesome…..what were you using an 8 or 9 wt?

 

[Round Ball]

That’s awesome…..what were you using an 8 or 9 wt?

Thank you!

We always use 8 wt. rods for carp.

 

[Round Ball]

Great fish and congratulations on winning the spouse lottery! Sharing an outdoor passion with a partner is awesome.

I grew up fly fishing trout and branched out to bass and sunfish while I lived back east for a bit, but I have never flyfished carp. What type of flies are you tying for that??

Thank you NJC!

We have only been married 5 years, but my wife is the absolute love of my life!

I tie all of the flies that we use, and I'll post a picture of them when I get back in the shop tomorrow.

Fly fishing for carp is some of the most fun that we have ever had fishing. We have traveled to Texas, Missouri, Colorado and Wyoming to catch carp on the fly, and every trip has been absolutely awesome! Try it sometime, it will totally ruin you from any other fish on a fly rod!

 

[Round Ball]

Of all the flies I tie for carp fishing...

This is my favorite one.