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| skinneej |
Posted - 03/12/2012 : 10:37:43 PM
Just got me a new fly rod. Have a lake behind my apartment with largemouths, peacock bass, mayan cyclids, etc in it. The largest fish that I have seen so far is big carp about 8-10lbs or so that come up in the shallows some times. Anyone know if I can catch one of these things on a fly, what type of fly would be used, and how I would present it to them?
Also, here is a picture of my first catch on the fly rod...
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| Optiker |
Posted - 03/30/2012 : 11:04:47 AM
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if i ever saw a peacock here, i'd tell no one.
If there was ever a doubt who's boy you are, there isn't anymore LOL
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| skinneej |
Posted - 03/30/2012 : 09:45:32 AM
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Originally posted by SeaLevelPete
"I live in Miami" - skinneej
OK, does that mean I can stop looking for peacock bass in every pond around Charleston?!?!?!? You are catching peacocks in Miami, not the lowcountry? Minor detail...
I'm jealous now, thought I had a shot at finding peacock around here.
sealevelPete
That would be cool, but I think you need a heated pond for them. The coolest thing about these guys is that they seem to be active right smack in the hottest part of the day. I've caught 100% of mine between the hours of noon-4pm. You can kind of see in my picture that my lake has some shallow areas around the edges of it that extend out about 10' or so before a drop off. I'll do a lap around the lake sometime after lunch and I will see the peacocks cruising the flats. So, it's pretty much 80% sight fishing. I'll do a blind cast once in a while, but most of the fish I catch, I see before I cast. Also, they like a very fast presentation. I don't think I could work the fly much faster. You can work it past them 15 times at a normal pace, but the second you try to zip it past them as fast as you can, will a lot of times trigger a strike.
So far, in the lake, I have seen:
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Peacock bass
Mayan Cichlid
Bream
Large Mouth Bass (3 lbs biggest I have seen yet)
Catfish (4-5 lbs)
Garfish
Carp
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| skinneej |
Posted - 03/30/2012 : 09:41:39 AM
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Originally posted by inshore fisherman
those look good h'cane.
if i ever saw a peacock here, i'd tell no one.
skinnee, cyclid is same as oscar?
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Negative. A Mayan Cichlid looks like a bream, but has the warpaint of a peacock bass. They are also much more aggressive than your typical bream.
The FWC stocked peacock bass and mayan cichlids in all of the canals around here in the mid 80's to create a new fishery. Their research showed that those two species could not survive the winters much further north of South Florida. I don't think you see them much further north of Palm Beach and even the ones there are much smaller. Any further north and they die out during the winters.
The oscars and tilapia down here were illegally introduced privately (not FWC) and considered "invasive" species. |
| Hurricane701 |
Posted - 03/25/2012 : 09:34:26 AM
inshore, no credit needed, those are a cake walk, I tied a whole bag of different ones I am sending to FL Monday
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous |
| inshore fisherman |
Posted - 03/25/2012 : 07:54:01 AM
those look good h'cane.
if i ever saw a peacock here, i'd tell no one.
skinnee, cyclid is same as oscar?
Eat-Sleep-Fish
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| Hurricane701 |
Posted - 03/24/2012 : 11:23:49 AM
yeah I was thinking the same thinking haha WHERE ARE THEY haha
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous |
| SeaLevelPete |
Posted - 03/24/2012 : 10:28:51 AM
"I live in Miami" - skinneej
OK, does that mean I can stop looking for peacock bass in every pond around Charleston?!?!?!? You are catching peacocks in Miami, not the lowcountry? Minor detail...
I'm jealous now, thought I had a shot at finding peacock around here.
sealevelPete
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| Hurricane701 |
Posted - 03/23/2012 : 08:40:19 AM
Posted in the flies too, but here are the "carp" flies ... I can tie some for ya if you just cover my material cost, because its rather easy to tie ...
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous |
| UpstateAngler |
Posted - 03/22/2012 : 5:46:28 PM
Skinnee-
Carp will eat flies pretty well. We catch em here in the upstate on the lake pretty regular. GREAT fighters, and fun to sight cast to. Google "carp flies" and you'll get an idea of what to use. I like a weighted fly that looks like a gotcha, with a bunch of hair on the body... dark brown and black are my go to colors. Get your fly right in front of them and twitch as they come near. Then hold on. Good luck, looks like you have a small slice of Heaven right there in your backyard! |
| skinneej |
Posted - 03/22/2012 : 4:59:45 PM
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Originally posted by shevlin
hey skinnee - met your brother a few days ago. Well, have known him for awhile he works across the street but just connected the dots. Said you guys have a trip coming up to do some fishing...but now can't remember where he said you all are heading.
"I'd hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
Hunter S. Thompson
Small world! My boat is up in the Lantana\Boynton Beach area. That might have been what he was telling you. I live in Miami, but keep the boat up there. He and his wife\kids are heading down here to see us and I am goign to take them out to do some sort of fishing (whatever is biting then). |
| skinneej |
Posted - 03/22/2012 : 4:40:18 PM
My pig of the day:
Fished for a little longer today. Saw a couple dozen peacocks in the lake but some were a bit spooky. I got 2 peacocks, 1 largemouth, and 2 mayan ciclids... My buddy Dave got 3 peacocks. |
| shevlin |
Posted - 03/22/2012 : 2:46:15 PM
hey skinnee - met your brother a few days ago. Well, have known him for awhile he works across the street but just connected the dots. Said you guys have a trip coming up to do some fishing...but now can't remember where he said you all are heading.
"I'd hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
Hunter S. Thompson |
| skinneej |
Posted - 03/22/2012 : 09:12:00 AM
np. Saw a carp this morning and a couple yesterday. They seem very spooky too. |
| Hurricane701 |
Posted - 03/21/2012 : 11:27:20 PM
Sorry man I neglected the pictures, I post on so many of these I forget I will take the pictures tonight, tied some flies for my trip tomorrow morning
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous |
| skinneej |
Posted - 03/21/2012 : 10:27:53 PM
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Originally posted by Rapchizzle
When I come back through Miami to go to Charleston in September, I think you need to show me a spot to catch one. I need to mark one of those guys off my list.
-Capt. Chris Rapchick
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no motor
Definitely. I'm fishing about 100' from my front door. Although not sure what the bite will be like in September. They are about to spawn and were pretty active today. |
| Rapchizzle |
Posted - 03/21/2012 : 5:32:03 PM
When I come back through Miami to go to Charleston in September, I think you need to show me a spot to catch one. I need to mark one of those guys off my list.
-Capt. Chris Rapchick
yella bote
no motor |
| Bonzo72 |
Posted - 03/21/2012 : 4:40:05 PM
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Originally posted by skinneej
this photoshop is much better than the one at the top of this thread...we gotta keep an eye on you...
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| skinneej |
Posted - 03/21/2012 : 4:29:01 PM
Got 2 more pigs today in about 30 minutes of fishing. Pretty (**() fun! They put up a great fight on the fly. It's only a matter of time before they name this lake after me...
Also, found out that they FLA state record is like 9 lbs. That's probably why people go to South America. I think that they get enormous down there. |
| boatpoor |
Posted - 03/15/2012 : 7:02:47 PM
they are probly grass carp!try weighted trebble hooks, throw across there back and pull hard! I have some in my pond that go close to 50# |
| skinneej |
Posted - 03/15/2012 : 07:41:41 AM
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Originally posted by Hurricane701
Yeah, skinneej try that grass fly you want some pictures of it ??
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous
Please. |
| Hurricane701 |
Posted - 03/15/2012 : 01:05:34 AM
Yeah, skinneej try that grass fly you want some pictures of it ??
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous |
| Easy |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 8:09:02 PM
Skinneej, tie a dry fly that looks like a whole slice of bread. I've seen carp eat them before.Not the flies the bread! When you get that fly tied, post pictures of it. |
| skinneej |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 11:42:24 AM
Thanks for the tips. This definitely gives me some ideas. I've seen them a lot out there and when they are feeding, they are eating off the bottom. My cast isn't at all that great yet, so maybe I will eventually get lucky. I can definitely see how the fly stuff is addictive though.
And yes, I think that the Peacocks are all over down here. I think that people make the trips to South America to get the really big ones. I've seen pictures in tackle shops, etc down here, but don't think I have seen any evidence of any over 8lbs or so yet, so that might be why people travel to the remote places. Who knows though. Also, one of the guys in the fly shop told me that they had some kind of big freeze down here a few years ago that killed off a lot of them and that they are still recovering. It's just pretty cool to see them and the largemouths hunting the same shallows... |
| Hurricane701 |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 12:40:05 AM
jford,I watched that too .. pretty good stuff
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous |
| SeaLevelPete |
Posted - 03/13/2012 : 2:25:31 PM
skinnee - a few guys in Colorado got big into carp on the fly. Wrote a good little book on the subject. "Carp on the Fly", go figure!
http://www.amazon.com/Carp-Fly-Flyfishing-Barry-Reynolds/dp/1555661866
Out West they call them Rocky Mountain Bonefish! I remember the book saying 'where else in Colorado can you sitefish and hook a 20lb fish that will take your line into the backing?'
I was still trying to figure out catching trout, so I did not do much carp fishing. I recall they had a lot of flies imitating local seeds and berries and sight fishing, landing the fly a few feet in front of the carps cruising path.
Check out the book or search for Rocky Mountain Bonefish.
sealevelPete
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