Because the Carp need some love thread, 2016.

[Jfey]

I strongly dislike this thread.  I was in Wheeling, WV for a wedding this weekend and went on very futile attempt to find river carp eating cicadas.    Cicadas showed up, but the fish didn't get the message.   

[Al]

I strongly dislike this thread. 

Me too - no one invited me

Nice fish guys - envious for sure.  bd;0 bd;0 bd;0

[Fin]

Trip 4: June 21

The chime of Brood V is fading and with it the surface feeding carp.  We still had a pretty good day going when a big, bad storm blew over the mountain.  Of course it rolled in right as the action was heating up.  We spent 2:30 until about 5:00 hanging out under the eave of the Coles Point bath house while the rain poured and the thunder rolled.

My first fish of the day was unexpected.  Landed what looked to be one of the mythical steelhead DGIF has been trying so hard to establish in this lake.  The thing rocketed out of the depths as my fly was trailing along behind the boat.  It missed the first time, I cast back, and wham!  The fish was as silver as an Atlantic salmon.  Tried to snap a quick pic but as I was reaching for the camera he jumped one more time earning his freedom without having to pose for a selfie.

Very few cruising carp on this day.  We primarily just prospected along the banks that had been productive on prior trips.  The sunfish would rush the fly and start peck, peck, pecking and then ol'e rubber lips would rise up from the depths to finish it off. 

Brood V has been a blast.  Looking forward to 2033.

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Before the storm.

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And after.

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And that's a wrap.

[Grannyknot]

This thread is the GOAT.
Needs permanent sticky status.

[Mudwall Gatewood 3.0]

The chime of Brood V is fading and with it the surface feeding carp. 
And that's a wrap.

Good!  Too much attention was heaped on my Shangri-La.  I am glad this 17 year intermittent episode is over!  I will however miss the singing. 

[Aka]

DONKEY SHOW

The bugs

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The flies

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The beer

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The boyz

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Hot spottin'

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Bendo

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Donkeys

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Scenery

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Lakeside slow cooker

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A hell of a good trip.

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[Dougfish]

My man.  ' :banana072:   0:0

[Grannyknot]

aka is back.   

:banana072:

[bmadd]

Shit. Y'all had that good of beer with that good of fishing??

Shut the board down. This thread will never be topped.

[Michael Toris]

I miss AKA. Glad he's back

[Jfey]

Get lost newb  0:0

[driver]

This thread is so epic, it killed crapatalk..

Nice pics AKA. Was an epic time!

[Dougfish]

One more roll of the dice to come..... -0-

[Michael Toris]

One more roll of the dice to come..... -0-

May the carp gods bless this trip and the odds ever be in your favor

[Dougfish]

Thank you, my son.  bd;0