Carpen on the Snake

 

Date:  Early August 2009…a Saturday

Location / Directions:    Buhl Idaho on the Snake River...great Carp location... one of the best in Idaho

Trip Objective:    Break Kurt’s Carp Cherry!

Weather & Flows:  Beautiful summer day…perfect for Carp…..no  wind and clear as a bell.   Flows were ok, slightly up from previous years but  still very wadable

General  Observations:   Perfect day, classic summer morning..sunny and no wind. The wind is a big deal because just a little chatter on the surface makes it really hard to see into the water which is a necessity to spot these monster fish before they see or sense you. Kurt got 3 nice Carp, Mark landed 2 and hooked a couple more.  Fish were quite active early…taking natural patterns including; large green scuds,  dark brown dragon nymphs (Whitlock tie) and smaller black leaches (I use a small gold chain eye to give my leaches some flash). The carp began to lay up once the sun got hotter and was directly overhead (this seems to be a common behavior).  They seem to get lazy/sleepy and aren't really in the mood to chow down. The visibility also becomes more limited once the sun is directly overhead and you lose the angled sun rays that cut into the water.

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