Carp in the Canal

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Thomas Perkins

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Sep 19, 2017, 12:43:11 PM9/19/17
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Got out for a short trip last night to chase some carp in the canal. I had a few follows but wasn't having any luck connecting using nymphs or hybrid flies. As I was heading to another spot I stopped to chat with another fisherman and across the canal was a school of carp feeding on the surface. A tree was dropping some sort of berry, fairly small and white (I think). The carp were having a field day. I tried a large white dry fly I randomly had in the box but no luck. I checked my box again and turns out I had two mulberry flies! I finally got the cast just right, and ended up with a nice carp to show for it. After catching this one, I quickly lost both of my mulberry flies and called it day. 

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Jeffrey Silvan

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Sep 19, 2017, 12:44:57 PM9/19/17
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Nice work! I haven't hit anywhere on the canal at all this year since my favorite sections are drained. What part were you fishing?

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tperkins

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Sep 19, 2017, 12:48:45 PM9/19/17
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Hmm, let's see if the photo is easier to see this way.
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tperkins

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Sep 19, 2017, 12:52:30 PM9/19/17
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Vast majority (all but 1 I think) of my carp this year have come from below lock 5. 


On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 12:44:57 PM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:
Nice work! I haven't hit anywhere on the canal at all this year since my favorite sections are drained. What part were you fishing?
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Thomas Perkins <thomas....@gmail.com> wrote:
Got out for a short trip last night to chase some carp in the canal. I had a few follows but wasn't having any luck connecting using nymphs or hybrid flies. As I was heading to another spot I stopped to chat with another fisherman and across the canal was a school of carp feeding on the surface. A tree was dropping some sort of berry, fairly small and white (I think). The carp were having a field day. I tried a large white dry fly I randomly had in the box but no luck. I checked my box again and turns out I had two mulberry flies! I finally got the cast just right, and ended up with a nice carp to show for it. After catching this one, I quickly lost both of my mulberry flies and called it day. 

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Jeffrey Silvan

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Sep 19, 2017, 2:10:13 PM9/19/17
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Wow, I thought the canal was supposed to be drained all the way up past Lock 8. This is awesome news for me!

On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 12:52 PM, tperkins <thomas....@gmail.com> wrote:
Vast majority (all but 1 I think) of my carp this year have come from below lock 5. 

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 12:44:57 PM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:
Nice work! I haven't hit anywhere on the canal at all this year since my favorite sections are drained. What part were you fishing?
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Thomas Perkins <thomas....@gmail.com> wrote:
Got out for a short trip last night to chase some carp in the canal. I had a few follows but wasn't having any luck connecting using nymphs or hybrid flies. As I was heading to another spot I stopped to chat with another fisherman and across the canal was a school of carp feeding on the surface. A tree was dropping some sort of berry, fairly small and white (I think). The carp were having a field day. I tried a large white dry fly I randomly had in the box but no luck. I checked my box again and turns out I had two mulberry flies! I finally got the cast just right, and ended up with a nice carp to show for it. After catching this one, I quickly lost both of my mulberry flies and called it day. 

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