Any Fish, Anytime, On the Fly

While I don’t always fish for species other than trout, when I do, I’ll try to catch them on the fly.  Sometimes opportunities present.  I was recently fishing with a spey rod, when a chance to cast at some rising trout presented.  As I was walking to the car to do a rod swap, I spotted some carp.  Heading back with my 5 weight, I took a detour from the trout.  I had a small Clouser stuck on the Velcro of my waders, so I clipped off the caddis and tied it onto my dry fly leader. Not the best set up for carp, but it was worth a shot.

I must admit that Mr. Carp sure added some fun in my fly fishing day.  I had to thread my rod through several clumps of reeds and follow the fish out to the main river.  I almost filled the big hole in the top of my waders, but managed to crawl out to solid ground with minimal moisture.

Fly fishing is about presenting a fly to a fish, be it a trout, carp, bass, crappie, perch, bluegill, walleye, goldeye, pike, tiger muskie or any other fish you can find in Montana and beyond. The fly can represent an insect, a minnow, a leech, a crayfish, a worm, a frog, or a mouse. Just about anything a fish will eat can be imitated by a creative fly tier.  When opportunity knocks, I’m willing to try them all.