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Finally completed the mission to land a carp on fly started out here:

http://www.strikehook.com/index.php/topic/25392-the-mission/?do=findComment&comment=271444

 

Headed out this afternoon chasing carp solely with fly gear, my 5/6 weight and 10lb tippet. Headed up to the Torrens around 5:30 and started searching for carp in shallow waters for sight fishing. From a high point I spotted a single decent sized fish mooching and quickly set off stalking it. Waited 5 minutes before casting in front of it and from nowhere a larger carp beat him to my bugger and the line went tight and it was game on.

 

Only a short fight and I netted the beast! A 65cm fish, not a bad first carp on fly and a personal best carp for me:

 

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After this, I found a nice school of larger fish but they were too busy making babies to have interest in my fly. Walked back and spotted another single small fish and had a follow but it shied away at the last moment.

Not a bad effort for only 90 minutes of fishing.

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