Category: Carp

FISH OF THE WEEK

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By Sean Fenner, February 19, 2010 11:55 pm

I’m sitting here writing this post listening to the rain outside my window, and the one thing that comes to mind is that timing is everything. I was so exited all week for Saturday to come, so that I could get on the LA River and finally hook up on a long overdue Carp. But apparently the weather just doesn’t agree with me, and it’s just not meant to be. In the meantime I will just have to go through my Previously caught Carp Photo Selection, and dream about seeing my 5 weight strained to the max while hearing the scream of my reel as the line peels off.

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FISH OF THE WEEK

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By Sean Fenner, December 11, 2009 10:23 pm

I know you guys are thinking what happened to all the Carp fishing. My schedule has been really busy lately and I just haven’t really gotten a chance to get out on some good Carp water. I was going to try my hand this Saturday, but the rain took any chance of that happening away. I am hoping to get in at least a few times up at the La River this Spring and hopefully I can come away with a few fish. I’m telling you though once you have one of those bad boys on the other end of the line it just gets into your blood. It is so easy get caught up in not wanting to do anything else but think about the sound of your line screaming off that reel when you fooled that fish. So here is a little Carpage to hold you guys over until the next hook up!

Colorful Carp

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DAVE’S FIRST LA RIVER CARP

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By Sean Fenner, September 2, 2009 7:00 am

Dave Gollihugh one of our followers from day one has just caught his first ever LA River Carp. I love when someone emails me saying that they used the info on the site to get down in a ditch and snag one of their first Roughfish. Let’s see what Dave had to say about the experience.

“This is my first LA River carp and boy was it fun. Made my 6wt Z-Axis feel like a 3wt.”

 

Dave's First LA River Carp

 

If any of you guys out there have a fishing story that needs to be told and maybe a photo or two to go with it. Let us know, and we would be more than happy to post it on the site!

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FISH OF THE WEEK

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By Sean Fenner, February 25, 2009 7:15 am

This is a photo of the biggest Carp that I have pulled out of the La River so far. The net that he is in is 24 inches long. It took me a good 5-10 minutes to reel this fish in. I was using my 6 weight with 13 Pound test tapered 7 1/2 foot leader (caught him on the glow bug). I asked a guy that bait fishing near me if I could put him on the portable scale that he had, but the scale only went up to 8 pounds and he maxed it out. If I had to guess I would say that it was pushing into the 10 pound range. So get out to the La River, the Carp there are the closest thing that we have to Bone Fish and they will give you the fight of your life.

 The Big Boy

 

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FISH OF THE WEEK

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By Sean Fenner, December 23, 2008 7:42 am

This picture is of a Carp that I caught in the LA River right under the Hyperion Bridge at Glendale Narrows. There was a small pool that I caught 6 fish in within 30 minutes out of. Go down to the LA River at Glendale Narrows one time with a 5 weight rod, some strong leader, a couple of glow bugs and eggs flies, and you will have the time of your life.

 Glow Buggin' It

 

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THE LA RIVER/ GLENDALE NARROWS

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By Sean Fenner, November 10, 2008 4:00 am

I was so stoked my first Carp on the fly!!!I have heard stories from a couple of fly fishermen about catching Carp in the LA River. Well, I had a chance this Sunday to check it out for myself. My friend Dan and I got out of church on Sunday and hopped on the 5 freeway up to Hyperion Bridge and parked on a small side street to start our LA River experience. Dan had grown up in this area and used to play in the LA River as a kid and was super excited to try and fly fish it for the first time. We greeted two fly Fishermen on the way in and they had both caught about 5 or 6 Carp a piece. I got out my 5-6 weight rod and reel w/ 5 weight floating line and 6 pound leader, and tied on a chartreuse glow bug imitation. I fished one of the holes for about 5 minutes with no luck, then bam the hit of the century and my fly was gone. So I tied another fly (same glow bug) on and went for it again same fish another hit and another lost fly. I didn’t know whether to be excited or upset, but I shook it off and tied on a similar glow bug imitation and no less than a minute later I had my first Carp on the line. I ended up landing the fish it was about 2-3 pounds not a monster but fun, and I caught another that was about 3-4 pounds. So the moral of the story, GO FISH THE LA RIVER. I had a blast and it just proves that you can fish anywhere the fish are. Please remember to be respectful of the resource when out fishing pick up your trash and line, and make Southern California a nicer place to fish.

My First LA River Carp
Gettin' Bigger

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