Moat-Carp On Nymphs

Moat-Carp or. Carp On Nymphs
by Stephan Dombaj

For sure, a Globug-Fly is a serious carp killer. But why? In my opinion it´s quite simple: Except breadfeeding fishes there´s noting in the aquatic life that looks alike. Well, GloBug does not appeal as an imitation but it appeals to the fish´s curiosity. Think about it... a Carp is a mud-raking pig and in this brownish world a GloBug looks like a LSD-Stroboscope-Something. The fish is bursting with curiosity - it cannot resist to give it a try...

("Damnit, they refused it!")

As I said upon, they cannot resist... but once the realise that this little freaky thing is interwinded with stress, they start to refuse it. If teasing fails, imitating is the key to sustainable success. Bloodworms, Leeches, Crawldads, Dragonfly-Nymps or finally appropriate imitations of this aquatic fastfood are the items to go. We brought to you Carps on Globugs, Carp on Crawldads/Bonefishflies so today we´re going to put emphasis on nymphing Carps.

Check out this footages: Very blackish carps from a old and muddy moat...
Equipment: 2 Weight Opti Creek

(Bloodworm did it again - 2 weight rod has to work)

(...landing)

(Dark-Bloodworm-Carp)

(Smiling Paulo/ Carp on Holo-Bloodworm)

(Release)

Retro Footage of another Carp-Nymph-Series:

(Descent Fish)

(GB Prince did the job)

To Fish Or Not To Fish, That Is The Question - Ahr River (Germany)

To Fish Or Not To Fish, That Is The Question - Ahr River (Germany)
by Stephan Dombaj
feat.: Paulo Hoffmann

It is quater past 4 o´clock AM, you´re close to the river and you can´t wait to see it the first time this morning. Your Imagination takes over and paints the biggest and sweetest soft dorsal fins ever... your imagination is a bitch that covers the reality! The river is high and brown - and I really mean it like this! A harsh thunderstorm ruined your pictures of rising brownies and slightly moving graylings in the current. To fish or not to fish, that is the question...

(Underhand Instruction - Ahr River)

Of course we took the chance and for valid reasons it´s always worth it. High and brownish water is just the right excuse for tubes, streamers and of course, for big fat tracking dries. The elevated waterlevel is forcing our targets to search for obstacles that break the harsh current - what minimizes the numbers of hidingspots dramatically. Finally it´s way easier for us to find fish. The only problem is the brownish tinch - we had to deal with coffee-like conditions and constantly attending thunderstorms. Damnit, I mean this is some serious bullshit, the only thing you can do, is using the biggest and meanest black streamers you can find.

(Want some coffee?)

Regardless of the bad conditions we got some fine fishes and my first cast brought the biggest fish of the day - a descent 53cm (20,89 Inch) browntrout that fought like a bull on the tiny 3wt. I nailed that fish on a tracking hopperfly...

(Sweet Brownie nailed a tracking hopper)

Now check out the following footages of that day below:


(A Brute...)


(Chub)


(Chub Pt.II)


(Temptation beginns with a L)


(Bow on a big nymph on a 3weight)


(It´s raining again)


(Serious Rain - water get´s browner than brown)


(Hey Baby!!!)


(One more time... perfect size for a 3wt.)


(Cormoran-Fastfood)


(Bow on Nymph)


(Elevated brownish Ahr river)


(LOOP endorsed snake)


(Distant Chub)


(soft dorsal fin)


(Chub Detail - without flashlight)


(With flashlight)

(Big Snake)

(Release)

(Sunshine inbetween)

(Portrait)

(fatty)

(strange...)

(Loop endorsed Snake)

(Mr. Brown´s evil face)

(Begging for rain? Little brownie on streamer)

(Little rainy on a tiny nymph)

Rodcrackers at Sieg River - Sneep PT.II

Rodcrackers at Sieg River - Sneep PT.II
by Stephan Dombaj
feat.: Paulo Hoffmann

We have recieved a lot of Mail-Feedback after our last Sneep-article and it´s kinda curious because I have never really tought much about Sneepfishing. It was always that easy for me: It´s a fish, it has a mouth - so it´s gotta eat something...flydish is served - Bang! Here is a little documentation of another trip to Sieg River and it´s ambitious fighters. Check out Pt.I for further information.

(Olympic gold on a 2weight flyrod)

It´s hot outside...and the absolute humidity makes you feel like you´re stucked in a steamer. It´s time for a refreshing blast of light tackle action. Check out the following footages and take them as an recreational advice for spending time on the riverside. A Sneep will reward you for all your efforts with backingruns, fullbends and a lot of tailrunning- and sometimes jumping-action.

(Flyfishing Querilla - one on one combat)

(Gotcha!)


(Pretty fish...for the beginning)


(That´s why they call it NASE or Nosecarp)


(Paulo´s turn - he hooked a jumper...)


(BANG - I have to admit here, that the splash is adjusted because it was outside of the focal length - the jump is for real)


(It´s all about a 5 letter word. Balls, even the smaller ones got a whole bunch of them)

After taking some videofootage of rodcracking Sneep´s I hooked a sweet fish, that immediately ran into backing (Creekline is just 15Meters long...)


(BACKING RUN-AAAAAAAAAH)


(Get bend...)


(Time for some audience)


(Missed that jump...)


(Damnit, this fish has cojones)


(Yeah, getting laid by a 2wt.)


(First attempt)


(Damnit!!!)


(Just like this...and...)


(YEAH!!!)


(Sneep on fly - give it a try)


(Peeping caddis - Item to go)

After two hours of fishing and a couple of nice Sneep´s it started to thunder...time to get back home...but on our way back, we had to do some more casts. If you are a baitcaster, you may know that you can also catch Sneep on small crankbaits, softbaits and spinners on conventional spinningtackle. Most people think that this is a coincident, but it´s not. You can get them aswell on rapidly moving streamers - so if you have to set out for you way back home, give it a try... you will be suprised!

(Thunderstorm...damnit)


(...)


(Hell´s Waders)


(Sneep on Streamer)


(Paulo and a Sneep)


(Dog Nobbler did the job)


(Thunderstrom prevails...light disappears)