Nice fish . I have chased Carp several times with the fly rod and have not had any luck yet . I try to sneak up on them in my boat and put the wind to my back to help with making accurate casts but they just ignore what I offer including live worms . Some of you guys make it look easy .
It has taken me years to learn to consistently catch carp on a fly, and it is far from “easy.” Finding numbers of fish, getting them to feed, and learning to hook them with a fly takes a lot of practice. Although you will occasionally get a carp to eat a worm, it is not their preferred food. They are looking for carbohydrates like plants, corn or grain. To be consistently successful with a fly, you need to find large concentrations of fish that are feeding. One way to catch them is to concentrate the fish with chumming. Throw out range cubes in a spot where carp are around and then after a few days, throw out more chum and slow strip a fly through the area. You have to set the hook immediately when you feel a bite. Carp are experts at spitting out something that is not a food item.