Carp #2 for the year succumbed to a "wedlock" nymph. At least that is what I call it because I first tied it for whitefish on the Flathead system during the winter, right before my wedding. It is a really basic fly. A short, clipped green marabou tail, peacock herl body with palmered grizzly hackle. I tie them weighted so they get down fairly quickly. Yesterday I managed about an hour in the sun at a local pond, and there were fish all over, but they were starting to think about spawning. Typically I'd see 1 big female, followed by 2-3 males. No real spawning taking place, but you could tell what was on their minds! Most of the fish were completely uninterested, and I only saw one tailing fish the entire time. I managed to get one of the little males to eat the wedlock, probably more fluke than anything else. It was a tiny little 4 lb carp...It still makes me laugh to say things like "tiny little 4 lb carp." Those trout fisherman don't know what they are missing! Heh heh...

Two weeks until the MN trip with Wendy Berrell. I can't wait.