Folsom Lake Carp

[JayDubP]

If cottonwood trees are in bloom carp eat those fuzzy seeds (the cotton looking stuff that blows in the wind). Search online and you will find patterns for "Cottonwood seed" carp flies.

[Idadon]

I used to catch em on cottonwood seed flies when I was growing up in Lodi. Just a simple white chenille body with a white pampered hackle will work. Was fun to try to lead them/guessing their direction. We had a fig tree that hung over the river by our house and when the fruit was ripe some real monsters would hold under the tree. Caught a 33 pounder under that tree when I was 12, on a rip fig.

Carp are an interesting target!! I've been condemned to a winter in Mohave Valley this year. Hoping there's Carp in the Colorado in that stretch. Have to find a comfortable lawn chair and a good recipe for Carp bait. Returning to my childhood!!