Flats boat Carpin' in San Diego

It's on! Carp on the fly season has begun.Check out this Youtube link and get stoked on this great fishery!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik1iobnh6Sg

I hope your out fishing

best

Conway Bowman

Back in action...

Its been a long four weeks. Dealing with all sorts of weirdness here in San Diego and trying to put the final touches on my new saltwater fly fishing book for the Orvis Company.For the record, writing a book on flyfishing is a tough gig! There is so much information needed to be covered and to put that information on paper is a task that is very laborsome for sure.

Yesterday...

The big event at Lake Hodges " The Hodge Podge" was not as well attended at I would have hoped. We ahd some great companies who attended like Kaenon,Simms, Ross/Buff and of course the San Diego Fly Shop/Bluewater Tackle from Solona Beach who put on the event. Ed Z from the San Diego Union Tribune stopped by and we had a great chat about fly fishing for carp at our local lakes.

until next time

great tides

conway

Carpin' San Diego Style

I love spring. The heavy rains that fall in February and March mean the reservoirs around San Diego will be filling up with water, creating some great carp flats for wading and sight casting to tailing carp come April, May and June.

Waking the hard sand flats at some some of our local carp "ponds" and casting crayfish patterns to some big "tailers" is about as good as it gets for fly rod sight casting. It's very much like casting to Redfish on the marsh in Louisiana without the travel.

I was lucky enough to get a beautiful EastCape Caiman flats skiff recently delivered from Florida. This baby is going to bring flats skiff fishing to So Cal. not only for carp but for spring time and summer bass.

As I sit here looking out at the rain falling outside , I know carp season is just a couple of week away. Man I can't wait!

" A Crawlin' Carp"

The Caiman

Why I Fly Fish for Carp

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