Guided Grass Carp Trip
Guided Grass Carp Fly Fishing trips on the Wabash River, White River and Sugar Creek, located in Central Indiana. You will fish out of a 12 foot NRS inflatable drift boat, the full day rate is $350.00 with lunch and drinks provided, Please note, that I can only guide one angler per trip due to a 12 foot raft. Trips will be a Minimum of 8 hours or longer depending on weather, and how the fish are chewing. Half day guided wading trips also available, $225 with a minimum of 4 hours with drinks provided. Rod and reels are provided but feel free to bring your own rig. 6 & 7 weights are preferred with floating line and 9-10 foot leaders, 8 weights are also fine for the larger White and Wabash Rivers. I will also provide flies, but feel free to bring your own flies, I know how fun it is to catch fish on a fly you tied yourself ! A $100 deposit is required upon booking a trip.
The Wabash River located West of Indianapolis, might be one of my favorite rivers to fly fish for big Grassies, it contains the longest stretch (411 miles) of free-flowing river east of the Mississippi River. If you want to put up some big numbers, this river is a Rough Fish dream, loaded with Grass Carp, Gar and Smallmouth Buffalo. I like to fish this river mid Summer through late Fall when the water levels are lower.
West Fork White River runs through Indianapolis and is 362 miles long draining into the Wabash River, another excellent river to sight cast for big grass carp !
Sugar Creek is the Smallmouth Bass gem of the Wabash River system, located West of Indianapolis. If there was a river meant for fly fishing it is Sugar Creek, and it's very clear most of the year, making it an excellent sight casting body of water. Big enough to float several months out of the year with a drift boat and small enough to wade. It doesn't have as many Carp in it as the Wabash and White River, but the fish in there are extremely large ! It also has huge numbers of Smallmouth Bass and quite a few Gar as well.
I guide from April to the end of October. Spring and summer offers terrific fishing and when the water gets low from July-October the fishing can be even better!
White Bass on Fly ! Eagle Creek, and Raccoon Creek every Spring from roughly March to May the White Bass make their annual spawning run, and if you find them, you can hook up almost every cast. I can put you on some nice holes for non-stop White Bass action on fly. This is a wade trip for roughly 4 hours. Great trip for kids to hook up on fly as well due to the non-stop action and short casts involved. If you are interested in this, just shoot me a message in my contact page.
What should you bring?
Your own rod and reel if preferred
A valid Indiana fishing license (a trout stamp is not required for the waters we’ll be fishing) Purchase on-line http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2348.htm
Polarized sunglasses
Sunscreen
Rain gear (weather dependent)
Seasonal appropriate clothing
Waders if you will be wading, in the Summer we can wet wade most of the time
Camera