CarpQuest – S1E20 – Chatfield Carp Fishing On a warm Tuesday afternoon my wife and I returned once again to Chatfield with our dog, Ripley. I had received an “early” birthday present from my wife, the Nash Kaptive Retainer Sling XL, and wanted to test it out. We brought a few sandwiches for the session …
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CarpQuest – S1E19 – Chatfield Carp Fishing July can be a great month for carp fishing here in Colorado. The temperatures are warm, the weather generally stable and the carp are very active. On a warm Monday morning I returned to Chatfield Reservoir again, this time with James, for a late morning and afternoon session. …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E19 – Chatfield Carp FishingCarpQuest – S1E18 – Prospect Lake Carp Fishing – Grass Carp The first day of summer and a mid-afternoon session at Prospect Lake downtown Colorado Springs. This is a venue I rarely visit due to the heavy angler pressure, powered boat traffic, jet-ski’s and foot traffic, runners, dog walkers from the path that surrounds this …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E18 – Prospect Lake Carp Fishing – Grass CarpCarpQuest – S1E17 – Pikeview Reservoir Carp Fishing It was the last day if Spring and the heat wave continued. I decided to take a quick trip down to my local haunt, Pikeview Reservoir and get in a short session. Though still early in the day it was blisteringly hot, temps quickly spiking into the …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E17 – Pikeview Reservoir Carp Fishing – SpawningCarpQuest – S1E16 – Pikeview Carp Fishing – Angry Grass Carp An early morning late Spring session at my local fishing hole, Pikeview Reservoir. This was my 11th session here this year and I was still trying to bank my first carp of the season from this location. Would today’s session be any different ? …
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CarpQuest – S1E15 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Chris 7 carp A Friday all day session up at my favorite Colorado fishing destination, Chatfield Reservoir. Since catching the monster carp, “CarpZilla” I had become obsessed with catching some more big pigs! My friend Chris had the day off work so we travelled up to Chatfield …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E15 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Chris 7 carpCarpQuest – S1E14 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Three Amigos I returned again to Chatfield Reservoir this Friday, 31st March. This time I took along a pair of new carp fanatics I have been corrupting these past months, Chris & James. It was James’s birthday so I just had to help get him into some …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E14 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Three AmigosCarpQuest – S1E13 – Colorado State Record Common Carp Chatfield Reservoir has not failed to deliver this year. A week before I had banked a new PB common carp at 28 lb’s 6 oz from this venue. I believe that was a huge fish for this water but hoped that perhaps a 30 might be …
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