In this weeks new episode of CarpQuest a short session at a favorite venue produced a huge surprise capture, a new PB grass carp for me. Yet this capture was bitter sweet. A few months later the lake was all but totally drained to repair an inlet. As the lake was being refilled a local angler spotted the corpses of a dozen or more big carp in the shallows. Such a sad end to so many beautiful fish that had called this water home for over a decade.

Before the work commenced some of the lakes inhabitants, hopefully including a few of the big carp, were relocated by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to another lake in the city. We were only aware of a pod of around 30 or so carp that once lived here. We will return to the lake in Spring of 2017 to see if even just a couple of these majestic fish may have survived. Nature is always full of surprises !

Update: Throughout 2017 my colleague James monitored and continued to fish this venue. He did finally manage to land a good upper-double, and saw perhaps a dozen or so carp swimming in a pod. This would mean some of the carp did survive the draw-down, whether that monster grass carp did, is another question. We will check again in 2018.

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Summer 2016

Setup Used in this session:
Daiwa Mission X 12 ft 3.5 tc Rod, Daiwa SeaLine Black 4500 BRI Reels, Korda Touchdown 15lb mono – brown mainline, Korda Super Natural 18 lb hook link, Eagle Claw – Trokar Magnum Wide Gape Size 6 hooks, Ambush Anti-Tangle Sleeve – brown – stiff, Ambush Lead Safety clip, Ambush 2.5 oz swivel lead, zucchini bait.