In this episode of CarpQuest we take a family picnic down south to a lake near Pueblo. This was our first visit to this venue and I was unsure if the rumors of grass carp in these waters would prove true. About a decade or so ago the lake had been stocked with grassers to …
Continue reading CarpQuest Blog – Fishing, Family and Grass CarpCarpQuest – S2E14 – Colorado – Fishing, Family and Grass Carp In this episode of CarpQuest we take a family picnic down south to a lake near Pueblo. This was our first visit to this venue and I was unsure if the rumors of grass carp in these waters would prove true. About a decade …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E14 – Colorado – Fishing, Family and Grass CarpCarpQuest – S2E13 – Pueblo Reservoir Fishing – Boater Madness and Mirror Carp What insanity entered our minds when we decided to fish this popular reservoir over the Labor Day weekend ? I thought I had seen everything, I was wrong as an insane boater parked literally right on top of our lines, not more …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E13 – Pueblo Reservoir Fishing – Boater Madness and Mirror CarpCarpQuest – S2E12 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Carp and Catfish In this episode of CarpQuest we get in a quick session at Chatfield Reservoir, with James, before the madness descends for the Labor Day weekend. Thunderstorms were due in the area by 2pm so we got the lines out quickly. I was rewarded after …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E12 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Carp and CatfishCarpQuest – S2E11 – Cherry Creek Carp Fishing – Jet Ski’s and Carp In this episode of CarpQuest I fish Cherry Creek Reservoir, in the City of Aurora, Colorado. I had visited this venue a week before to quickly scout out some spots. I had heard the Marina end was good for carp. Arriving on …
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from my article on Big Carp News No, not the Iron Maiden song; rather my first experiences of night fishing for carp. This has been a crazy year for weather in Colorado. First with the never ending freezing winter followed by boiling hot days, cold nights and record rainfall, dust storms and electrical storms, high wind; …
Continue reading Fear of the DarkCarpQuest – S2E10 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Fear of the Dark In this episode of CarpQuest we go on our first night fishing trip, destination, Chatfield Reservoir, CO. Arriving just before dusk we setup at the usual swim as a thunderstorm moved off into the distance. Ron walked an underwater camera out into the …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E10 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Fear of the DarkCarpQuest – S2E9 – Pueblo Reservoir Carp Fishing – 100F Carping An afternoon session with James at Pueblo Reservoir fishing in 100°F heat. It was crazy hot but the carp action did not initially seem affected. In the space of a couple of hours we had 6 runs, put 4 carp on the bank and …
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