New CarpQuest Episode Released – Season 3, Ep7 In this weeks episode of CarpQuest we return to Chatfield Reservoir. There was flooding, rain storms and chaotic recreational bank side activity. We finally landed 5 carp and a great new personal best common carp for Ron. Well done Ron ! He was a VERY happy man …
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I had blanked my previous session at Kingfisher. I was eager to return in hopes of finally catching my first mirror carp of the season. So the next day we were back for a short, very windy, afternoon! With only a few hours to fish Ron and I got our lines out quickly. I had …
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Carp fishing at Chatfield with old friends, Ron and James, and one of my youngest fans, Jordan – what a great smart young kid. A fun time was had by all and almost half a dozen carp landed ! James and I arrived early morning at Chatfield. We had all planned to fish Roxborough Cove. …
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We are officially up and running for Season 3. After many blank sessions this year, in the snow, ice, wind and sleet at Chatfield Reservoir, we finally got a couple of carp in the net, on the cradle and on film. Victory Coffee was consumed ! As the weather in Colorado finally warmed up, the …
Continue reading New CarpQuest Episode Released – Season 3, Ep 1CarpQuest – S2E18 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Bald Eagle, Mirror Carp and Duck invasion! A cold and windswept day at the reservoir. It was getting very late in the carping season and few opportunities remained to get lines in the water before winter’s cold took a grip and the waters iced over. The highlight …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E18 – Chatfield Carp Fishing – Bald Eagle, Mirror Carp and Duck invasion!CarpQuest – 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 …
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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 …
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