CarpQuest Blog – Rigs, PVA Sticks and a Puppy On a sunny, and surprisingly warm, Sunday morning I ventured out for my second session of the year. My first trip, a week before, had not ended so well. The plastic line-guard on one of my Daiwa reels shattering. I am still waiting on the replacement …
Continue reading CarpQuest Blog – Rigs, PVA Sticks and a PuppyCarpQuest – S2E2 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing – Rigs, PVA sticks and a Puppy A very quick session at Quail Lake, Colorado Springs, to test rigs, practice tying and using PVA sticks and finally, to see how my my puppy “Raven” deals with fishing – this was to be her first time on the …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S2E2 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing – Rigs, PVA sticks and a PuppyCarpQuest – S1E5 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing A great sunny day session was had at Quail lake with a couple of friend, Chris and Patrick. Two of us were fishing for carp and our colleague, Patrick for trout. We fished from around 8am to 4pm. For carp we were using big-bobs corn on the …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E5 – Quail Lake Carp FishingCarpQuest – S1E4 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing A nice sunny session at Quail Lake this past Sunday. Fished from around 7:30am to 4pm. This was my 4th session on this venue this year. Weather was foreast to be overcast but we had good sun, a clear sky, though high winds in the afternoon. First …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E4 – Quail Lake Carp FishingCarpQuest – S1E3- Quail Lake Carp Fishing – My first Winter Carp I returned to Quail on Friday for a morning and early afternoon session. I was determined to try and bank my first ever winter carp. Having blanked a couple of sessions previously the odds weren’t looking good. This was my second session on …
Continue reading CarpQuest – S1E3 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing – My first Winter CarpCarpQuest – S1E2 – Quail Lake Carp Fishing My 1st session this year at Quail Lake, downtown Colorado Springs. This venue had been quite successful for me back in 2012 and I decided, though still covered half in ice, to give it a try on a rather chilly and overcast Friday morning. The conditions weren’t …
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