A challenging session with pre-spawn conditions and thunderstorms in the area. We saw many carp showing though few were interested in feeding. By the end of the day we had landed a couple of common carp. One of Ron’s fish only had half a tail ! You can also read my full write-up on this …
Continue reading CarpQuest New Episode Released – Season 4, Ep 9Often the Quest for Carp is not always easy. In this weeks episode we follow my journey with my young friend Camaris as he tries to catch his first ever carp. It takes us multiple sessions, at different venues around the state, before we finally get Camaris his first Carp-ON. Having a carp in the …
Continue reading New CarpQuest Episode Released – Season 3, Ep 14
In this episode I returned again to Chatfield Reservoir, Kingfisher, following the previous session being ended by bad weather. The afternoons fishing was dominated by the crayfish eating every bait I cast out. Finally I switched over to a harder bait, the CC Moore Hi-Viz creamed tiger nuts, hoping these would withstand the crayfish longer. …
Continue reading New CarpQuest Episode Released – Season 3, Ep 10In this weeks episode of CarpQuest, we returned again to Adams County Fairgrounds, following the months of torrential rain and flooding. Though our swim was flooded and under water, we got setup further back on the peninsula and got our lines out. The session did not start out as planned, i discovered I had lost …
Continue reading New CarpQuest Episode Released – Season 3, Ep 6
In this episode of CarpQuest we finally got back to the Fairgrounds, after a week of crazy weather and flooding. The windy session looked to be ending in a blank until a stunning 20 lb common took the bait, literally as I was lifting the rods from the water for the day! Remember, it’s never …
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SPECIAL EPISODE of CARPQUEST Released – S3 – Episode 4 In this Special episode of CarpQuest I take my brother Peter carp fishing. He has never fished before in his life. After almost half a century, the Finney boys are together on the bank, in a Quest for Carp. Your can read the full story …
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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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