Posts Tagged ‘ Carp ’
It seems that I picked a great time to take a fishing hiatus as cold weather has taken a nice grip here in Colorado. While I haven’t had time to go fishing, I had some free time to stich together a few clips and photos from a weekend or two this summer. I’ll get up some more videos and flies in preparation for the spring thaw, hell that is right around the corner. What else do you have to look forward to during a deep winter hibernation?
The Platte still is giving it up, Drapeau hasn’t forgotten how to fish since living back east, Kendrick is his usual stuff. Carry on.
Elitch Gardens Brown Ribbon Fishery
The Fight
Bridge Fishing
Doubles
Armor
Still Got It
Small Arms
Heavy Artillery
Until the 2011 Carp Slam here in the mile high city. They tell me that the competition prohibits fishing the river starting tonight so we got out for one more scouting mission.
Kendrick Carp
Last Victim
It was a productive morning, if Tyler and I are fortunate enough to team up together watch out. Between his fishing and my netting nothing can stop us.
Hook Your Fish
Step 1: Find a nice bridge that gives you an overhead tactical advantage.
Step 2: Hook said fish from bridge.
Step 3: Have your friend grab your rod, run down to the stream below the bridge.
Step 4: Your friend strips line off the reel and loosens the drag. Grabbing the line above the reel let the rod fall from the bridge, using the drag to slow its fall into your waiting hands.
Step 5: Land the fish, high five one another.
Step 6: Find more bridges.
The Prize
Cruising Carp
Life has a way of pulling you in different directions. For me the responsibilities of trying to be an adult have kept me from being able to commit to hundreds of miles of traveling in the name of trout fishing. Not being one to let adversity get the best of me, I have refocused my efforts towards other warm water species that reside closer to home.
That being said I enlisted the help of one Michael Gracie to help shake the rust off my carp equipment and get after a few. This afternoon we both had some time to check The Stink and indeed with the water low and clear Carp were up in the flats looking for some food. Being a courteous host Gracie spotted a mudding carp and pointed me in the right direction saying, “Get em’ young buck”. An ugly cast and a few twitches later I had my first of what I hope will be many Carp this summer. At the end of our three hour excursion we happily traveled home with four missed hook sets and one carp to hand. The warm weather and the absence of rain gave me my first great Carp afternoon, now all that is left is to figure out what to do next week…
Gracie Guided Carp
Sampling of a lazy Sunday in Denver. I’m looking forward to runoff.
Local Carp
