[Dave Pickering, Picketd(Ri), Ri]

RI

Oct. 6

22 lbs.

[Dave Pickering, Picketd(Ri), Ri]

RI

Oct. 6

23 lbs.. 12 oz.

[Essence of Carping September 2021 Post Here]

1. LG g7 thin q

2. 9/18/21

3. RI

4. Dave Pickering

5. "RI mirror"

[Colin Peters, NY-North State Chair]

Colin Peters becomes our latest State Chair as he has been unanimously voted by the BOD as the NY- North State Chair.  Congrats to Colin and thank you for volunteering.

[Dave Kumm, Nebraska State Chair]

By a unanimous vote of the BOD, Dave Kumm has been voted Nebraska state chair.  Thank you Dave for volunteering for this position and good luck.

[Laine Dillard, Florida State Chair]

By a unanimous vote of the the BOD, Laine Dillard has been voted Florida State Chair. Thank you, Laine, for volunteering for this position and good luck.

[Erik Taylor, KY State Chair]

By a unanimous vote of the BOD, Erik Taylor has been voted state chair for KY.  Thank you, Erik, for volunteering and good luck in this position.

[Essence of Carping June 2021- Post Photos Here]

Go Pro Hero 7 Black

June 28, 2021

RI

Dave Pickering

"Underwater Fight"

[Essence of Carping June 2021- Post Photos Here]

LG G7 Thin Q

June 9

RI

Dave Pickering

"Released to Freedom"

 

[Spring Big 4 2021 - The Winners!]

Great job, everyone. Very well run event. Thanks especially to Jerome for all his efforts on the ever changing leaderboard.

[Domenic Firestone, PA State Chair]

By a unanimous vote of the BOD, Domenic Firestone has been voted State Chair for PA.  Thank you Domenic for volunteering for this position and good luck.

[Ryan Munn, NJ State Chair]

I will make this official.  By a unanimous vote of the BOD, Ryan Munn has been voted NJ State Chairman.  Congrats to Ryan and thank you for volunteering.

[Spring Big 4 2021]

oops...found the answer to my question....March 14.

[Spring Big 4 2021]

Is there a deadline to register for this event?

[Yankee Challenge trying to find as much information as possible to bring it back]

I also do not have the trophy. 

Problem right now is with travel restrictions between NE states. Once Covid passes, this could be a possibility.

[Ryan Munn voted Regional State Chair Director, Region 1 South]

By a unanimous vote of the CAG BOD, Ryan Munn has been voted Regional State Chair Director, Region 1 South.  We want to thank Ryan for volunteering for this important position.

[Sam Williams voted CAG Regional State Chair Director- Region 1 North]

By a unanimous vote of the CAG BOD, Sam Williams has been voted Regional State Chair Director, Region 1 North. We want to thank Sam for volunteering for this important position.

[The 1st?]

I didn't get out on the Jan. 1,  but did get out on Jan.2. Tried a new spot in RI where the ice just departed.  It was a place that I never fished in January.  Hit a banner day.  Landed 10 carp from 10 to 19 lbs.  Here's one of them in the net.....

[record mirror carp]

Wow! Fantastic fish! Huge congrats.

[Discovery Month 2020 - Please posts your Stories, Videos and Photos!]

Joe and Kirk, 

Congrats on a job well done. Very deserving.  Enjoyed your stories and video. Keep up the fishing!

[2020 Champion of the Queen Award - Iain Sorrell]

While the President of CAG usually announces the Champion of the Queen Award winner, we will break with tradition this year.  Behind the scenes, the BOD has unanimously voted our President, Iain Sorrell, as the 2020 Champion of the Queen award winner. Since the CAG inception, the Carp Anglers Group “Champion of the Queen” award (sometimes referred as “Protector of the Queen” award) has been used to acknowledge exceptional achievements in promoting CAG and carp angling in North America.

Iain has been a tireless volunteer in the CAG organization for almost two decades.  He joined CAG in 1995 and has been a supporter ever since.  Over the years he has held positions of State Chairman for CT, Vice President for several years, Treasurer and President since December 2017.  In addition, he has been Interim Events Director, running many events in the absence of a Director in recent years.

Iain has been a national figure in carp conservation.  He was instrumental in getting landmark regulations passed for the protection of trophy carp in the CT River. He worked with the CT DEEP to pass legislation to designate the CT River and other waters in CT as “Trophy Carp Waters” in which every carp landed over 24 inches had to be released. It was a model for other states to follow.

He also organized and ran a very popular event called the NECC (New England Carp Conference). This event, a pure “carp fishing show”, brought together carp fishermen and vendors from all over the US.  It was held in Middletown, CT.

During his years as President, Iain brought fiscal integrity to CAG through his business expertise.  He also used his business management skills to fill many state chair positions as well as BOD positions. During his tenure as President membership saw a steady growth.

The BOD and CAG offer a big thank you for all that Iain has done for this organization as well as carp fishing in the US. Please join me in congratulating our President Iain Sorrell as the 2020 Champion of the Queen award winner.

 

[August 2020 - Post Your Photos Here!]

For me, the essence of carp fishing here in RI is one word, "MIRROR". We have more mirror carp and more beautiful mirror carp than just about anywhere in the country. I picked this photo because I just love the sun reflecting off the scales of this gorgeous specimen. Enjoy!

1. Type of camera: LG G-7 Thin Q phone

2. Date taken: Aug. 21

3. Location: Lincoln, RI

4. Name: Dave Pickering

 

[Deric Martin, Ontario Co-Chair]

The BOD has unanimously voted Deric Martin as Co-Chair for Ontario.  Good luck Deric and thank you for volunteering.

[New Quebec State Chair]

By a unanimous vote, the BOD has approved Louis-Philip Lortie as the CAG state chair for Quebec.  Thank you Louis for volunteering for this position and good luck.

[Would be Record 40 lb. RI Carp Released]

Last week the unthinkable happened.  I landed what I believe is the first 40 lb. common carp to be caught in RI waters.  The massive fish weighed exactly 40 lbs., and was 40 inches long.  It was caught on a hair rig combo bait that was made up of a kernel of maize along with a white, artificial, plastic corn.  This combo bait has been a killer for me all spring.

Unlike in other nearby states, thirty pound carp are rare here in RI.  There are a few low thirties landed every year in RI, but 40 lbs. is a mark few sharpies would have ever thought possible.  My previous biggest carp in RI was 36 lbs., a fish thought to be the biggest ever taken up until now. The crazy thing about monster fish is that it was landed in exactly the same spot that I caught my 36 lber. eight years ago. It is not the same fish.

This forty pound carp would have easily shattered the official RI state record of 32 lbs.  But, to claim that record in this state, the fish must be taken to an official weigh station and weighed.  Knowing this fish would have died, I chose to release it in good shape quickly after a few photos.  Note that had it been caught in many other states, I could have easily claimed the record with the info I had.  The fish was weighed on a certified Reuben Heaton scale, I got a measurement, I had a witness and I had a photo.

A fish this size is a female capable of producing eggs that will produce offspring that could grow to enormous sizes. No way I would keep a fish like this just for the official record. And, besides, I just might meet up with her again some day!