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    Colorado Springs Report: Quail Lake

    in CO

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    Haven't posted on here in a long time.. Just thought I should let y'all know this is a nice place to fish. I've caught several 20+lb fish here. I use my own personal strawberry dough bait and it works great. I also use a crawfish flavored dough bait that works well too. I would recommend Willow Springs Ponds down in the fountain/widefield area if you really want to catch the monsters. I've caught a 33lb grasser and a 28 lb common there. More specifically on the larger lake, farthest side from where you park.

    My first Grasser!

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

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    Well done man! I want to get a grass so bad but I dont think they are anywhere near where I am - do they fight any different? and what kind of baits would you use for those? - cheers man - shawn

    They fought quite a bit differently. They nibble real gently at the bait so it's hard to tell when your getting a hit. I hooked 3 before I finally landed one. The way their mouth is shaped it seems like its real easy for them to spit the hook. Mine fought hard after the take, then nothing till it got to shore, then it fought hard again.

    I used a strawberry doughbait that had hits all day on.

    Recipe is easy: boil 1 litre water add 2 tablespoons sugar, tablespoon vanilla, 1 packet strawberry jello, mix in 2 cups corn meal one cup flour. after thats all said and done I take a lump of that dough and put it in the center of a piece of white bread with the crust cut off and mash it up. makes a really solid/compact dough. Grassers seemed to love it! I think I'm gonna try a different shaped hook to see if I can improve my hookup rate. Was just using a standard eagle claw #6. Any one have any suggestions?

    Two for one!

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    Been getting skunked lately and decided to go to one of my "feel good" swims, where the fish are small but you always get a bunch. I tied on two hooks to a 3 way swivel just to try it out. I plastered some strawberry doughbait on them and started the wait. About 30 minutes later I had a monster hit(or so I thought). This guy was fighting like I've never felt a carp fight before and it felt HEAVY. I get it to shore and instead of a new PB in the 20's... I get 2 medium sized fish, one on each hook. One weighed 11lb 4oz, the other 12lb 2oz, combined for 23lb 6oz(would have easily beaten my old pb of 13lb and the CO CAG record of 18lb :) )

    Fun fight but still a bit dissapointed.

    Carp Slam 2010

    in Carp on the Fly

    Posted

    Dang, not really a flyfisherman. I seen an event here in CO and got all giddy. I'm really looking for an excuse to try to get together some people here in CO and wet some lines heh.

    Okie, are you just a fly guy or do you bait fish as well? Not many carpers here in CO and would really like to learn a thing or twelve from someone :)

    CO Newbie

    in Carp on the Fly

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    Welcome to CAG! Not much of a flyfisherman myself, never really could get into a good groove with those things. It's awesome you've been landing some carp on em out here in CO! I'm from CO Springs. Not many fellow carpers in this state. If ever your down this way gimme a hollar, I know a few places I think would knock your socks off with carp!

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