When |
June 21st, 2008 |
Where |
Merrimack River, MA |
Who |
Fishing with Lucy, Sanjay and kids |
See also |
Last year, I met with Joanne, Lucy and their kids, and we had two good sessions of carp fishing (Story 2007 Max First Carp, Story 2007 Felix Max and Friends) on the Charles river. Since this worked pretty well and they seemed eager to get more, I had in mind to bring them to the Merrimack river to catch bigger fish one day or another.
Well, today was the day, at least for Lucy and her kids (Joe and Danny). Joanne and Max couldn't make it, this will be for another time. I chummed the spot quite generously the evening before, but was a bit nervous because I stayed there for a while and didn't see any sign of fish. Not having fished the Merrimack much this year, I was really not sure what to expect.
I arrived around 8AM and found that another carp angler (Roger) has the same idea of fishing with a kid (well, his own kid). Who caught a fish relatively quickly, and I was lucky enough to snap this cool release shot.
!! keep the story going based on Lucy's pics... Danny got one... Etc... Big run which made us chase the fish on the rocks... Lucy got one as well, the biggest...
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Early afternoon, Sanjay, one of my colleagues at work joined us with his son. We had a short business trip together the day before, and I had invited him to come as well. This was his very first time fishing, but it didn't take long for me to feel the power of carp! He had some troubles picking up a lively carp who absolutely didn't agree to be photographed, but we finally got the shot!