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I was invited to a pre-tournament practice Carp shoot today to help a lifelong friend hone his skills as a Bow Fisherman and show him a little about Moses Lake. We hit the water at about 7:00 am from the launch at what used to be called Airman’s beach and headed up lake to the Rocky Ford creek area. I’m unsure of what the launch is now called but it’s one of the nicest boat launches I’ve ever seen and it’s free. It’s a brand new single dock with launch lanes on each side and a small inlet/bay with dock and tie ups all the way around it. Upon our arrival at the killing fields we were welcomed by literally thousands of spawning Carp jumping and trashing in the shallow dark stained waters of the lake. Placing the bow mount in ultra stealth mode we were able glide in and slay easily over fifty of the beasts in just a couple of hours. We figured that it would be best if we left some targets in this area for next weekend’s Carp tournament and decided to try another area. We loaded the boat and traveled down to Connelly Park and launched the boat again. Looking for more Carp shooting areas we ended up at an area of Moses Lake called the Fill…Don’t ask me why it’s called the Fill I just know that’s what’s it’s called. We headed under the bridge and into another killing field. The water depth was running three to four feet in this area and was also full of thousands of jumping and mating Carp which made for really muddy shooting conditions. We stayed close to the bank and found the best hunting in water that was less than two feet deep because in between mating sessions the carp seemed to enjoy sunning themselves. As we approached the old timber railroad trestle I caught a whiff of something that wasn’t right at all. It turned out to be a dead deer that had been in the water for quite some time. We motored away from the offending carcass and fished upwind for the rest of the afternoon. After shooting probably another thirty of forty Carp the wind shifted and brought the smell of the dead deer back into our thoughts. This time the smell was so strong you could taste it. We finished our venison dinner and made for the launch at Connelly Park. Upon our arrival to Connelly Park we were greeted by every stupid person in the area. The double lane two dock launch area was filled with swimmers, sun bathers, and folks wishing dismemberment upon themselves. Check out my rant and photos in the forum. Other than the truly stupid people at the Connelly Park boat launch it was a great time. I’m looking forward to hearing how my buddy and his brother do next weekend at the Carp tournament when there’s money on the line.
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