Invading Stream

Headed out last Friday (5-10-2013) to what I call is "My Carpin Waters". Now granted I don't own the land or the water or even know who does other than the BLM (Bureau of Land Management). I have not seen anyone else fish this section of water or even seen tracks of others. I fished the south side of the stream headed upstream. I had made it to the "center" section of the stream, an area I had not been to yet. Once I had fished the area I moved across the stream in a shallow area and headed back towards my truck. I fished the stream here and there but never landed a fish on the high bank side. Thats when I noticed the tracks of other people in the area. I noted what they looked liked and had wondered if they were just surveyors or construction works from the adjacsent road project going on. I figured that they hadn't when I found the dead Carp on the bank. It looked as though they had been there about two days (judging by the smell).

I was a little discouraged since I have been fishing this area for about a month. Learning the fish, their actions, how the water flowed, what the bottom of the stream was like and where the Carp like to hang out. Now I am affraid that people are going to get in there and start killing fish left and right and distrupt the pattern of the fish. Not to mention the fish will become very sketchy.

Its an odd feeling since when I grew up we always considered Carp as a garbage or trash fish. Now that I have spent so much time and energy trying to learn them and catch them, I think I am starting to grow a little attached to the little guys. Like getting attached to the ugly dog at the pound (who does that really happen to!!??).