Hughes Lake

One of my favorite places to fish is Hughes Lake. It was the best carp lake in the greater

 New York area. In an effort to improve the quality of the lake, it was drained and dredged.

Bass were added to the lake and many of the large carp were released into the Passaic River.

The established patterns that the carp had, are long gone.  It is challenging now to find 

where carp are holding.  The lake is deeper than it used to be. The lily pads are new too.

 After observing the behavior of some of the carp, I realized that the carp were closer to the edge of the lake and tailing there.  I lost a few in the lily pads but caught this one on the Blue Maxcatch glass rod

using the old Thinkfish Bold semi automatic fly reel.