
I had beached my kayak and was fishing from the bank to mostly uninterested cruising peacocks when I spotted the "golden bonefish". I dropped my Stan inspired gold-flashabou-on-Ah-hook fly in front of it and watched that vacuum mouth instantly hoover it in. The carp was heavy and strong but it didn't do any of the reel screaming runs I've read they're capable of. Still, it was cool to catch something new.
p.s. another new species sighting: saw my first aquatics division officer at the lake. He checked for my pfd and license which was kinda funny since I had just renewed that morning. It was good to some enforcement though.