On Saturday, June 13, the Carp Throwdown celebrated its fourth go-around.
The night before began with some good, ol’ revelry, including rock and roll featuring CTD co-founder Conway Bowman on drums! The CTD tradition of the band always being called the Three Blind Carp was kept alive with Bernard Yin and his wife, Rebecca, on guitar and bass.
Next morning, a solid group of anglers hit Lake Henshaw in the fog, caught fish and had a great time. The legendary hopper hatch was not as elusive as in previous CTDs and many anglers earned their rankings with the help of hoppers. Certain areas were rife with the bugs and it was clear by the bird life that these hoppers are a huge part of this area’s seasonal ecosystem.
Some anglers leaned small and Zino Nakasuji even went to a size 14 stimulator.
And several catfish joined carp on the catch list. Good fun.
The results?
Well, we’re all warm and fuzzy to add that the first place boat division team was in fact a couple! Hats off to Dusty and Tiffany. They’re locals so you can blame the whole home team thing too.
Matus Sobolic took first in the wade division. He is a noteworthy So. Cal. carp fisher, who nabbed a first in last year’s Off Tha Hook on the L.A. River. Like many, he pre-fished the lake to dial it in.
A shout-out to organizers, Al Q and Conway Bowman, the Fly Stop and anyone else we neglected to mention. Not a single person didn’t bring something good to the table.
Carp Throwdown 4 Results 2015
1st Place Boat Division
Dustin and Tiffany Sergent
6 qualifying carp
5 best — total 110 points
2nd Place Boat Division
Tod and Brian Suttle
4 qualifying carp
4 best — total 79 points
1st Place Wade Division
Matus Sobolic
5 qualifying carp
5 best — total 92 points
2nd Place Wade Division
Mike McVay
4 qualifying carp
4 best — total 73 points
Big Fish
Dustin and Tiffany Sergent
26-inch carp
Trash Fish
Dan Jazozewki
21-inch catfish
Fish count for 40 anglers (26 boat, 14 wade)
36 carp
3 catfish
Special thanks to rock ‘n’ roller Bernard Yin for helping me get this report together.
See you on the river, Jim Burns
lariverflyfishing 
That first photo had me. Great shot to go along with a story that spells out regret for anyone who missed the event. Sounds like it was a great time for all.