FishGuts,
The lake is in New Mexico and I didn't know if it was one of those destinations that was worth the trip. As a Rhody native a trip from Utah to New Mexico is like a trip to the moon and back.
Tom Meade, our local outdoor writer had a ball catching carp on a popcorn fly he made and used in Lake Mead. It seemed that the carp were conditioned to eat popcorn that was thrown in the lake to feed the ducks. He would chum with the real stuff and then cast his popcorn fly into the mix.
Stripers are great and carp are cool. The fish I love the most...is the one on the end of my line.
Mike