1500lb Catch In The GRP Pond!

By Sara Schmidt on October 23, 2014

Bobby was interrupted in his grass cutting when he noticed a huge red Ferris in the GRP swimming pond.

Normally, the lake only holds bream, bass, and grass carp, so this was a remarkable and highly unusual discovery. When Phil, an avid fly fisherman, heard about the Ferris, he grabbed a 4 weight camp fly rod, ran to the lake, made a perfect presentation cast and actually hooked his quarry.

Here is the proud fisherman with his record catch. Until this record breaker, the largest catch ever made at Green River Preserve was a 40 pound grass carp caught by Les Vance. The new record is now a 1500 pound red Ferris landed by our own Phil. Congratulations.

Sara Schmidt

Sara Schmidt serves as the Administrative Director and Registrar for Green River Preserve. She is excited to be part of the GRP family in her role which focuses on “all things camper.” Her primary responsibilities include camper registration and billing, camper retention, and the GRP Camp Store. Sara also serves as the Editor of Green River Preserve’s seasonal newsletter, Whispers From The Preserve, and she manages the camper scholarship committee. Her newest endeavor is to help build GRP’s Annual Fund and partnership program.