Note: Originally published in the September, 2017 issue of the Washington Park Profile. One might not know it in fishing-crazy Colorado, but each year, Denver’s Platte River is the site of what is becoming annually a hotter and more spectacular fly fishing tournament, drawing the finest Colorado and regional anglers. The fish of interest? Believe it or not, it's carp. Dubbed “Carp Slam” and put on by the Denver chapter of Trout Unlimited, the catch-and-release tournament is i

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