Sharks swim up the D River to Devil’s Lake

Ok. Maybe they are huge carp tails.

We took these fins for granted in the fall – when the plants grew free on our side of the lake. Winter waves and freezes wiped the sand clean through the winter months, pushing these large carp to feed more to the south.  We’ve seen these elusive fins during our boat rides, but since the photographer is also the pilot, I usually just got dark spots in dark water . . . .

Today- sitting in front of the window – I saw the fins return! Dumping my laptop almost onto the floor, grabbing the camera, I ran down to the water in the rain.  It was worth it.  Finally a photo! These Carp really are huge – a couple of feet long if not more. Hard to give perspective to the length and width.