Great trip! Super carp. Coventry would be a fantastic lake but for the water and jet skies. You have the right idea to fish early and get out when the place starts getting churned up. I find even in late fall when it is cold, some numb nut will put on a wet suite and proceed to churn up the entire lake. I am guessing you regularly take carp in the CT River. I always amazes me that I regularly see carp that look like beer kegs with fins all over the river. I will make a dedicated cat/carp trip one of these days.

Tight lines,

MikeV