Albuquerque Ditch Fishing

Hey y'all,
I recently found out that the drains and canals that parallel the Rio Grande hold fish, and they even stock trout in some of them! So, I wandered down with my fly rod and found a sign that told me who the Corrales Drain belonged to. Some French guy named Notre Spassing? Anyway, I started chucking feathers and picked up a couple tiny largemouth on a black leech. As the sun slid off the water, the bite picked up. Every stick, every channel edge, every rock seemed to hold a little bass; the biggest was only about 10" but they're tenacious on the 4wt.
As a bonus, I managed my first two carp on the fly! First one was a solid 18"er (no scale so I couldn't weigh him) and the second was only 13". Both fought incredibly, made me chase them up and down the bank for at least 10 minutes each. All fish came on a #10 black leech, slowly twitched near the bottom.
I didn't end up with any trout, but had a fantastic day all the same! over a dozen fish total.