Fly anglers are figuring out that carp is not a fish to look down your nose at. They are challenging, strong, accessible, and most importantly, flat out fun to catch on a fly rod. You don't have to ...

Learn the best baits, rigs, and hotspots to catch one of the hardest-fighting fish in a lake or river near you. They wouldn’t be among the prettiest fish. In fact, some folks would say common carp are ...

A Utah County family of fishermen faces an enormous task — ridding Utah Lake of an invasive species. Fifth generation Utah Lake fisherman Bill Loy Jr., his son Cody Loy and their fishing crew of six ...

Just a few years ago, Anita Miller saw something she'll never forget on the Kaskaskia River: a slimy, silvery fish floating just above the surface like a Chinese kite. It was, she later discovered, an ...

This story was published in the April 2008 issue. CARP FISHING is like soccer. The rest of the world is stark-raving mad about the sport “football” to the other 6.3 billion people on the planet), and ...

There are two perceptions of common carp among anglers in the United States. One group believes that carp are dumb and that nothing could be easier than going after them. They believe that learning ...

On a recent trip to Kansas, I fished a tributary to the Missouri River: Bear Creek at Weston Bend State Park, Missouri. My initial purpose was to walk the shores of the Missouri. I’ve seen bigger ...