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 ...

Chuck Atkins stood waist-deep in chilly water with a fly rod in hand as a predicament spread out before him–dozens of carp feeding vigorously near the Chicago shore of Lake Michigan. For a purist fly ...

I have been a fly-fisherman since I was about 12. I helped start Deep Creek Flyfishers, one of the biggest fly-fishing clubs in California, and I even taught basic fly-fishing classes for a number of ...

I didn't grow up carp fishing - not in the traditional sense, anyway. Back in high school, living along the upper James River in Virginia, I was broke but restless, and every summer night seemed to ...

October may be an odd time of year to be thinking about fly fishing for carp, but I met a guy last week who fishes for them year ’round and said he’d rather catch carp on the fly than win the Florida ...

Chuck Atkins stood waist-deep in chilly water with a fly rod in hand as a predicament spread out before him–dozens of carp feeding vigorously near the Chicago shore of Lake Michigan. For a purist fly ...

Under the general heading of "Know Before You Go," having at least some idea of how and where to catch carp will be of service prior to Saturday's Carpocalypse 2014. This is the one-day carp-only fly ...

I recently told one of my Durango fly fishing buddies that SWMBO and I were headed to Phoenix for a little R&R and fly fishing in the Arizona Canal for carp. My fishing friend asked if I was in need ...

Landing a monster carp is every angler's dream, but it takes the right carp fishing rod to make it a reality. The cornerstone of your carp-catching arsenal is undoubtedly your rod and while top-tier ...