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.

It’s very difficult to make carp eat if they aren’t already eating. When you first start fly fishing for carp, it’s crucial that you seek out actively feeding fish, even if that means walking away ...

To most folks, however, carp are trash fish. But no matter how you view them, we’ve all been out fishing at one point or another and laid eyes on a carp so big that it dropped our jaws. I don’t care ...

Carp have a diet similar to trout and bass, consisting of aquatic bugs, crawfish, and small baitfish that live on the bottom. Woolly Buggers in size 2-8, Mop Flies in size 2-6, and nymphs such as ...