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 ...

While hobbling around on a gimp foot that I broke a few weeks ago, I haven’t been fishing as much as I generally do. Don’t feel too bad for me though. I’ve still been getting out there twice a week on ...

Dressed in a short-sleeved shirt, long pants and sneakers, angler Dan Morgan carefully threaded his line through the eyelets of his fly rod in a parking lot next to the Old Erie Canal, just outside of ...

The common carp widely is considered to be a "junk fish" in the U.S. even though they were brought here initially for their food value. The carp is pound-for-pound one of the larger and harder fish to ...

LEWISTON – They are abundant, challenging and strong. Even so, people wrinkle their noses at the lowly carp, a species that some have nicknamed “sewer salmon.” But the warm-water fish does have a ...

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 ...

They are abundant, challenging and strong. Even so, people wrinkle their noses at the lowly carp, a species that some have nicknamed “sewer salmon.” But the warmwater fish does have a devoted and ...

A longer, stiffer rod around 12-13ft is generally better suited for targeting larger carp at longer distances, while a ...

"Oh look, he's tailing! Three o'clock!" You make the cast. The fly lands softly right in front of the fish's face. Strip. Strip. Strip. Bam! "He's on!" The reel starts singing as the fish takes you ...

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 ...