Step back in time ten years or so and fly fishing for carp was exploding. It became so popular that it served as fodder for fly fishing films, spawned new guide services, turned previously unknown ...

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 ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Let's get something straight we're not fishing for bass, which are so aggressive they'll hit an old doorknob, or trout, which are so dumb they sometimes don't recognize food even ...

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 ...

In this edition of The Evening Hatch: • Until you've experienced the sight-fishing challenge of targeting feeding carp, or trying to stop a ten-pound specimen on a blistering run with a 6-weight fly ...

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 ...