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 ...

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 ...

RIFLE, Colo. – Growing up as a young angler, I spent the vast majority of my fishing time chasing warm-water species of fish such as bluegill, sunfish, bullhead and bass. I had great fun toying around ...

_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Carp are total jerks. Stalk them on the flats or in a clear river when they’re feeding ...

As strategy or prediction, the comment rang true. “I could stand around and watch fish all day,” Tom Walther said from the bank of the South Platte River in downtown Denver. And during a ...

A good fly reel will last a lifetime and help bring countless fish to hand. Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport ...

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 ...

I was walking along the banks of a remote stretch of the Pecos River when I spotted something at the water’s edge: a blue plastic box, the size of a small book, out of place in this unpeopled land of ...

Casting a limber fly rod is the only way to get a fish on the line for lots of anglers. Yet there are hold outs who think fly fishing is difficult, expensive and some kind of elite angling sport.