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 ...

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 ...

They wouldn’t be among the prettiest fish. In fact, some folks would say common carp are just plain ugly. These giant members of the minnow family were native to Europe and Asia, and were introduced ...

Carp are an afterthought to many anglers, but their massive size and elusive behavior make them a fun species to target with rod and reel. Jordan Rodriguez Many local fisheries are loaded with carp, ...

Jorge Rojas thinks big when he goes fishing at Lake Fayetteville. Big means carp weighing 20 pounds or more for Rojas and his son, David, 8, on their trips most Sundays to the Fayetteville city lake.

“Trash fish” inhabit a wide variety of environments, and the right carp bait will depend on the type of water and current conditions. These much-maligned creatures have long been treated as nothing ...