This story was published in the April 2008 issue. CARP FISHING is like soccer. The rest of the world is stark-raving mad about the sport “football” to the other 6.3 billion people on the planet), and ...

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 ...

Fishing Montage: Epic Carp Catches You Need to See — Watch thrilling carp fishing moments and learn tips for landing big ...

Carp get mixed reviews in this country. Some anglers — more than people may even realize — are obsessed with them. If you assess these bottom feeders based purely on the sizes they reach and the ...

How do you feel about common carp? No doubt, they have their zealots in the U.S., some of whom chase them with fly rods, while others use bite alarms, boilies, and specialty rigs adopted from the ...

It’s going to take a lot of wall to display a fish like this. A fisherman in Missouri not only set a new state record but has also qualified for a new world record after catching a massive carp. This ...

An angler from the UK caught a “proper lump” of a common carp on a recent trip to Hungary. Weighing 105.4 pounds, the obscenely fat carp stands to break a world record, according to the managers of ...

Stephen Lamont Williams adjusts the white blade bait attached to his fishing rod, casts his line into the water like a whip, and waits. “They’ve got some monsters out here,” he says, pointing to the ...

Find the best carp fishing luggage, from compact carryalls and sleeves for short sessions to full modular systems built for ...

Last week, a man caught the largest freshwater fish ever recorded in Connecticut: a 45-pound, 8-ounce common carp. According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) ...

Kentucky is planning to give fishermen an even bigger reason to target the invasive carp that threaten some of the state’s ...