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 ...

Learn the best baits, rigs, and hotspots to catch one of the hardest-fighting fish in a lake or river near you. They wouldn’t be among the prettiest fish. In fact, some folks would say common carp are ...

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 ...

In the United States, carp are mostly considered “trash fish.” These non-native bottom feeders were introduced to our country centuries ago and have adapted and thrived so well that they exist in ...

For several years, invasive carp have destroyed local tourism and potentially changed lake ecology in the Twin Lakes region, which straddles Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. The area, also known ...

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is strengthening efforts to curb invasive carp populations in Kentucky ...

It’s a nightmarish scenario that unfortunately could become real: an invading group of 30-pound fish leaping 10 feet into the air out of the once-calm waters of Melton Hill Lake, Oak Ridge’s popular ...

Want to know what carp eat? Believe it or not, carp have one of the most diverse palates of all freshwater fishing swimming in the United States. They’re herbivores, and while they dine on a massive ...

You’ll often hear it said that in carp fishing, location is paramount and it’s absolutely true. If you can find the carp and get a rig in amongst them, your chances of catching are far greater than if ...

A group of Arkansas Game & Fish Commission invasive carp specialists patrol the Cache River in eastern Arkansas. Credit: Lucas Dufalla / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Since their accidental introduction ...

Slimehead is a staple at many grocery store fish counters, a mild white fish with a delicate flavor and flaky texture. Patagonia toothfish is reserved for menus at gourmet restaurants, with its subtly ...