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 ...

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 ...

Carp are probably the most misunderstood fish in our local water. I’d venture a guess that the common carp is the most disliked fish that swims. Why? Many people dislike them because they label them ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for the next special edition of 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. On this segment, we stay in Elmira for a big catch in the region. Congrats to Luca Solometo for catching ...

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 ...

Paste fishing is a tactic often avoided by many on the grounds that it is too complicated, especially compared to other methods. One of the major drawbacks to fishing with paste, many newcomers to the ...

Carp lay in the bed of a trailer after being pulled from Utah Lake during efforts to reduce carp population as part of the June sucker Recovery Implementation Plan on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. The Utah ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for the next 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer photo. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, we honor a monster catch at a local staple. Congrats to Brooke Burchard, who ...