“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 ...

Today we're on the tiniest shoreline right by the road and we're baited up with corn fishing for common carp. A huge advantage is using a sliding sinker rig so the carp don't get spooked when they ...

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 ...

After spotting some gigantic carp in his local lake, Iowan Jacob Mackey started learning everything he could about carp fishing. Now, his biggest catch was just certified as a record breaker ...