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A couple of exciting carp patterns just hit the carp bins here at the Uncommon Carp Fly Shop.   Both have a ton of undulating movement, lead eyes to get down quickly, and are great crayfish imitations as well as overall good carp bugs.  Check them out in the flies section of the...

Rain, runoff, erosion.  All are the bane of the sight fishing carp angler.  A recent discussion on the Carp Anglers Group Fly Fishing Forum brought up the question of whether or not you are able to catch carp without seeing them. The short answer is absolutely, but do not expect to...

A FEW years ago there was a boy in Japan, who was very diligent at school and had made fine progress in his studies. He was especially quick at learning Chinese characters, of which every Japanese gentleman who wishes to be called educated must know at least...

Brad Befus, inventor of some really nice flies for carp, and other species, and the national sales manager for Ross Reels talks carp.  A co-author of the book "Carp on the Fly",  Brad is a carp nut of the highest degree.  Click here to listen.

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  I remember when I first started seriously chasing carp with the fly rod and the first major hurdle I had to cross was where to look.  According to the books they are everywhere, which is somewhat true, but where should we, as carp anglers, start looking to find some great spots to...

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there, from all of us that only a mother could love.

One of the best articles to get your feet wet catching carp.  Dave Whitlock was one of the first pioneers of carp on the fly here in the states. "Stalking The Golden Ghost" Give it a read if you have not already, and if you have go over some of the ideas and techniques in...

One of my favorite blogs has another genious article out on dubbing blends.  It seems many serious tyers get mistaken for caffine junkies as ownership of a coffee grinder for mixing dubbing is as important to a serious tyer as having a plastic replica of the stanley cup is for a diehard hockey...

I'm not very good at fooling anyone, and when my incredibly transparent attempt at asking my wife if she thought it would be a good idea to head to the big city to get some groceries at Trader Joe's, her immediate response was "You want to try catching carp in city park don't...