In this edition of The Evening Hatch: • Until you've experienced the sight-fishing challenge of targeting feeding carp, or trying to stop a ten-pound specimen on a blistering run with a 6-weight fly ...

Phil Willmert of Cape Girardeau caught this grass carp on a fly rod on flooded Main Street of Cape Girardeau by Red Star Access on June 5, 2015. The fish measured just over 35 inches. He caught it on ...

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 ...

The carp, long considered just a trash fish, moves to the top of the heap today when a crew of carp-lovers holds the first-ever South Platte Pro-Am Carp Slam — a fly-fishing tournament right in the ...

"Surprisingly, Central Park is also a haven for fishing. Home to nine bodies of water, anglers can chase after several species of fish from the modest bluegill to gargantuan common carp. While the ...

An Asian carp flies in the air as the splash from another carp splashes upward on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, near Hartford, as they try to swim upstream past the spillway on the Cahokia Diversion Canal.

"The Evening Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and entertaining. Enjoy it as a relaxing end to a long day. • ...