Catching big carp takes patience, the right setup, and an understanding of fish behavior. With the right bait, location, and timing, anglers can improve their chances of landing larger fish ...

Jakob Mackey caught the 70-plus pound grass carp on a Hair Rig while fishing a neighborhood lake in Sioux City, Iowa.

This grass carp, caught by an Iowa fisherman in his local pond, is a new line-class world-record for the species.

BATH, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer is back with another great photo. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, our next segment honors a big fish from the Finger Lakes Region. Congrats ...

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 ...

On April 26, paddlefish guide Bryan Lee Baker snagged an enormous bighead carp in Oklahoma’s Grand Lake of the Cherokees. According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, it’s the ...

Idaho’s lower Snake River in Canyon County is slow-moving and clear, and it has good numbers of large carp, says bowfisherman Riley Farden, who lives nearby in New Plymouth. He and his wife were on ...

There is a new state record for the largest freshwater fish caught in Connecticut. Rafal Wlazlo caught a 45-pound, 8-ounce Common Carp at Lake Lillinonah in May, setting a new state record. Stream ...

Carp fishing success depends on the right combination of feeder setup, rig presentation, and technique. Small adjustments can ...

On Tuesday, fisheries biologist Scott Stanton was electrofishing Bruneau Dunes State Park’s Big Lake and pulling up four gill nets that soaked there overnight. Doug Megargle, back at the Idaho ...