Carp fishing in spring usually means big bites and powerful fights, but this one was different. When the golden flash appeared in the water, everyone went silent. A giant goldfish in the wild? It’s ...

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 ...

About this time every year, I start to watch the weekly weather forecast with a keen eye on the temperature. Sometimes, it happens faster than others, but it’s usually about now when Mother Nature ...

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 ...

As the upcoming spring season springs us into spring fishing, it also brings us to carp season, to help raptors.

The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District continued its carp removal efforts with the removal of 7,500 pounds of the invasive species from Spring Lake on Feb. 18 and an additional 3,000 pounds ...