The Orvis Beginner's Guide to Carp Flies: 101 Patterns & How and When to Use Them

Description

Carp are one of the most widely distributed and abundant fish in North America. Their prodigious size and habit of fishing in shallow water make them appear to be easy flyfishing targets. Anyone who doesn't fish for carp assumes they are simple to catch. Yet, once an angler tries, most discover that they are extremely difficult to hook on a fly rod.

Dan C. Frasier grew up hunting and fishing the prairies of Eastern South Dakota. From a young age his passion for fishing affected his decision making, down to taking dates to catch walleyes while he was in high school. A decade ago Dan decided to teach himself to fly fish. Living three hundred miles from the nearest trout stream, his only choice was carp. He has traveled the United States fishing for carp nearly exclusively ever since. Dan is the fly-fishing editor of CarpPro e-magazine and has been a featured guest on the Orvis podcast for his expertise in carp fly fishing.