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

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.