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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 ...

DES MOINES -- Over time we've identified and catalogued many odd species in this space -- the bloated egomaniac, the wrongheaded naysayer, the ruby-throated blowhard and the tufted no-talent hack. But ...

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 ...

Invasive Asian carp have presented a serious threat to the ecology of the Great Lakes for years. While the threat is still very real, the battle to keep them at bay has been largely successful, thanks ...

The flying thing is well-known to anyone who has been around Asian carp, which can become so startled by approaching boat that they leap out from the water like a rocket. But their real calling card - ...

"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. • ...