Tippets: Record Carp Caught in West Virginia, How to Fight Fish

June 11, 2016 By: Erin Block

  • Angler Laken Fleming is awaiting word on her possible new International Game Fish Association world record for a 33-inch, 14.25-pound common carp caught at Stonewall Jackson Lake in West Virginia. “I have fought sharks in the Bahamas and Belize, but I had yet to fight a fish in the U.S. that fought as hard as this carp did,” Laken said. Via Connect Bridgeport News.
  • Species and environment affect how you play a fish and knowing how to leverage your fly rod can greatly work to your advantage. Ross Purnell details different tactics and techniques for a diverse array of situations in this article via Fly Fisherman. “This is one of fly fishing’s age-old conundrums. When you hook a fish, do you keep your rod tip up or down? The answer to that question is, of course, “it depends.””