Tippets: Pause and Set, Carp Pass Barrier, Developing a Sixth Sense

March 12, 2013 By: Erin Block

  • As hard as it is to wait before setting the hook when fly fishing for bonefish and permit, that just might be the key, writes Greg Thomas via Angler’s Tonic.
  • A bighead carp has been found near Lake Michigan, past an electronic barrier designed to keep them out. “We need to pull out all the stops; this is code red for the Great Lakes.” said Henry Henderson, Midwest program director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
  • No matter your quarry, from steelhead to carp, fly anglers develop a sixth sense, writes Mark Erdosy, using his to hook up in warmwater on a cold February day.