Some koi at the University of Michigan botanical gardens. There's also a cool bonsai exhibit to see too.

It's amazing what a simple cell phone and a free photo app can do to edit carp fishing photos. Here's a demo of some editing I did t...

I had the day off for Veteran's Day and decided to enjoy the last bit of decent weather before fishing prospects deteriorate for winter....

I've been focused on catching a new personal best Detroit River carp this year. In fact, for the past 3 years, I've been on a quest ...

I caught this Detroit River Carp 2 minutes after casting my 3rd rod this morning. It turned out to be the only fish today.  I think the cold...

Here are some black and white carp photos from the weekend.

  Sometimes we lock in on catching bigger carp when we're fishing and experience disappointment when a small one arrives in the net. But...

Some unexpected weather rolled in this morning creating some challenges but I still managed a couple of Detroit River commons. One of my bes...

 Besides Gamakatzu, I like these next best. They run small, so a 4 is like a 6 in Gamakatzu.

I love fishing on days like today.  Here are some of the bigger fish. The largest was 22#'s which is about the top in that spot unless y...

Carp fishing on the Detroit River is fun. The river is so big it can sometimes seem the odds are astronomical.  With some practice and perse...

I caught this low teens common carp at the Detroit River recently.   The public parks along the Detroit River have plenty of fishing access.

After taking a few off from fishing I headed back out on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the algae bloom on this water is in full swing. It...

It’s fair to say that the popularity of carp fishing continues to grow year by year. With it, more people are taking up the hobby and many o...

Last weekend I spent some time at Meijer looking at options for beginning carp fishing anglers. Today I stopped at Walmart to survey their o...