CARPTORIOUS: November to Remember
I have caught hundreds and hundreds of carp since starting Fly-Carpin. I have posted about quite a few of them. At some point, however,we have all been here before. I saw a carp. I cast at a carp....
View ArticleCarp On The Fly On THe SUP: Event Horizon
The finale to Carp On The Fly On The SUP is finally up on Youtube. It took so long because I wanted to get this one just right - and I am extremely happy with it. I really wanted to try and get across...
View ArticleHouston Fly Fishing Added to The Guide Directory
Houston Fly Fishing has been added to the Texas entry in the Fly Fishing for Carp Guide Directory.© 2011 Fly-Carpin. The content is copyrighted to Trevor McTage Tanner and may not be reproduced on...
View Article2014 MVF (Most Valuable Fly)
It was about this time last winter when I started working on the Chubby Chaser Leech. Pat Cohen had sent me some of his Carp Dub and it gave me an idea and about 30 prototypes and several landed carp...
View ArticleDry Fly Dreams - By Dan Frasier (Guest Post)
In this, Fly-Carpin's first ever guest post, we are going to hear from Dan Frasier on his favorite dry fly for carp. Dan, the fly fishing editor at CarpPro.net, is a heck of a writer, better...
View ArticleNo Fly-Carpin Fly Swap for 2015
I have been getting allot of requests on when the swap will be. Unfortunately I just ain't feeling it this year. I have another project that I want to do really bad this winter and just wont have the...
View ArticleEvolution of the Revolution: The Orvis Beginner's Guide To Carp Flies
In the beginning there was the book Carp On The Fly. A book so timeless, so prophetic and so profound that it still frames the fly fishing for carp discussion over 15 years later, particularly when it...
View ArticleAll is not lost - Midwest Drift Splinter Carp Fly Swap
For those who were bummed out (or even a little pissed) that I canceled the carp fly swap, the boys over at the blog Midwest Drift are throwing down!They only have about 10 spots left as I publish this...
View Articlei Escape Outdoors - Newest Addition to Guide Directory
Please welcome i Escape Outdoors to the Minnesota page of our fly fishing for carp guide directory. That brings us up to two known carp on the fly guides in Minnesota, which is amazing! Is Minnesota a...
View ArticleTen Keys to Carp On The Fly in the Winter
Until sometime in the past five years or so even the most hard core of us fly carpers would put aside dreams of big lips and gold scales in the winter. No longer. Nowadays, many of us from all across...
View ArticleIf It Didn't Eat, It Didn't Count
So far I have made a conscious effort to not dictate any rules about what is, or is not, fly fishing for carp on Fly-Carpin. Don't get me wrong, I have some strong opinions about scent, chum, weighing...
View ArticleCarp Fly Fishing Guides - Pennsylvania
You are viewing the Pennsylvania section of Fly-Carpin's carp on the fly guide directory. Return to the guide directory map to select a different state.Sky Blue OutfittersLocation: Fleetwood,...
View ArticleTMD Swap - Stankify
Recent carpin has been so good for me, and today started so well, I decided to see if I could catch a carp on each and every fly I received in the The Midwest Drift fly swap. I didn't pull it off, but...
View ArticleCarp Fly Fishing Guides - Wisconsin
You are viewing the Wisconsin section of Fly-Carpin's carp on the fly guide directory. Return to the guide directory map to select a different state.Luke AnnearLocation: Southern WisconsinWebsite:...
View ArticleTen Tips for Catching Carp In Muddy Water
I probably get more questions about catching carp in turbid water than anything else. It is a tough topic but I will give it a shot. Some of this comes from my own experience - some of it is based on...
View ArticleWallflowers
It has been a really really really good pre-spawn for me this year. My best ever actually, but I am getting word of early spawning all over the Denver Metro area. As your waters phase in and out of...
View ArticlePost Carp Slam Open Tournament Sunday September 13th!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris Galvin is putting together an open format carp fly fishing tournament on Sunday after the Carp Slam. Here are the details:Get a partner for this two-man team, carp on the fly tournament! Angler...
View ArticleWhere is The Cliff?
As the late summer nights get cooler the transition from catching to fishing is usually very abrupt in Colorado for carp on the fly. Typically during a two week time-span in September carp will nearly...
View ArticleCLOPS Sports Cam and the death of Fly-Carpin
You may have noticed that Fly-Carpin essentially died a couple of years ago - or maybe not. It is easier to notice the existence of a thing on the internet than it's absence. Either way I would like...
View ArticleKiller Take
Sometimes a carp just decides it HAS to have your fly. I live for those moments.© 2011 Fly-Carpin. The content is copyrighted to Trevor McTage Tanner and may not be reproduced on other websites...
View ArticleFly-Carpin Keychains
I am starting a small 3D printing service (The 3D Press) for fun and profit on a site called 3D Hubs. In order to start get going I am going to have to start small....VERY small. The site won't...
View ArticleThe Fishermen's Spot Carp Town Hall
Lets talk carp!!!!I will be at Fishermen's Spot Flyshop in the LA area on Saturday May 5th 2018 with Al Quattrocchi and Dustin Sergent. If you are coming do me a favor. Leave a comment or two. Let us...
View ArticleEl Hefe 3D Printed Fly Reel
For those who may stumble upon or re-visit Fly-Carpin I would like to tell you a little bit about my latest endeavor. For the past 3.5 years I have been working on designing and testing a 3D printed...
View ArticleKayak Fly Podcast
I was recently invited to join the Kayak Fly podcast for an hour. We talked a fair amount about 3D Fly Reels - and a whole lot about carpin. I am and will always be a carper first and foremost!You...
View ArticleJon Hart CarpFest
How do I use this thang? Whatsa Blog again? Well at any rate - word on the streets is that Fly-Carpin will be at the Jon Hart Memorial Tournament. Who the heck is that? Heck if I know. Seriously though...
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