Expert angler not carping about this fish anymore

freep - july 9

Dave McCool asks people who live on the Great Lakes shoreline in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula: Do you see carp in bays and inlets from July to September, and if so, when and where?

It was about 10 years ago that Bruce Richards, the product engineer for Scientific Anglers, asked McCool what flies he used for carp in Grand Traverse Bay. McCool laughed and said he'd never waste time on a fish like that. Richards, one of the first American fly-fishermen to recognize carp as a superb gamefish, told the veteran trout and salmon guide that he didn't know what he was missing.

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