[Strange catch]

This topic brings back memories. My father was reeling in to cast to another spot and hooked what he thought was Moby Dick. It turned out to be a 3 lb. carp that he hooked through the dorsal fin. Pulling it sideways through the water was like dragging a 2 x 4 sideways. We got a chuckle out of the "big fish" and released him.

P. S.- Greatly enjoy this site and hope to catch a carp on the flyrod.

[What is your Favorite Carp Fly]

I don't have all the details but I recall a magazine article in days gone by about a fly that Dave Whitlock tied to imitate a mulberry. He described the fly as having purple deerhair stacked on the shank and green deerhair tied in for the stem. Found it!! The article is found in Fly Fisherman Magazine, July, 1998 issue. It is really good and contains come great info for flyfishing for carp. Good Luck!

[Mega Catfish]

My wife and I were watching a Chattanooga, Tennessee TV station this past week, Thursday, I believe. One of the top stories of the day was a humongus blue catfish caught in Chickamauga Lake (Tennessee River). The fish weighed 122 pounds. It was caught on a hotdog. Sorry, I don't have any pictures or any more details but maybe you can pull up something on the website for the local paper, The Chattanooga Times-Free Press. It just goes to show that we aren't fully aware of what is swimming in our favorite lake, stream or river.