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Welcome to the Iowa Carp Anglers Association homepage.
We are a group of guys and gals dedicated to fishing for the world’s most underrated sport fish: carp.
Carp!?! Yep, that’s right. Carp. They are some of the smartest fish alive. They are finicky eaters, easily spooked, and not easy to get into the boat or onto shore. There is no other freshwater fish in the world that fights like a carp. While people everywhere worship bass anglers who catch seven pound bass as gods, we look at a seven pound carp and think, “eh, average.” “Anyone can catch a carp.” Yeah, yeah, yeah. I have heard that before. If you believe that, then just ask anyone of the ten tournament goers this year that came up with zip.
Carp have long been the sport fish of the European and African nations. Unfortunately, the anglers of the United States have never highly regarded this fish, normally being called a “trash fish.” Many fishermen have caught carp and threw them up on the banks to die. This is slowly starting to change. With the help of groups like Carp Net, Carp Anglers Group (CAG), and other carp groups, carp fishing is starting to catch on here in the States. Promotion is also starting to increase through tournaments. Every time a new angler hooks into a ten pound carp...that’s another carp angler hooked.
On a personal note I would like to apologize to everyone out there who has been waiting patiently (or impatiently) for this page to be updated. I know I promised this done a long time ago, and I failed. But have faith, I am going to try and do better.
Kevin