Called the Golden Bones of the Midwest, the common carp is a great fish to target on a fly rod.  Found in shallow waters they are often spooky and scatter at the slightest shadow. Because of poor eye sight they require a little more specialized casting and there in lies the challenge. When you get the cast right, you don't spook them and you get one to take your fly, watch out.  The take is usually subtle but the run is long and hard.  Usually in the 15 to 20 pound range these fish take off like a train that won't stop.    It is not uncommon for them to take you 200 plus yards into your backing more than once! 

With miles of shoreline on multiple islands to cover there are tons of opportunities for hook-ups.  If you target one fish and miss simply walk down the shore and find another fish. Finding these fish is not the worry, hooking them and keeping them on is.