We were on as good a stretch of catfish water as I knew about in that part of Iowa. “The next time I try carp fishing it’ll be with my own tackle,” I assured him. The replies showed that in more than half of Iowa, carp fishing is today a major sport, and is still growing. Only fourteen officers, for the most part working territories where bass, wall-eyes, bullheads, and panfish provide abundant sport, rated carp fishing unimportant. Small hooks and small baits go hand in hand in successful carp fishing.