Some things are an acquired taste. Dave Hurteau finds that dissappointing circumstances -- a failed spinner fall, mutant mosquitoes, and an overnight washout -- turn "overgrown minnows" into "brilliant gamefish" quite quickly. His tale of conversion to fly fishing for carp appears in the current Field & Stream.
Carp: "Brilliant Gamefish"
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