Carp hunt to offer prizes in effort to remove aggressive fish from Utah Lake

Carp hunt to offer prizes in effort to remove aggressive fish from Utah Lake

By Jeff Tavss

Source: fox13now

12/16/2024

Credit: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Enough is enough when it comes to a certain fish that is aggressively destroying Utah Lake, and now state officials are channeling their inner-Bob Barkers to get help in removing them.

The Great Carp Hunt will run through all of 2025, with thousands of dollars being handed out to the teams that catch as many of the non-native species that have been decimating the lake as possible.

An annual prize of $5,000 will be offered to the team of five anglers that removes the most carp during the year, with a $1,000 award being given out each month.

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