Year-Long Utah Lake Carp Hunt

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Salt Lake Channel 4 has a blurb on an upcoming Utah Lake carp hunt...with cash prizes...for teams of up to 5 anglers.  LINK TO REPORT

I thought that they had a company harvesting them out at one time.

There was a contract with the Loy family to seine net the carp.  And they did a good job of greatly reducing the carp biomass.  But their contract was not renewed when it expired.  

Actually, this move is likely a (belated) response to the ongoing suggestions by the public to let anglers get involved in the carp removal program and to pay THEM for the efforts. 

I see this not as the ultimate solution, but at least a means of keeping carp numbers down and giving anglers a chance to participate...and maybe make a few bucks.  Not a bad idea.  We'll see how it plays out.  I'm guessing it will stimulate a few folks to kill some carp...and others to find ways to cheat to win.

When they post event locations, at least I'll know what areas of the lake to avoid so I can skewer and sink my own carp all by my lonesome.  Pay $20 to "catch" carp?  That's the cost of a new bow fishing arrow!