01-10-2010, 10:45 PM
I can share your frustration on this issue. The good thing is that it is generally small areas that get hammered like you are seeing. As big as Utah Lake is, it has relatively few easy access points. These places- the harbors, Knolls, pumphouse, Camelot, airport road, Lincoln Beach, get fished hard. I think it's a telling fact that people can return to the same places and catch buckets of fish. Imagine how many fish are spread around the other 98% of the lake that is not so easily accessible. Definitely call the fish cops if you see people not following the rules. They may not help immediately, but if enough calls come in they start to come around more often. One guy was saying he's been checked twice at the pumphouse this year- that's got to be some kind of record. Utah Lake is an incredible fishery. I can't wait to see the effects of the carp removal program.
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