06-29-2016, 05:49 PM
Hello, Everyone...
It's been a long time since I've posted anything on this site. I hope all of the fine fisherpersons I've spoken to over the years are well and enjoying some great outdoor moments fishing with friends and family.
Anyway...I ride my bike to work as often as possible. Part of my ride is along the Provo River Trail through downtown Provo. The stretch of water just south of Columbia Lane, near Deseret Industries, near the Provo fire station that has the tall concrete training structure, that section is literally littered with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of carp. There are pools where a person might walk across the river on the backs of the carp, they're packed in so thickly.
I called the Springville UDWR office today and informed them of all the carp. Given that there are serious efforts in place to remove as many carp as possible from Utah Lake to restore the lake to a more natural state, I thought something might be done to remove the spawning carp. I was told the protected June Sucker is also spawning at this time, so it would prove difficult to target just the spawning carp in the river for removal.
That said, I wish something might be done. It seems logical to remove the carp at this time while they're (a) spawning and (b) grouped together in such large numbers. I'm going to call the UDWR again when the aquatics manager is in the office. I would hope something may be done.
Also...I have a separate question: Does the good rainbow trout fishing continue in Starvation Reservoir through the summer, especially into the hot months of July and August. And if so, do the rainbow lose some of their good taste and turn mossy in flavor? Does the walleye and smallmouth bite improve as the summer progresses?
Thanks for your time,
Shawn
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It's been a long time since I've posted anything on this site. I hope all of the fine fisherpersons I've spoken to over the years are well and enjoying some great outdoor moments fishing with friends and family.
Anyway...I ride my bike to work as often as possible. Part of my ride is along the Provo River Trail through downtown Provo. The stretch of water just south of Columbia Lane, near Deseret Industries, near the Provo fire station that has the tall concrete training structure, that section is literally littered with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of carp. There are pools where a person might walk across the river on the backs of the carp, they're packed in so thickly.
I called the Springville UDWR office today and informed them of all the carp. Given that there are serious efforts in place to remove as many carp as possible from Utah Lake to restore the lake to a more natural state, I thought something might be done to remove the spawning carp. I was told the protected June Sucker is also spawning at this time, so it would prove difficult to target just the spawning carp in the river for removal.
That said, I wish something might be done. It seems logical to remove the carp at this time while they're (a) spawning and (b) grouped together in such large numbers. I'm going to call the UDWR again when the aquatics manager is in the office. I would hope something may be done.
Also...I have a separate question: Does the good rainbow trout fishing continue in Starvation Reservoir through the summer, especially into the hot months of July and August. And if so, do the rainbow lose some of their good taste and turn mossy in flavor? Does the walleye and smallmouth bite improve as the summer progresses?
Thanks for your time,
Shawn
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