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A carp shooting team returns to the boat launch at Connelly Park to weigh their catch at last year’s Moses Lake Carp Classic.
May 6, 2024
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May 8, 2024 1:30 a.m.
Carp Classic coming May 18
Annual tournament looks to put a dent in nuisance fish population
MOSES LAKE — Bowfishers in the Basin will get a chance to show their skills and help clean up the lake at the Moses Lake Carp Classic Saturday morning. This is the fifth year the tournament has been held at Moses Lake, organizer Ty Swartout said. The purpose is both to remove an invasive species from the water and to educate the public about the damage carp do in the lake by furthering the spread of blue-green algae, he said. Blue-green algae can be dangerous to humans, and parts of the lake are periodically closed to swimming and boating because of it.