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The annual Carp Classic is more than just a fishing competition; it removes invasive and harmful fish from Moses Lake and serves to educate the public about the dangers those fish pose.

The annual Carp Classic is more than just a fishing competition; it removes invasive and harmful fish from Moses Lake and serves to educate the public about the dangers those fish pose.

May 17, 2026

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Carp Classic removes more than 3/4 ton of invasive fish from Moses Lake
May 20, 2026 3 a.m.

Carp Classic removes more than 3/4 ton of invasive fish from Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The weather wasn’t great on Saturday, but the Moses Lake Carp Classic brought out 55 bow fishers in 23 boats, organizer Ty Swartout wrote in an email to the Columbia Basin Herald. Fishers shot 147 carp totaling 1,587 pounds, Swartout wrote.