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A 5 million-pound effort will soon be under way to try and improve Utah Lake.
The lake is gaining more public attention, according to Michael Mills with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. A lot of that, he says, has to do with all the people moving in along the shore.
"You look at Saratoga Springs and just how that area has exploded," Mills explained.
To help the endangered June sucker survive in the lake, commercial fisherman will soon start hauling out as many carp as they can catch -- the goal is 5 million pounds.
"The commercial fishermen actually can fish through the ice," Mills said.
The hope is when the carp numbers go down, the June sucker survives and the lake water gets clearer -- which benefits the plants and fish in the lake, as well as the residents living around the lake shores.
E-mail: rjeppesen@ksl.com
