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Carp shaped Utah fishing history reflects demand and dissent
The article traces Utah's carp craze from the 1880s to 1890s, showing how a humble import shaped fishing policy, stock programs, and public appetite. It cites Musser’s 1889 Utah Lake fish values, stock experiments with shad and bass, and local anecdotes from Deseret News and other papers, highlighting clashes between sport and subsistence, and calls to cultivate ponds and carp as a food source.
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Utah
Fish and Game
A. Milton Musser
Territory of Utah
Utah Lake
Delaware River
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
B. Durst
Second South Street
Manti
Anpete County
Durst
Deseret News
Bishop W. D. Johnson
Johnson
Kane County
Bishop Johnson
Colorado River
W. D. Funk
Funk’s Lake
Salt Lake
Nimrods
Waltons
Box Elder Journal