Congratulations to our Grand Prize winners!
Boat Category: Team Larry – 1,000 fish
Shore Category: Duck Hunters – 330 fish
2026 Total Fish Removed:
5,805
Updated June 29, 2026
2026 Great Carp Hunt Team Final Count
Boat Teams
Team Name
4/11 Fish
4/18 Fish
5/9 Fish
5/23 Fish
6/13 Fish
6/27 Fish
Total
Team Larry
57
59
288
299
270
27
1000
Carp Happens
3
88
56
30
159
336
Big Orange
24
237
18
279
Lord of the Carp
43
37
69
91
240
Fish Reapers
66
12
56
29
59
222
No Bad Days
13
9
59
82
43
206
Team Reckoning
8
88
34
53
183
Carp Kissers
13
14
14
20
60
52
173
Flipping Stix
9
16
56
20
14
2
117
Phat Sally Whackers
5
8
39
23
25
4
104
Carp Mouths
18
6
61
13
98
Lake Goblins
4
39
13
17
3
76
Holy Carp
37
8
19
6
70
Jet Rangers
1
4
36
10
9
8
68
Carp Hunters
12
3
43
9
67
Carp Chaos
22
35
57
Carp Mafia
2
25
6
10
12
55
Weams
41
41
HT6
1
4
32
37
UBA
36
36
JAB
2
26
3
1
32
Dye Hard
17
10
1
28
Carpe Carp
26
26
The Anomaly
8
8
6
22
No Cap
2
4
13
19
Carp Noodle Soup
11
11
Los Masperros
5
6
11
Here for the Money
9
9
Barley Boys
8
8
KIH
6
0
6
Sabrina Carptenters
1
2
2
5
Sticking Pigz
2
2
Team Hash
2
2
Rod Squad
1
1
Team Bruenstraworth
1
1
Team Extreme
1
1
Shore Teams
Team Name
4/11 Fish
4/18 Fish
5/9 Fish
5/23 Fish
6/13 Fish
6/27 Fish
Total
Duck Hunters
24
8
133
14
151
Disq
330
We Hook ‘Em You Cook ‘Em
21
2
53
40
53
27
196
Renew
14
24
67
50
155
Scale Blazers
6
12
31
38
56
143
Team #1
3
2
3
1
49
38
96
Carp Kings
23
6
9
11
32
12
93
Lake Lords
9
10
21
18
17
15
90
Youth Fishing Adventure
9
7
22
4
26
12
80
Carpe Carp
2
60
13
75
Karp Killing Crew
5
3
26
12
20
5
71
Bubbles
1
8
8
28
13
58
Bottom Feeders
57
57
Walmart Fishing Poles
1
4
12
16
14
9
56
Weams
32
20
52
EFC
3
4
3
27
10
47
The Carptels
8
2
3
25
1
39
Bearded Carp
7
2
11
3
10
5
38
Reesure Hunters
8
9
17
34
Carpocalypse
6
1
21
28
Karp Reapers
7
10
10
27
Rod Fathers
1
1
3
17
22
Carp Slayers
1
10
2
8
21
Team No Name
6
9
6
21
Dead Fish Club
1
1
6
9
2
19
Los Masperrones
13
5
18
Afualo Carp Catchers
10
7
17
Martin-Parker
1
3
10
1
15
H Team
2
10
12
Leave it 2 Leavitt
1
3
8
12
Team Workman
2
1
2
3
1
9
Carpnado
5
5
Killing for June Suckers
5
5
Black & White
4
4
Reel Deal
4
4
Team Magic Carp
3
1
4
Carptain Crunch
3
3
Fish On
1
1
2
Fishing Bros. Utah
1
1
2
Gronson
2
2
Team Name
2
2
The Rats
1
1
2
Carp Commanders
1
1
Larsens + 1
1
1
Paul
1
1
Sucker Savers
1
1
Team Neil
1
1
Welcome to the competition!
The Utah Lake Authority hosts an annual fishing tournament to help get rid of the invasive carp in Utah Lake. Carp are terrible for water quality and the lake environment. By participating in the Great Carp Hunt, you are helping to keep Utah Lake beautiful and healthy. In 2025, Team BPS won the $10,000 grand prize, with various other teams winning monthly tournament prizes. Overall, we removed 4,686 invasive carp from Utah Lake.
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How it works:
Each team consists of up to five members. Each member needs to register online and pay the one-time $45 fee, which covers all of the tournaments for the season. Children age 11 and under are free. All team members aged 12 and above are required to have a Utah fishing license.
There will be six Saturday tournaments between April and June.
Tournament Times –
Check in: 7 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Tournament starts: 8 a.m.
Tournament ends: 5 p.m.
Bring back all the carp your team has caught for the day and receive your prize money!
New to 2026:
The prizes for the 2026 Great Carp Hunt will be a bounty. For every carp brought in, a team will win $3. The Utah Lake Authority will also contribute $1.50 to the grand prize pot that will be won at the end of the season for the team who catches the most fish. The more fish that are caught, the larger the grand prize. There will be two grand prizes, one for shore fishing and one for boat fishing. If a fish is under a designated size (to be determined later after consultation with ULA biologists), the prize money will be increased to $5 to the team and $1.50 to the pot. Prize money will be given in the form of mailed checks. A signed W-9 IRS form is required to receive any prize money.
Dates:
These are the dates for the tournament. They may change slightly to accommodate other ULA events but will be finalized by March.
April 11, 2026 – American Fork Marina, 1730 S. 100 West American Fork, UT 84003
April 18, 2026 – Utah Lake State Park, 4400 W. Center St. Provo, UT 84601
May 9, 2026 – Lincoln Beach Marina, 4700 Lincoln Beach Rd. Spanish Fork, UT 84660
May 23, 2026 – American Fork Marina, 1730 S. 100 West American Fork, UT 84003
June 13, 2026 – Lincoln Beach Marina, 4700 Lincoln Beach Rd. Spanish Fork, UT 84660
June 27, 2026 – Utah Lake State Park, 4400 W. Center St. Provo, UT 84601
*There are new and updated rules for the 2026 season so please be sure to read the rules & regulations document below.*
For any questions, contact Kelly Cannon-O’Day at kelly@utahlake.gov.
Rules and Regulations
Why are carp so bad for Utah Lake?
Carp are huge problem at the Utah lake. Carp are an invasive species that were introduced to Utah Lake by the federal government as a reliable food source. However, they are devastating to the water quality and other wildlife and plantlife. Carp are bottom feeders, meaning they get their food by essentially vacuuming up the sediment. This causes two problems: First, it churns up the above mentioned nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) that have settled in the sediment. This in turn feeds the harmful algae blooms and makes Utah Lake have a muddy appearance. Second, the carp rip out native underwater vegetation. This vegetation is beneficial by 1. holding down the sediment so the nutrients don’t get mixed in the water (and thereby not feeding HABs), 2. by competing with the HABs for those nutrients (thus starving HABs) and 3. providing a habitat for adolescent fish so they can grow large enough to fend for themselves.
That third point is especially important for the June Sucker, which is endemic to Utah Lake. Without the native vegetation, the young June Sucker had nowhere to live and were easy prey for predators. The June Sucker quickly became endangered. At one point, it was thought there were only 300 June Suckers left. Thanks to efforts from the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program, the new Provo River Delta Project has provided that habitat for the June Sucker and it has since been downgraded to just threatened.
