Article: ANGLERS BREAK COLORADO RECORDS FOR LAKE TROUT, GRASS CARP.(Sports)(Column)

Byline: Ed Dentry Rocky Mountain News Outdoors Writer

Two state fish records tumbled last week, a sure sign spring has found firm footing in low and middle elevation climes - and that more records will fall in coming weeks.

Neither fish belongs to a species native to Colorado. But one, the lake trout or mackinaw, has a long history here. The other, grass carp, is a recent addition to community lakes along the Front Range, where it was introduced to control aquatic vegetation and grows enormously on a diet of, sometimes, grass clippings.

Jerome Vinet, 21, a junior at Western State College in Gunnison, was floating in a belly boat on chilly Blue ...

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