Fish species illegally introduced at Utah reservoir within Colorado River drainage
Utah wildlife officials are again reminding people that it’s illegal to dump fish into bodies of water after state biologists discovered an unapproved species had been introduced at a southeast Utah reservoir. Biologists found smallmouth bass at Loyds Lake, located within the Colorado River drainage located southwest of Monticello, while doing routine surveys, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reported on Wednesday. The reservoir is home to rainbow trout and green sunfish, but not bass, largely because of its proximity to the Colorado River and the threat to native fish within it.
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