Bowhunters get another shot at ridding Lake Okabena of carp

Bowhunters get another shot at ridding Lake Okabena of carp

WORTHINGTON — The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District will again encourage people to remove carp from Lake Okabena during the spring spawning season. Last year, the district authorized a dumpster rental to be placed in the parking lot at the Centennial Park boat launch to encourage bow-fishing of the roughfish in hopes of making an impact on the lake’s carp population. While last year’s collection was deemed unsuccessful — some buffalo fish and a …