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Audio Postcard: Wild Carp Classic at Onondaga Lake

Chad Bettisch stands in Onondaga Lake holding a 19 lb 4 oz carp
Ava Pukatch
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Chad Bettisch stands in Onondaga Lake holding a 19 lb 4 oz carp

The American Carp Society held the Wild Carp Classic last week bringing more than 100 anglers to Syracuse for a multiday fishing tournament. WRVO's Ava Pukatch brings us an audio postcard from Onondaga Lake.

The heaviest carp caught during the tournament weighed in at 35 lbs 3 oz.

Ava Pukatch joined the WRVO news team in September 2022. She previously reported for WCHL in Chapel Hill, NC and earned a degree in Journalism and Media from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC, Ava was a Stembler Scholar and a reporter and producer for the award-winning UNC Hussman broadcast Carolina Connection. In her free time, Ava enjoys theatre, coffee and cheering on Tar Heel sports. Find her on Twitter @apukatch.
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