Two fishermen have been convicted of felonies for cheating in a Utah fishing contest, after forensic analysis of the winning fish proved it came from another lake. The net closed in on the two fishing enthusiasts when contest officials spotted some key differences between their fish and the usual fish caught in the lake. Contest officials thought it seemed 'fishy' because the bass didn't look the same as the other fish it was pitted againstThe suspect fish with its giveaway red fins. 'One of them started to kind of acknowledge that yeah, the fish maybe hadn't come from Lake Powell. The two men had also taken home first, second or third place at eight other bass fishing tournaments earlier in 2018.

Source: Daily Mail September 23, 2020 19:32 UTC