WHAT was considered an easy job by conservationists had turned into six weeks of frustration as a handful of carp avoid capture in a Mildura ornamental lake.

OzFish Unlimited Murray Darling Basin manager Braeden Lampard said he believed catching the carp would be a breeze at the small body of water in Ornamental Lake Park on the riverfront, but it turned out to be far harder than expected.

"We'v...