Show I' t ' V s'- Opinion 15 Crossword 16 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday July 10 1998 Outdoors report Cache Hikers Cache Hiken sponsor a hike Saturday to die WeUsville Mountain ridge via aa ascent in Rattlesnake Canyon to the ridge and a descent in Deep Canyon west of Mendon Considered a good summer hike with outstanding views the roughly 10 mile trail gains about 4000 feet elevation is strenuous and will take moat of the day to complete Vehicles will be shuttled as part of the hike The groups meets at 7 am at the southwest comer id die Red Meyer parking lot Hikers should dress appropriately and bring adequate food and water Hikers are responsible for choosing hikes appropriate to their ability For more information contact trip leader 3 Stephanie Podgorski at 753-107- Nature center The Stokes Nature Center offers a binding hike on Wednesday July 15 at Tony Grove Lake Bring your binoculars and bird guides and meet us at the Tony Grove Lake parking lot at 8 am for a 3 hour hike The hike is open to any one 16 and older The fee is $4 and registration is required Please call the nature for more information center at 755-32and to register 39 Women bicyclists Women interested in mountain biking regardless id experience are invited to meet each Tuesday at 5:30 pm at Logan First Dam The group will meet throughout the summer and go from there to designated rides For more information call Wendy at 753-75or Kristen at 1 The Sportsman 752-02- 1 00 Cache Anglers Cache Anglers meet at 7 pm Wednesday at the Cache Valley Education Center and again July 18 for a fishing trip to Blackfoot Reservoir in Idaho At Wednesday’s monthly meeting Willow Valley Sportsmen owner Dan Lock-woo- d is slated to discuss restoration of spring creeks near Paradise as well as fishing conditions and bug life Also at Wednesday’s meeting is local fly tyer of note Bob Itowbridge He will offer his fly of the month The July 18 outing to Idaho leaves at 8 am from die northwest comer of the Wal-Ma- rt parking lot For information caD Jason Swan at 752-8676 Idaho Fish & Game commission meeting Fish and Game Commissioners wiU decide oo a timetable for increasing revenue to the department when they meet in Boise July 16-1- 7 The commission has scheduled a for 7:30 pm July 15 in the Room at Fish and Game headTrophy quarters 600 S Walnut in Boise The two-da- y meeting takes place in the same location with sessions beginning at 8 am each day The Idaho legislature approved fee and elk tags increases of $6 each on in the last session The increases amount to about 516 million A second phase in the fee increase process will be decided by die commission at this meeting Also on the agenda are items including proposed rules on the importation possession release sale or salvage of wildlife: a presentation from the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep release of bighorn sheep tags for auction and lottery mandatory hunter harvest report status a report on the Air Force’s Enhanced Training Range and a Chinook salmon update for ng anew nature preserve says ranger dir Idaho license change for Idaho and fishing hunting Applicants licenses must provide their social security number beginning July 1 The new licenses law applies to all state-issudriver’s including marriage professional occupational and recreational licenses A previous law provided for die revod license held by cation of any a persoo negligent in payments to dependent children The law is intended to provide a method of tracking and revoking licenses if necessary ed state-issue- Elk tags for autos Watch for elk on Idaho's roads and highways for a new license plate featuring a Rocky Mountain bull elk The elk joins the bluebird plate as the state's second wildlife design Sales benefit wildlife through the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Nongame and Wiatchable Wildlife Program (dates may be purchased at all county assessor's offices and personalized and sample platea also may be ed ordered By John J Wise outdoors editor 1 I’ I I e boxelder trees and enough water and stream habitat to support a fishery according to Gyllenskog It is surrounded by the dam and adjoining multi-ag- ynim Lake State Park Chief Ranger uplands and is bisected by an unim proved road beginning southwest from the dam A pair of locked gates restrict Lee Gy llenskog T" believes he’s found dm best little wild and natural area for a dam site Immediately below Hynim dam and reservoir in the Little Bear River's historic stream bottom sits 10 to 15 acres of land Gyllenskog believes is worth preserving as a place where anyone willing to walk can get close to nature Officially the chunk of government-owne- d ground is called little Bear Hollow It is defined by mostly level ground open meadows binged by f V ' It is what the trappers at early 1800s vintage called a “hole" It is now where the earthen dam and associated water works remain the domain of the South Cache Water Users Association Water users agree die hollow is full of nature but granting public access to the hollow and associated “water facilities' near the dam just isn’t in the association’s view a safe thing to permit To avoid camp meal fiascos prepare and keep it simple BySeaburyBlairJr Scrlppa Howard Nawa Service your trip cut short by bad weather or wet wood Portable propane barbecues can be purchased at discount stores for under $25 propane or white gas stoves start Most people who have spent any time in the outdoors can attest they've had both their at around $35 best and worst meals while camping You’ll want a large sturdy ice chest in v which to keep your food Many campers Fortunately for the cook the combination of hard exercise and mountain air makes foe prefer two smaller coolers — one for dnnks an indiscriminately appreciative audience and snacks one opened leu frequently for still there are those unforgettable unfor-giveab- le meats and foe like Coolers range from inexmeals the family will talk about for pensive foam throwaways for leu than $10 into the next generation To avoid these fiasthermo-electr-ic to battery-operate- d models cos heed the old Boy Scout motto and Be for around $175 Prepared Block ice lasts longer cubed ice gets lips on camping food preparation: things colder faster and can be used for Make it simple It isn’t camping for the drinks Some soft campers fill plastic family member who cooks or has to do the drink bottles two thirds foil of water and dishes It’s woriL freeze them for block ice storing them at meals and eat them on home in the freezer Try to pick one-ptwo-burn- er 2-li-ter ot paper plates that can be burned Choose items that don’t require a master chef's touch or that the family can cook for themselves — like hot dogs For cooking use a propane barbecue or a camp stove or both If you rely oo cooking over an open fire you may find two-burn- er Sunday Focus: Rest In peace Fldo A final note about food and family camping: Never go camping at a place that is far- ther than 30 minutes from a 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I See PRESERVE on Page Hot tip Bear River Black Canyon: On rivers try attractor patterns like humpies and royal Wulff also terrestrials High water PM Da cams and black wooly buggers suggested Bear River Narrows: Water variable PMDs caddte cadcfis emergers pheasant tails and streamers Best fishing on weekends when water level Is lower Blacksmith FOrfc: Good Water clearing PMDs green drakes cadcls and small stoneffies Little Bear River below Porcupine Reservoir: Clearing and fishable with cky flies and and midges Streamera on nNCUpmi poor copy! nymphs snd black-oliv-e wooly buggers olive or tan damsels Daniels: Beadhead nymphs black and dive woolly buggers Hyrum: Good for bass with chartreuse spinner baits Newton: Good for bass with baits tiger muskies with jointed perch rapailas top-wat- TVeesurston: Good Olive tor BramartM Sun in 14 Fishing Report Source: writ vice-preside- nt Logan RlvtR Winter ia coming down Fishing open above Rod Banks Saturday restaurant Saabuiy Blair Jr maanraon A recreation site immediately below die 1930s-er- a dam government-bui- lt could prove disastrous should die dam fail said Ray Bankhead and Derle Nielson and president respectively of the association's board of directors Although the hollow is far bom pristhan tine it is a more natural-lookin- g human-altere- d landscape Cattle grazed summer pastures for years but for foe past two years livestock have been absent Gyllenskog said Stirrup-hig- h grass dominates much of the hollow’s meadows and healthy-lookin- g vegetation has filled streambanks that were previously steep and muddy A number ATs Sporting Goods NmM JourtmI jnpNc Features: 752-212- 1 |