Show Interest Increases In Powell Gorge Fishing on Utah's two largest I impoundments Flaming Gorge and Lake Powell is becoming a topic of major interest as spring-like spring weather moves into the State and an early forecast forecast forecast fore fore- cast calls for continued success for rainbows at Flaming Goree Gorge and for improvement In bass fisl fishing ng at Lake Powell ICE COVER still remains remains' over most of upper Flaming Gorge Reservoir and only the oiled roads are in good condition condition condition con con- for travel Water temperatures at Lake Powell are still low but as the water warms this spring the bass should become more active ve and move closer to the surface in preparation for their spawning spawning spawning spawn spawn- ing activities BUREAU 01 of runoff runoff runoff run run- I off forecast for the July April-July period calls for below normal amounts of water flowing into Flaming Gorge wl which ch means the water level will not rise significantly significantly significantly this summer Glen Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon levels should rise because of upstream releases and re remain remain remain re- re main fairly constant during the summer Preliminary fi fish s h stocking plans by the Utah Division of ofFish ofFish ofFish Fish and Game call for some three million rainbow trout to tobe tobe be planted in Flaming Gorge for 1968 and about rainbow rainbow rainbow rain rain- bow trout to be stocked into Lake Powell FLAMING GORGE fish ish stocking stocking stocking stock stock- ing will be divided equally be between between between be- be tween the states of Utah and Wyoming and the Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Wild Wild- life Service with all of the fish set for Lake Powell coming from federal hatcheries II J |