Show beld by vernon W shields in the event you should become disgusted with the fishing in utah this summer and wish to try your luck in wyoming or idaho the fol lowing are some of the general f shing regulations tor for these two states WYOMING the fishing season may I 1 and runs through un t 11 I 1 october 31 and the hours are from 4 00 A M to 9 00 P M all persons of the age of fourteen years jr 0 r over must obtain a he lie ense non resident fishing I 1 censes cost ten dollars and a tourist five day fishing license is five dollars the creel in most areas is twenty game f sh or ten pounds and one game fish there is no creel limit on perch black bull heads or whitefish in any waters of the state the grayling is a separate species and should not be consid alered ered in the regulations for white fish any person taking any of the game fish of wyoming shall be entitled to sh p or transport in one basket the game fish as may be legally in possession one day pro vided however that no more than one day days s possession limit may be hipped at any one time and ship ment shall not be made more fre than one in every seven days and provided further that no shipment may be made without there being first attached to said basket container or package one wyoming game tag cost ten cents these tags can be secured from any game warden it is un lawful in wyoming for any person to have in his posses possession sion while fishing any live bait fish or rough fish at any season of the year it is unlawful to U use se fish eggs or corn if you re going to fish in the grand teton national park a wyoming fishing license is required and a creel I 1 nut mit of six fish per day and a possession limit of not more than two days catch no fish less than six inches long may be retained all f sh hooked less than such limit in length shall be carefully hand led with moist hands and returned at once to the water if not serious ly injured undersized fish retained because seriously injured shall be counted in the number of fish which may be taken in one day you do not need a wyoming lie ense to fish in the yellowstone national park special licenses are issued by the park service night fishing is allowed on the belle fourche little missouri and pow der rivers and clear creek below the loiter leiter bridge the green river from the utah wyoming state line to the big island shall be open to night fishing during the open seas on most of the high lakes in wy oming are open to fishing on june I 1 although some do not open until july I 1 IDAHO the general season for the taking of trout land locked sockeye salmon eastern brook dol ly varden or bull trout and sima suna pee golden trout in all lakes and anc streams in the state of idaho not otherwise listed under separate seasons shall be open june 4 to october 31 the bag limit and pos session limit for trout shall be ten pounds one fish but not to ex aeed twenty fish in one day or in possession not more than five rout trout less than six inches in length shall be taken in one day or re tamed in possession all persons over fourteen years of age must secure a license A non resident fishing license is ten dollars and a tourist fineday five day fishing license is three dollars but this license is limited to one per person per year in priest and coeur d alene lakes and pen d oreille and spokane rivers it shall be legal to take dol DOI ly varden trout the entire year tn in pen d oreille lake and clark pork fork river it shall be legal to take dol DOI ley varden trout except during the period from march 15 to april 30 in boundary and bonner co counties unties the bag limit and possession limit on dolly varden trout is 25 fish no weight limit the portneuf Port neut neuf river is closed from where it enters poe atello city limits downstream to the boundary of fort hall indian reser that portion of portneuf Port neuf river in bannock county from the highway bridge above the village of lava hot springs to the high way bridge at the western bound ary of lava hot springs chester field dam to three hundred feet below outlet the bear river in bannock county is open to fishing during general trout season only it is legal to take salmon and steelhead with hook and line only in all waters in open trout season except steelhead and salman not not less than eighteen inches long may be taken from the south pork fork of the salmon river and its tribu tanes january I 1 to december 31 the bag limit for salmon is two in one day clay or in possession the bag limit for steelhead over eight een inches long is two in one day or in possession steelhead under eighteen inches long are classed as trout and the bag limit is ten pounds and one fish but not to e ei aeed twenty fish both in idaho and wyoming the fishing regulations vary as to coun ties space does not permit me to give full details on all the counties but if anyone is anxious to know about the regulations in a c certain in county they may write e to 0 me and I 1 can supply any anfor mation they desire on the laws of these two states |