Show field St stream by vernon W shields the utah fish and game corn com mission has selected mr randall L turpin as director to succeed mr boss ross leonard mr turpin will of filially fic fici lally ally take over the office on august 5 this time they have at least selected a man who has had some fish and game experience he has been a member of the depart men since 1928 and he is a rec authority on big game and range management even though mr turpin does know his stuff on big game and range management he won t be able to help us much in preventing the large doe mil this doe kill business is decided by the board of big game control the commission and its D rector does not have too much to say a bout the matter on monday july 12 the utah fish and game commission held its quarterly session one of the big matters that came before the board this quarter was the strawberry reservoir contract controvert con trover sy the contract with the straw berry water users expires this year the commission decided to name committee consisting of the new director robert huber of the water users and a represent active from the attorney generals office to work out a new agree ment merit for the use of the strawberry reservoir for fishing and reccea tion during the last ten year a agreement gre ement period the fish and game department has paid a total of six thousand dollars for the use of the reservoir fishing in utah Is at its peak right now with the waters clear ing and the trout turning their attention from sub surface to surface teed feed the fishing should be better now than at any other time during the year reports from wardens throughout the state and also from information received from In dividu al at sportsmen indicate that fishing has been above par for the past week except for tooele thoele county and the lower provo fishing is gen brally at its best just when the runoff waters start clearing and the natural food supply ot of the early fly hatches is curtailed and again in september when the cool ing nights permit the fish to come out of the shadows and take up their feeding within easy reach of the fis fishermen hermens s fly of these two periods the july session is gener ally the best for several reasons the fishing traffic t been as heavy as it will be through the next two months fish too haven t been frightened spooked or scattered by september the fish become pretty wary and are generally quite particular about their feeding habits for these reas ons mr leonard said now is the time to go fishing the game chief also recommended that sportsmen get off the beaten trails for best fishing spots in any locality mr leonard advised sportsmen to con tact the state warden or hatchery superintendent in that area these men are constantly in touch with the fishing picture they are eager for sportsmen to get their fish and will gladly give the best information they can to anyone seeking it leonard said it s that time of year again your friend shields and family will be taking off soon for a little vaca tion they say the best place to spend your vacation is just inside your income but something I 1 I 1 can t live without or within anyway the next you hear from me will be from pinedale Pin edale wyoming we plan to camp at half moon ranch and from there will fish the surrounding lakes and streams al at so if it can be arranged and the pack outfits do not want too much money I 1 want to pack in far enough to get at those famous cal golden trout |