Show Spotlighting S ng UTAH M Armand Carr Chief clerk re Te reported reported ported that the department ed in collected fines for fOI forthe forthe the year an increase of more than over 1945 when was received The figure fiure has ha climbed rapidly from ID 1042 12 when the department received in collected fines In 1943 the figures was and in 1944 1914 the department re reo received received the only decrease in the year five five trend fiend Carr pointed palmed out that the 1940 1946 total also indicated increase act activity fully on the part of the states state's game Iame wardens Through Nov Noy 17 of 0 1840 1946 wardens had reported a total of arrests as compared with a u month 12 total of for 1044 1944 Only arrests were re reo reported re- re reported ported for Cor the entire collie year of 1942 1042 Fisheries I experts of the Utah Fish and Game Department today looked back over the last few years of development of existing hatch hatch- hatchery ery cry facilities and new construction which has given giyen the state a prominent pro pro- prominent nt place as one of the leading trout producers in the entire collie west Each of the states state's 12 hatcher ies les have haYe shared in the development I program pro ram and each will share to a t extent dependant on exist exist- existing existing I Ing ing ng natural facilities in future en t I l I lar programs pro rams J JI Briefly as outlined by M. M J J. J Mad Mad- sell cn en of fisheries fi hc here is what has taken place at each plant LOGAN Installed Installed new walls hustle for better circulation of o water and added complete set of new ponds Future development calls ails for drill drill- drilling ing of four new artesian wells in in- installation installation of a number of new earth earthen en ponds land complete landscaping of grounds This project will will completely utilize all lands own co by the state stale All old ponds have been hen narrowed to increase the How flow of water to decrease serious vege vege- tation lation problems Five new earth earth- earthen en cn ponds are aie being bein constructed Complete new refrigeration plant has been I len added Ultimate lIe level development calls for this hatchery to be utilized largely for egg tion lion with trout production tion to tu supply a large portion of Weber and Morgan lorgan county needs SALT SAIT LAlm Installed com corn 1 new set let of oC cai then ponds pon s at al most equaling the area aiea of o the pre pre- ious installation This Installs Installs- lion ion is expected to increase the le le- legal size gal gal output by more than 50 nO t i I Major work of remodeling of physic physic- tl II properties to facilitate opera ons Extra flumes Jums ditches and wore were installed so that every pond Is now an independent mil mit and may bo be b cleaned and dried operations in to ponds 1 I MIDWAY l A Y Two and half a com series of earthen ponds in in- installed stalled each cach series three quarters of a ulie long This provide provides complete rotation of oC crops with fry in one series and als in the others Seventy five ton food storage plant about ono one and a 1 half miles of surfaced hard-surfaced road ll ad constructed KAMAS MAS Pond repairs made up large part of improvement work Future work calls aIls for addi addi- addition tion of lof earthen rearing ponds to take full fuli advantage of water sup lies Ii lS FOUNTAIN GREEN GHEEN r. r Altered old square ponds into circulating types Remodel ditches and can cah als into rearing ponds Added feet earthen karthen rearing pond on one of the outlet ditches Future work calls calis for addition for several fry ponds bonds l and other oilier earthen ponds londs General improve Improve- ments to walks and an water control devices Complete ly Iy renovated of hatchery building bunding Including new trays and all equipment LOA General maintenance with future plans calling for or new refrigeration plant Future de- de here hinges binges on lity of o acquiring additional lands land PANGUITCH Added Add circulation circulation tion walls to all larger ponds and completely in small streams Added one series ot of seyen seven ponds each 75 15 feet f t long and four feet wide Complete new refrigeration building t I Antic Antic adding some shallow and narrow fry ponds Beaver General to all available state owned land including and water coni con can control frol devices Future development hinges on additional lands becom becom- becoming ing in available i In addition to hatchery develop develop- considerable work has been heen done on spawning stations at Fish FishLake FishLake Lake Bear Lake Strawberry and Scofield reservoirs To meet the demand of increase fishing in the high the department has begun acquisition of properties ties for construction of three key cabins and ten horse corrals which will wm expedite the planting program n n this rugged rug ed country One of the three units is nearing completion and work on the other two will be he pushed next summer ummer |