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Show Utah Lake has been scheduled schedu-led for a fishery investigative study with the goal of bettering better-ing future angling in this largest larg-est of the state s fresh water bodies. The study project, set by the department of fish and game to get underway this spring, will be conducted under the Dingle-Johnson-Federal Aid to fisheries fisher-ies program wherein the state gets a return of three-fourths of each dollar used. Aims of the project will be to identify and determine content con-tent of all fish species in this water, where and what the habitat for each is, relative abundance, spawning areas and success of natural spawning, age and growth factors of the fish. the reason for this strict regulation regu-lation in the law was to assure that the most suitable fish species are planted in each water and to prevent the scattering scat-tering of trash fishes into the otherwise "clean" waters. This is also the reason for the present law making it illegal ille-gal to use live fish as bait in any water of the state. The law concerning planting of fish reads, "No person, partnership, part-nership, company, corporation or government agency may place into the waters of the State of Utah any species of fish without first obtaining permission per-mission from the Utah State Department of Fish and Game. Trappers holding permits for taking marten during the recent re-cent season were reminded today to-day to return these permits to department fish and game offices along with full information informa-tion about any catches of these furbearers. The marten season, first on a statewide basis in Utah during dur-ing modern times for these high country animals, ended January Janu-ary 31. The required information informa-tion is vital to future management manage-ment and seasons for this fur-bearer. fur-bearer. Department spokesmen noted that the trapping season for mink and beaver continues until un-til April 30, 1958. Situated in close proximity to the state's population centers, cen-ters, the angling pressure on the lake has increased tremendously tremen-dously in recent years. The current study is designed to gain the necessary facts from which a better management program will be implemented to produce the optimum creel return from this water. Winter fishing on Utah waters wa-ters open to angling all year continued to attract many more sportsmen than ever before, according to the department of fish and game. From Schofield Reservoir, where angling through the ice has proven popular with increasing in-creasing numbers of fishermen since the January 1 opening to full year fishing, the reports tell of many good catches of trout. Spokesmen also note that Utah Lake is producing many catches of good sized perch and other fishes during 1 recent weeks of mild, spring-like weather. wea-ther. Anglers were again reminded to go afield properly licensed and to know the regulations and boundaries covering waters where they intend fishing. The 1958 angling proclamation, proclama-tion, listing all regulations as well as the more than 50 waters wa-ters open all year, may be obtained ob-tained from license agents anywhere any-where in the state and from department de-partment offices. Mild winter weather and an increased number of waters opened to all year fishing have combined to attract a record number of anglers afield during dur-ing recent weeks, the Utah Department of Fish and Game said today. Schofield Reservoir, Locomotive Locomo-tive Springs, and Utah Lake continue to be among the most popular of the more than fifty waters open to winter angling. Spokesmen noted that this increased interest was also evident evi-dent in the greater numbers of questions coming to department depart-ment offices and field personnel most of which are ' concerned with license requirements. The fish and game license year begins April 16 each year and ends April 15 the year following. fol-lowing. This means that the 1957 license lic-ense to fish, either fishing or combination, must be visibly displayed whenever afield until April 15, after which the 1S58 issue must be displayed. The planting of fish into any Utah. water must be done by, or under the express permission permis-sion of, the department of fish and game. The department noted that |