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Show est Service, wardens and district game managers of the Fish and Game Department, and the field men of the B. L. M. Such information infor-mation maces from actual range study, special feed plot and browse studies, checking station informa tion, herd counts that are cc:i ted each year, and other ma-Sportsmen, ma-Sportsmen, landowners, stock. and others interested parties in this work that forms the for the Committee's recommev tions. Fish and Game Hews Hofes ... A recent action by the Utah Fish and Game Commission gives sportsmen the right to take carp from several of the State's Waters by other means than hook and line during the 1952 fishing season. The motion for this action reads, "that carp may be taken for personal, per-sonal, noncommercial use only from Utah Lake, Jordan River, Sevier Se-vier River below its junction with Clear Creek, Green River, Duchesne Du-chesne River below its junction with Strawberry River, Bear River below Cutler Dam, Cutler Reservoir, Reser-voir, Weber' River below its junction junc-tion with Ogden River, Colorado River, San Juan River, Echo Reservoir, Res-ervoir, Deer Creek Reservoir, Strawberry Reservoir and Bear Lake, by any means except explosives, ex-plosives, electricity or electrical devices, chemicals or firearms. Director J. Perry Egan noted that this action was taken in answer ans-wer to many requests from individuals individ-uals and sportsmen's groups who felt that the taking of carp by spear, bow and arrow, grappling, and "other means in the above named waters would provide additional addi-tional recreation for many people. He said, "The Commissioners concurred con-curred in this thinking. We feel that such fishing for carp will also serve to reduce the, number of this trash fish, which in turn will provide pro-vide more food for other more desirable de-sirable fish and for waterfowl." Some fish losses will result from the unprecedented high flood waters wa-ters in Utah streams this year, es-, es-, pecially in the north half of the State, where the heaviest snowfall I on record was deposited during the winter just past. These losses will not be too great since no early plantings of trout in these! streams had been made in anti- j cipation of the floods. Normal j planting has -been done only in streams above reservoirs or lakes j that are in themselves trout wa- ' ters and would servo to catch any ! planted fish moved downstream by the extremely high waters. Chief concern resulting from the flooded streams is the havoc shown in the change of channels, heavy silting, and loss of plant and insect life that takes years in the making. Department spokesmen note that only nature and time can : repair these losses in many of our finest trout streams. They also note that a record number of hatchery raised legal and larger size trout are still on hand to go into these streams when the flood period passes. It is be- ' lieyed that most such planting can be done before the general opening open-ing of the trout season June 14. During the past ten days Fish Lake in 'Sevier County has received recei-ved its annual spring stocking of trout. A fleet of six Department fish trucks transported 118 loads of legal or larger fish to the lake during this period. Each load avei-raged avei-raged 400 pounds of fish. The fish averaged two to the pound, with many exceeding a pound in size. Bulk of the trout came from the State's Glenwood hatchery, with the Loa hatchery contributing 18 loads. This planting adds to the 44 loads of trout placed in the lake last fall following the close of the fishing season. Spawning fish coming com-ing into the traps on Twin Creeks indicate a good carry over of fish from last year. - i Fish Lake continues to hold its place as one of the State's best fishing areas and scenic attractions. attrac-tions. Each year it is visited by thousands of tourists and is- a favorite with residents from every corner of the State. Many fisher-) men believed last year to have been one of the best seasons there on ; record. With the above planting ; program, and the high water table it should continue this year to be ! a mecca for those who enjoy good ! fishing in the beauty of this sec- j tion of our state. I The Utah Interagency Committee Commit-tee has scheduled its annual meet- ; ings over the State for the dis- ! cussion of range and game herd I conditions from which are deter- ' mined the Committee's kill recommendations recom-mendations to the Big Gam ' Board, according to Harold S-Crane, S-Crane, Supervisor of Game Man- I agement for the Fish and' Game Department. 'The Interagency Committee was ' set up in 1945 at the request of the Board of Big Game Control to I assist the Board in the determin-1 ation of its decisions regarding the big game kill each season. The three land management agencies! making up the Committee are the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Fish and Game Department. Throughout the preceding' year Lat I11 0f these agencies gather the information necessary to their recommendations to the! wa' Vf1Uly there is agreement 6 I",69 Committee agencies on the kill recommendations for any given district. When there is a difference of opinion, individual recommendations go to the Board Information needed by the Com. nonl m T ing its "commendations "commenda-tions is gathered by each agency's many -field men, the rangers and game division employes offi For- i |