Springville Herald | 1947-01-09 | Page 8 | Tourists Inquire about Fish in Colorado River

TOURISTS INQUIRE ABOUT FISH IN COLORADO RIVER "Are there any fish in the Colorado Colo-rado river?" tourists and visitors to Utah frequently ask. The quos tioners imagine that because c' the heavy load of silt carried t; Utah's biggest stream, that tfc water could support no fish M The fact is, however, that at Mo:i-some Mo:i-some eight kinds of fish hav. been caugt by fishermen on tl' river. The most interesting which is the Colorado River s:il"' on, so named by Major Towo' who first navigated the strew through Utah In IStiii. This fis sporting a huge head, often ro;u es a length of 36 inches. Ami tin"' there is the Channel Cat, wlii''' often reaches thirty inehes ' length and weighs fifteen poinni.' and his cousin, the Mud C;it. s smaller fish. Thou there is lh Honey Tail, a ton-ineher im.l '1: the common Carp, Suckers :' lYivh.