Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-26 | Page 15 | Only Few Streams Will Likely be Closed Early

IOnly Only Few Streams Will Likely Be Closed Early Despite drouth conditions no early closing of or a majority of or orthe the the fishing streams in Utah Is expected it was reported Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day by State Fish and Game Commissioner Newell B. B Cook At present the department contemplates only closing sin those streams in the higher elevations froth from which most of the large fish have been taken he said He reported report d that about the middle of August it will be necessary necessary cl close Echo sar sary to temporarily e dam East canyon canon and the upper Weber river because e of an anticipated anticipated an an- heavy drain of or irrigation irrigation irrigation tion water Commissioner Cook explained that It would be 3 a poor protection protection protection tion policy to close most o of the streams because if they bec become me too low lowthe the fish will die anyway and he would rather have the fishermen get them than to have them meet med such a fate Reports from most parts of the state show that fishing is holding up well and especially is this true at Eish lake and Strawberry reservoir the commissioner said He pointed out that for winter and early spring sprin use we approximately approximately 75 tons of ot horse and cattle cattle cat cat- tle tie meat unfit for human consumption consumption consumption con con- has been made available available available avail avail- able for lor fish food under F FER E R A measures