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Show Annual Fishing Season Opens This Saturday Utah's 'general fishing season sea-son opens this Saturday, May 31, and as all over the state, Moab area 'anglers will be heading for the-hills to try their luck. Generally,' road conditions in the LaSal Mountains are good, U. S. Forest Service crews having been at work during May on road improvements. im-provements. Fishing, however, how-ever, will be pretty much confined to Dons and Hidden Lake on the north end of the LaSals, and Lake Oowah on upper Mill Creek. Moab Conservation Officer Dan Winbourn stated Tuesday that all three of those lakes had been stocked, and were ready for the opening. Higher lakes in Geyser and LaSal Pass were, until the last week, . still blocked by snowdrifts on access roads.. Reports indicated this week that four-wheel-drive units might get to Dark Canyon and Medicine Lakes which have not been planted, but which should still contain con-tain a few hold-over fish. Mr. Winbourn stated that if a planting truck is available avail-able later- this week, he would attempt to get a load of fish into the higher lakes. Beaver Lake in LaSal Pass had not been planted as of Wednesday, and it is too shallow to sustain fish life over the winter, Mr. Winbourn Win-bourn said. Mill Creek, downstream from Lake Oowah, has been . stocked, but water conditions ' are' n6t expected to be the best for opening, due to high runoff. Monticello Lake has been stocked for the opening. The easily reached ' lake, just a few miles northwest from Monticello is heavily fished. Fishing has been reported to be picking up on the upper up-per reaches of Lake 1 Powell Fishermen are getting more of the larger bass now. The fish are taking lures, but water dogs are still reported report-ed best for those who can get them. Water level is at a record high, causing a very serious drift wood problem. prob-lem. It is recommended that people traveling any distance on the lake should carry an extra propeller until the big lake stabilizes. Roads are oiled all the way to Bull Frog, and water has risen "to the launching ramp. A fisherman's breakfast will be served by the Moab Sportsman's Club the opening open-ing day of fishing season.. The breakfast will be served serv-ed near Hidden Lake on the north end of the LaSal mountains moun-tains from daylight to 11 a.m. On the menu arc pancakes, pan-cakes, ham and eggs, coffee and hot chocolate. Adults wll be charged $1.25; children chil-dren 75 cents. Proceeds will go toward development of Bullick Pond near 5th West in Moab as a recreation area for the city. |