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Show U gjorao ?aslhen) hook "ffSslh sooirfl (tm'u Bv Aldon R. h.-l. Vernal Express 1 a,me flymen were throwing tack ' r, h but some were just hoping for a ; Lduring the general fishing season : " er in Utah. Saturday and some Zoe were leaving with limits and nie were leaving empty handed. -We caught seven fish at Steinaker : Rn-oir with the biggest one being ' caches. They averaged about i3 Lnds. I hooked one German Brown j the rest are trout. We started fishing at 6 a.m. and hooked the last Mi at 9 30 a.m. We used w orms to get the fish," stated Ray Messer of Vemal. fne Messer party hooked seven fish hv9-30 a.m., Saturday, but Howard Corless of Vemal w asn't as fortunate, lbaven't had a bite. The first day at Steinaker is something else. I've ought four or five pounders around here. Steinaker is real good in the fall of the year," said Corless. One fisherman who had a happy day-was day-was Vernal's Jerrad Tolbert, who nabbed a fish Saturday morning at Seicaker Reservoir. "This is my first fish just this year. It's a 1'2 pounder and I hooked it on a worm and a mar-shnallow," mar-shnallow," said Tolbert. "I fished for a couple of hours, but it seemed like six hours. We have been here since 7 ajn. and the first bite and first fish ns hooked by me at 9:45 a.m." -Two years ago I caught some pret ty nice ones," said Leonard Steele of Vernal. "I didn't fish here last year." Salt Lake City's Frances and Wallace Dibble enjoyed fishing at Steinaker Reservoir as they hooked a number of fish. "The fishing has been pretty good. They are real nice fish and nice sizes. We haven't been catching cat-ching them real fast," said Frances Dibble. "They are all trout and the biggest big-gest one is 18 inches. We used cheese and salmon eggs and caught the fish from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m." "The fish are real good fighters this year at Steinaker Reservoir and that is why we like to come here," remarked remark-ed Leroy Larsen of Salt Lake City. "I . caught my fish on garlic cheese and I've hooked some big ones." Vernal's Colleen Colton gained two fish at Steinaker Reservoir, Saturday morning. "I caught them on cheese and I caught another one but I lost it," said Colton. Jim and Janet Allen, Jensen, were some of the happy fishermen, Saturday Satur-day as they hooked fish at Steinaker Reservoir. "We caught the fish on cheese. I let them olav. but I hate to lose them. My last fish was 14 pounds. It's been slow, but it has been picking up," said Allen. Ken Jennings hooked his fish at Red Fleet Reservoir. "The fishing is not bad. They have been catching quite a few. Everyone has been filling up. We caught our fish on cheese and salmon eggs," said Jennings. "The fish have also been nibbling on worms. Ninety-eight Ninety-eight percent of the people who came in the same time as we did have filled up." Charles Ballard of Vernal remarked, remark-ed, "Fishing has been good at Red Fleet Reservoir. We caught a few on salmon eggs and cheese. We started fishing at 9 a.m. and finished at 11:45 a.m. Scott Ballard caught a two-pounder." two-pounder." Joe May and Matt Sunkees, Vernal, fished from a canoe and Rich May and Nathan Sunkees did their fishing from . kayaks at Red Fleet. "It was pretty good this morning, but it has slowed down. You can catch more fish in the middle of the lake when maybe you might not catch as many from the shore. It's easier to catch them from a canoe or boat," said Matt Sunkees. "You throw out your line and getting them out of the water is the hard part," said Nathan Sunkees. You get ! water in the kayak when you try to bring them in. Our party of four caught eleven fish at Red Fleet Reservoir." The biggest fish hooked at Green River below the Flaming Gorge Dam as of 1:30 p.m., Saturday was a three pounder, according to Jim Johnson of the Division of Wildlife Resources. "They have been really catching them. We only see a small amount of the fish harvested. Guys in rafts are catching big fish. We are just checking check-ing fish from the shore and determin ing what people are going to do. We asked them if they are fishing or just riding rafts," said Johnson. "Fishing has been a surprise. The water is high and turbid, but they have been catching cat-ching a lot of limits. The fish have averaged 12' 2 to 13' 2 inches long and we have seen fish from 8 to 19 inches long." "Fishing hasn't been too bad. We got eight between two people on salmon eggs," stated Leo Depaula of Provo. "The fish were bigger last year." Rich Bowman and his son Patrick Bowman took part in the fishing activity activi-ty Saturday at Green River below the dam. "Fishing was a lot better a while ago. We caught three fish and have been catching them on cheese. The fish have just been average. I just reeled reel-ed them in. I've seen some people come by with some big ones," stated Rick Bowman. Roosevelt's Brian Roth hooked five fish at Green River below the dam. "They are nice ones that I hooked mainly on cheese. I tried flies, but they didn't work," commented Roth. Sean McGarvey wasn't a fisherman during the opener; he was a snaker-man. snaker-man. "I've been catching more snakes than fish. I caught four snakes ; three , blow snakes and one water snake. I'm ' going to take them back and show my girlfriend," stated McCarvey of Rock Springs. "I broke my rod, kept the reel and threw the rod in the river." Athleen and James Miller of Dutch - . " RAFT RIDERS head toward the shore in the Green River's Little Hole during the annual fishing opener. Some people ! " : - : ! -: ' -P'" . "' ':- - " - ; J vva i : . i ;v ; ? . . i .if-, f I M ' ; J . ; - f j ' i ' ' ' ' ,-.r--.r - .,- . : Til ' , I : ? father1" rEAR 0LD fishermen, Michael Neal, left, with his r. herald Neal, hold a 7 pound German Brown, which fished from the rafts and some just enjoyed the ride. was hooked by the young fisherman Saturday morning at Red Fleet Reservoir from the shore during the annual opener. John gained their limits at Green River below the dam. "We got six apiece on worms and jigs," said Miller. Some fishermen were catching zero fish, but Glen Mickenson of Woods Cross was throwing fish back into the Green River. "I caught a few small ones and I let them go back. They weren't quite what I was looking for. I've been using cheese. I threw them back and I'm looking for the big one. I've seen some big ones taken here," remarked Mickenson. Mike Booth hooked a 16 inch long fish at Green River below the dam. "Fishing has been all right. I used worms, marshmallows and cheese. I just reeled them in, but they fought when they got toward the bank," stated Mike Booth of Salt Lake City. Faythe Rich of Ogden was hoping to hook a fish, but the countryside was the number one item for Rich. "Green River below the dam is pretty country. It's secluded and my son, Orrian Rich, said it looked like the movie, 'On Golden Pond'," said Rich. Richard Maughan of Salt Lake City started fishing at Green River below the dam at 6 a.m. "It was slow and then the fish started coming in and I got my limit," commented Maughan. Three fish were acquired by Larry Sidwell of Salt Lake City at Green River below the dam. "I've got three nice ones, one on a spinner and two on worms," said Sidwell. I caught 2-pounders and a l'-j pound cutthroat. I caught them early this morning and let a few go." David Session caught four fish on Little Hole in the Green River. "Fishing has been fair and I hooked my fish on salmon eggs," stated Sessions. A number of fishermen performed their fishing from rafts on the Green River. "We caught about seven and threw two back," said Dennis Day of Craig. "We usually pull over to the shore to fish in a slow spot. The raft just gets you from hole to hole." "Fishing has been pretty good overall at Little Hole as of 5 p.m., Saturday. Just about everyone has caught fish. There is not an overabundance overabun-dance of limits, but everyone is close and catching fish," said Steve Brayton of the Division of Wildlife Resources. "Since 1 p.m. we have seen a 4 to 5 pounder and four or five 3 to 4 pounders." Eight year old, Michael Neal of Vernal, Ver-nal, was pleased with the fishing in the general opener Saturday as he hooked hook-ed a 7L4 pound German Brown at Red Fleet Reservoir at 8 a.m. Neal used a nightcrawler and a marshmallow to gain his fish. The fish was 251 2 inches long and was weighed at Uintah Packing. "He knew he had a fish. He got the reel right up and starting cranking. It took him three minutes to beach the fish. He used a ten pound line and I was surprised it didn't break," said Michael's father, Gerald Neal. "He didn't really know how to play a fish. It was his first fish of the season and his biggest one ever. Michael caught the fish from the shore and the fish was bigger than any fish I hooked. His sister, Leticia Neal, garnered a 16-incher, but his fish was the biggest one caught that day in our party." i - - . ' - ' ' - . ...... i . 1 ... . - J If i. ... v- - -;! . " , . . ... -- ---- ; : - , . . . ,. - , - - ; - "- . .. . .... . " v- . - " - : ' ;- ... . . -j i . ,7-- , - ' i r r . '- " .. - ' t t ,.' . .2 - ; i ' i - - -' - ? r C v i r V - FISHERMEN HOPE and wait for fish to strike their bait at the Steinaker Reservoir Saturday. : "X VERNAL FISHERMEN, Nathan Sunkees, paddles his kayak toward the shore in the Red Fleet Reservoir. Sunkees, plus three other members of his fishing party, hooked 11 fish. |