Show 1967 FISHING Weight Limit Gone fat B t Catch Reduced to 8 Trout Troup Utah's five man Fish and Game Commission met In Salt Lake City last week and th the major item of business conducted ted was the approval of the 1967 1007 angling seining and bait balt dea dealers rs proclamations JUNE 3 1967 has bern been circled as the opening day of the season for Utah anglers The general season wilt will close on November 30 1967 Several changes were made in the bag limits for Cor the up- up upcoming upcoming coming season The limits on trout and salmon were changed and the limit on channel catfish In Utah Lake was reduced from rom 25 to IS 15 fish NEXT YEAR there will ill be no weight limits on any species of offish offish fish in Utah except Bear Lake Gone will be the weight limits on trout and salmon the last to ha hate e a weight Hm limit t Eight fish wm will be the limit on trout out and salmon In 1967 No more than two of these may maybe maybe be lake trout T ERE WILL be four our exceptions exceptions to this bag limit The first two are arc Lake Powell where the limit on trout will be 10 and Bear Lake where limits will be bethe bethe the same as 1966 third Is in Daggett Du chesne Summit Wasatch and Uintah Counties where the an an- an filer can take up to 14 fish In some waters but not more than 8 of these 14 fish can be rain rain- rainbows bows Those waters where the angler can take more than the normal bag of 8 fish are arc generally ally the more inaccessible high lakes in the Uinta Mountains This is to encourage people Into these areas where fishermen are needed THE FOURTH exception is Strawberry Reservoir where the 1967 bag limit will be 6 fish regardless of weight A port por- lion of the Strawberry River will again be a quality trout stream with the same rules as last year Next years year's bag limits will ill be bea bea a marked change from the pre pres season and will need the attention of all fishermen so they spot do not find themselves In Ina Ina a spot with an officer of the Fish and Game Caine Department Com Complete proclamations will willbe willbe be available prior to the first of January when the new regu regu- regu regulations lations go o into effect |