Show Ice Conditions Improved ot at Flaming daring Gorge Recent ice patrols by by Forest Service personnel report generally safe Ice In mast bays and shoreline areas of Flaming Flam ing lag Gorge Reservoir Ice checks in popular popular popular lar fishing areas reveal ice from 5 t to 18 inches thick t IN UTAH fishing is reported good at both Lucerne Valley with 1012 12 inches of safe ice and Sheep Creek Bay with 8 7 inches of safe ice Antelope Flat has 13 inches of ice while Dutch John Draw and Cedar Springs have 5 G inches Fishermen should refrain from cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting holes larger than eight inches in diameter reports Dave Noel and Gene Campbell ice patrolmen Larger holes become dangerous traps for fellow fishermen fishermen fish fish- ermen when blowing snow conceals them Fishermen should kick the ice back into the open hole when they leave the patrolmen added IN THE Wyoming portion of the reservoir reservoir re re- reo Steve Mott ice patrolman reports re reo ports 19 15 inches of ice in most areas Fishermen in the BUckboard area should us use caution around the shoreline however as as' as ice is breaking away from away from the shore leaving a narrow strip of water and thin ice i Mr Mott reports Utah Division of Wildlife Resources field personnel have found that fishermen fishermen fisher fisher- men using worms and marshmallows are having the highest rate of success followed by those using cheese Fishermen Fisher Fisher- men are reminded that new Utah and Wyoming regulations now v in hi effect prohibit prohibit prohibit pro pro- hibit the use of corn cornand and the act of chumming on Flaming Gorge |