Show Providing enough fish to make happy fishermen Fishing used to be a simple operation All AH you needed was afree a afree afree free afternoon a few worms a cane pole and a shady tree tolean to tolean tolean lean on while resting your eyes Its It's not the same today But in spite of all the preparation each fisherman goes through to get ready and finally bring home a few fish it U Uis itis itis is nothing compared to what the fish has been through to grow large enough to be caught TilE TUG MAJORITY I of fish caught by anglers anglers' in Utah's streams and reservoirs during the opening weekend are the results of the Division of Wildlife Resources' Resources efforts in planting both and fingerling fish will have spent from 1214 14 months montt in a hatchery before they are placed In the water of a a fishing hole Basically the fish program Is designed to provide an immediate fishery in waters waters' which often will not allow for the longer full lifecycles life cycles or ot cannot naturally support sufficient fish for the modern Utah population That Thatis is to say that most of the fish will be taken home by happy anglers In a relatively short perl peri period od d of time after their release The fish who escape the fishermans fisherman's efforts will continue continue continue con con- to grow if water conditions conditions con con- are adequate and food supplies are sufficient MANY OF the fish taken last weekend are products of fingerlings planted last year just prior to or during the 1975 general fishing season The average growth for that single singleA A food more costly than caviar truffles a variety of fungus which no one has ever learned to cultivate They grow hest best embedded in the porous soil loil near the roots of certain oaks or r beeches beeche year in t the e water is 9 12 inches your tasty pan size trout Some of the larger fish harvested each year are over carry-over fish from both and fingerling plants of years past The next time you and your family enjoy a good day at the local fishing hole you might take the opportunity to acquaint them with the time and effort it took to get the fish ready for your hook The purpose of course Is to provide Utah fishermen with a quality fishing experience So if you had a good goodday goodday day fishing then its it's mission accomplished |