Show Fish Game News I UTAH DUCK HUNT TERMED SUCCESSFUL Utah's 90 day waterfowl season season sea sea- son closed January 5 1969 and the past season was termed moderately successful by the Division of Fish and Game as they prepared to get specific data from a selected group of Utah sportsmen by way of harvest harvest har hare vest WATERFOWL will be sent to Utah residents residents re reo and the information received re reo re- re cei ved from these people willbe will willbe willbe be used to determine the statewide statewide state state- wide harvest of ducks and geese during the 1968 season All are ad self dressed postage paid and take only minutes to fill out and their return by persons ing them is important to the management of our waterfowl resources Additional Management information information in in- formation will be gathered by state and federal biologists during during dur duro ing the next several days as they complete the annual midwinter midwinter mid mid- winter inventory of ducks and geese over the pacific flyway CISCO AWAIT SPAWNING RUN Bonneville Cisco are expected to begin their annual spawning run along the east shore of Bear Lake within the next two weeks signaling the start of the dip dip- netting for these tasty but small fish by several thousand Utah and Idaho fisherman EARLl EARLIEST EST recorded record cd date for the start of the spawning run was January 9 9 1962 the latest date has been January January Jan Jan- uary 19 in 1963 and 1964 1904 although although al al- though most years the fish show up closer to the of the month Licensed anglers may take their daily creel limit of 50 fish and for youngsters under 12 the limit is one one half half the adult limit or 25 fish AS THE Cisco move move in close to the shore to spawn they are easily taken by particularly particularly part part- when the lake is frozen over with ice Fl Failure lure to keep track of the theA A number of fish taken has been the he most common violation by anglers on the cisco run and Division of Fish and Game Officers Officers Of Of- have issued a number of citations for this infraction each year IT IS recommended that each party have one fisherman using the he and one one ne person countIng counting count count- Ing the fish as they are taken Also when close to a limit of offish offish offish fish keep the net in In the water and remove only the number needed to fill the creel limit may not have an opening greater than 18 inches In n any dimension and netters should be sure their equipment Is 3 stout as conditions often become be be- become come rough with slush ice or I floating chunks of ice in the water Best fishing areas can be reached by way of Laketown then to the east east eastside side of Bear Lake fishing from Ranch to Rainbow Point SPECIAL WHITEFISH SEASON ON x Utah's special whitefish season season sea sea- son remains open through February February Feb Feb- 15 on the Logan Blacksmith Fork Weber and Duchesne Rivers according to the Division of Fish and Game Fishing regulations which became became be be- be came effective January 1 1969 list open waters for taking of ol Rocky Mountain Whitefish as the Duchesne River downstream downstream down down- stream from the confluence ol of West Fork Logan River downstream downstream down down- stream from the confluence with Temple Fork Blacksmith Fork River downstream from confluence with Rock Creek and Weber River downstream from Echo Dam Daily Dally creel and possession limit on all streams is ten fish regardless of weight Reports indicate fishermen have been most successful using small baited hooks or small flies in In the deeper holes of the four rivers Fisheries surveys indicate whitefish populations are goo goot good goodIn d in all streams and anglers have hav e ample opportunities of gelling gettin g several of these fine flavored d fish ish In their creel |