Show Fishing Waters Watched to Insure Good Fishing Opener Fishery biologists and conservation officers of- of are arc keeping a n close watch on waters in their areas arras to determine the outlook for the 1971 1911 fishing opener WATERS ARE being checked to determine determine de de- termine access runoff conditions water levels fish populations and rates of ot growth Streams undergo especially close scrutiny this time of ot year ear to determine the earliest dates they may be stocked High runoff in some areas arras may mean delaying the first plants until after the general season opener Most 1 major lakes and reservoirs are arc checked with gill nets to obtain data on populations size growth sl cles and age groups of fish caught This Information along with data on access streams and water conditions is then compiled by the regional fisheries managers managers man man- agers agel's for inclusion in the statewide fishIng fishIng fish fish- Ing forecast Issued annually by the division di dl vision THE DATA gathered each eich spring also aids fishery managers in establishing trends and planning stocking programs for the waters in their regions How Itow will your favorite water stack up this year Division personnel are working hard to find the answer to that question que |