Show Reservoir Appears Top Fishing Spot for Opening The fish planted in Reservoir last Sep are making excellent growth and indications are arc that th the new fishing lake will wUl willbe be the prime spot for the open open- lug in of season Saturday June 2 Local Utah Fish and Game Dept officials made this fore cast after examining 16 10 rain rain- rainbow rainbow bow trout caught In a gill net nett left overnight in the reser reser- voir ON THE THC FISHING tion were Bob Jensen dis- dis district dis game manager and Glenn Davis Price fishery biologist for the Eastern Re Re- Region gion Accompanying them as asa asa a visitor was Gary M Id Peter Peter- Peterson son Price of the Peace Corps operating in Colombia South America The net was set in the reo re- re Thursday of last week at 7 pm and recovered covered Fri Fri- Friday day at 7 am 12 hours later Fish growth was reported excellent and flesh was an attractive healthy pink color A Average weight was slightly below t pound THE FALL PLANT had In in- in included fingerlings and another about eight inches long Fish that had avo av inches when planted now ranged from soy sev en to eight inches and the larger ones ranged to 12 inches It is the policy of the Fish and Game Dept to have reo re- reservoirs raise their own fish Ish to avoid the high cost of rais rais- raising Ing them to full size in a hat chery Mr Davis gaid ald that later in inthe inthe the year the reservoir may be too warm for lor trout and it if such is the case bass will be planted instead ad Th The reservoir is only at oneS one tenth of capacity but is about 40 feet deep in some places Depth where the net was trung varied from 13 to 30 feet and was 25 feet offshore at one end and feet off off- offshore shore at the other GROWTH IS usually very good in newly created reser- reser reservoirs reservoirs Mr Davis explained due to the many fish nutrients available As the reservoir gets older fish growth slows he said Growth would have been even better had there been more water he said Mr Jensen pointed out that he had received a thousand queries and tremendous In- In Interest interest terest was evidenced In the fishing possibilities in the new local lake lie commented that he vis- vis visited visited the reservoir one evening at dusk and the water was boiling with trout jumping lie He forecast that would be developed into a tremendous recreation area Continued on page 8 I Continued from page 1 OTHER FACTORS that I will increase fishing pressure on the new hole will be I limited fishing on high lakes due to late bad weather and anticipated high water In the creeks Due to this could easily be the No 1 at- at attraction at traction during the fishing opening An autopsy on some of the fish showed their stomachs I I I I contained blood bloodworms worms back backI swimmers swimmers-an insect wood from feedIng on the bot bot- bottom tom plant material and al al- al algee gee gae A number of ducks were spotted on the reservoir and it was considered likely that I Ithe the lake will become a resting area for waterfowl although it was not likely to be a nest Ing area ARROWHEADS tracks iracks a afoot afoot foot or two offshore Indicated that a blue heron a wading fowl of the crane family had been fishing also |