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Show FISH AND GAME HIGHLIGHTS Fishlake, Sevier county, is well known as one of the finest and most productive trout waters in Utah. This reputation has been applied and has grown through more than three quarters of a century. Not so well known is the transition tran-sition in fishery management practice that has been necessary to maintain this reputation in possess and display visibly a '56 fishing or combination fishing and hunting license. The various type licenses for 1956 are in the same form as last year, except the large identifying identify-ing number on, each has been changed In color for purposes of identification. New this year is a flat big game tag replacing the ball type tag used the past three years. The department said the new tag, to be issued with each combination com-bination or big game license, will be easier to use and more convenient to carry afield. License fees will remain the same as during the past several years. Under Utah law such fees are set by legislative action. I the face of the increased angling pressure on Fishlake. To a greater great-er or lesser degree the same story of pressure and management applies ap-plies to all the state's more heavily hea-vily fished waters. ' In Fishlake's early history, under un-der a minimum of fishing activity this water was self-sustaining. The reproduction from natural spawn was enough to meet the angling take. As angling increased, one of the early hatcheries in Utah was built near the shore of the lake on Twin Creeks. Here eggs were taken from the spawning fish each spring. Nature was improved improv-ed upon as a far greater percent of the eggs were hatched and young trout returned to the water wa-ter than had been the case under un-der natural spawning conditions. A multiple of fishing pressure continued through the years, until un-til it became necessary to raise the small fish to a larger size if the angler's creel success was to remain high. The number of anglers continues con-tinues to multiply, until today a majority of fish taken from Fishlake Fish-lake and other heavily fished 1 waters have been raised to legal or larger size in one of the state's twelve hatcheries before being planted. Fish and game licenses for 1956 will be in the hands of all agents over the state by April 1, the department of fish and game said today. The department reminds sports men that the old license year ends April 15. From that day forward early anglers on waters open to year round fishing must |