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Show Water Situation Causes Changes in Fish Planting Plans Continual revision in fish stocking plans has been the rule in recent weeks, according to the department of fish and game. The department noted that these plans are formulated into a stocking catalogue covering the "where and when" of planting all of the State's water in the year ahead based upon the production of fishes from the hatcheries. Everything works out fine during normal water years, but in extreme years such as the present one the water shortage short-age is such that the outlook is constantly changing dependent depend-ent upon the day-by-day weather. End result is that the planting plant-ing program must be changed as water forecasts change and this has been frequent in this critical water year. There are many questions coming to the department now about the con dition of fishing waters for the June 3 opening of the general trout season. Spokesmen said that releases covering last minute conditions would be issued just prior to the opening. In the meantime, the trucks from the hatcheries over the State are on the move daily stocking those waters which are accessible and have water enough to assure that the fish will survive. Most of the major streams and lakes will be stocked prior to June 3. Those anglers wishing wish-ing to plan with certainty would do well to settle on the old standboys from panguitch Lake on the south to Hyrum on the north. A check on road and water conditions at nearby waters is always good insurance insur-ance prior to opening day. One thing is certain at this point, that many streams and lakes will be dry or nearly so before the season is many weeks old. This also means that those assured of carrying fish will be the ones to receive re-ceive the larger portion of the plants from the normal production pro-duction at the hatcheries. Cooperation of all dog owners own-ers in keeping their dogs penned or close to home during the next ten weeks was urged today by the department of fish and game. The game bird nesting season sea-son is again at hand and with it comes the annual problem of untended dogs roaming the fields to destroy nests and young birds. These losses during the late spring period and early weeks of summer mean a reduction of the hunting opportunity during dur-ing the fall seasons. Utah law recognizes the seriousness of this and like problems, as it states it is illegal il-legal to take, kill, capture, chase or injure any game bird during the closed seasons. |