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Show FISH AND GAME HIGHLIGHTS The June 12 opening of the general angling season will find low water conditions prevailing over the entire state, according to spokesmen for the Utah Department De-partment of Fish and (Lame. One official pointed out that "fly fishing" conditions could be expected on many streams that are normally high and roily during dur-ing the first weeks of June. The annual trout stocking program pro-gram is ahead of schedule this year because of the lower water table and the fact that mild spring weather has made accessible acces-sible to planting many waters that ordinarily could not be reached until a later date. A record re-cord number of legals have already al-ready gone out from the twelve hatchery units. Anglers can expect to find their favorite streams and still waters adequately stocked for the opening. They can also expect serious effects to the future angling potential po-tential if the low water and drouth conditions continue. Many reservoirs had a poor winter carry over and have not filled this spring. Good angling can be expected during the early season in such waters but the later season sea-son fishing will suffer unless heavy .storms correct the present conditions. Field men report heavy trout losses from winter suffocation occurring at Cleveland Reservoir in the Manti mountain range and Pine lake in Garfield county. Such losses usually occur during low water periods when reservoirs reser-voirs do not supply enough oxygen ox-ygen for the fish during the winter months of the freeze-over. The above two reservoirs will be stocked before the opening. Field reports also indicate that roads into the high country will be in good passable conditions by Juno 12. Many are now dust dry. In summary, the upwards of 150,000 anglers going afield on opening day should find advanced advanc-ed weather and water conditions everywhere with a better than fair chance for a good catch of fish. The high Uintah mountain section sec-tion does not open to angling until July 3. Annual public meetings of the Utah Board of Big Game Control are set this year as follows: July 6, Beaver; July 7, Ephraim; July 8, Price; July 9, Provo; July 10, Ogden. All will start at 7:30 p.m. with the place of each meeting to be arranged for and announced announc-ed at a later date. A public meeting is held once a year in each of the state's five fish and game commissioner districts dis-tricts for the purpose of gathering gather-ing information important in aiding the board to schedule the fall big game hunts. Board Chairman J. Perry Egan said, "We encourage all individuals, individ-uals, groups and organizations having factual information concerning con-cerning the state's big game herds and their ranges to meet with the board during these public pub-lic sessions. Such factual information infor-mation adds to our interagency committee recommendations and is helpful in determining the fall harvest of big game animals." Following the five public meetings meet-ings the board will hold its executive exec-utive session July 12 in Salt Lake City. Final determination of seasons, sea-sons, limits and types of hunts will be made at this meeting with the information to be announced immediately following. Opening date for the general deer season is set by legislative act as the nearest Saturday to October 20. The date this year is Saturday, October 23. The heavy run of native trout continues at the Strawberry-Clyde Strawberry-Clyde Creek spawning station and traps. A total of 1,059,300 eggs have already been taken at the station with another one million eggs expected to go to the hatcheries from this source during the present pres-ent week. - |