Show v v ya''-'’s-X'-s-- ' v ?A "' V ve - ' I C J'‘K w£' y vV’ "' S- x ' " ? y4 x s&k' 7iU £&? j " Jij v " jwx ws© v 'f -- i1 £ t' ?'& v4 ? yxy?'- 'xj ?'--- A - ? y? v y' ' - ' 'v'v kd y 5le- VJ ' way & y vy h y £ ?' 'y:r' yvi? I 'A 'dk&L X - - 'sJ Ml - ' ' '( A "' ' - xfc 'J A x w- " v " x $ tS3RSi:rt t &§!: 4s - i £s 4 i' I X A t4 &?: y x ? 2 rc fit ? - f- v v 'xxav '" -- V A jt &§ y X'- v r- iv y S s y'i d Jjg sS V f S'- X - 's’- - X vy Jt ? - 'V ' X 4 ' V y A pw ? V i ? f -- v s £ ' f '- - " v? 'xx-- y'i : - ''£& A’A: $ A s x ? o Xl U yv 'v' v 'Vifl 5iys t ' ' ( - Jason 4 was going after the (The biggest ever caught is s By TERRY SCHMITZ Specie! to Standard-Examine- r on Jason! Reel in reel in! Wow look at him he’s a big one!” That’s a pretty tall order for a three-year-ol- H!ang d xsC5 especially with three older guys jumping up and down clearly excited doing their best to keep from grabbing away the fishing pole This scene is repeated throughout the day at Cold Springs Trout Farm in North Ogden Most people say they are there for the kids the suspicion is some of s them brought the kids as an excuse to come them-sedve- Cold Springs invites fishermen to come anytime from 9 am to dark to fish out of any of three ponds with no limit Fish are cleaned on the spot and double-bagge- d free No state license is necessary Fileting is 25 cents It’s still early in the year and the ponds filled from a natural spring are brimming with beautifully glinting said last year he trout Jay Barker raised 75000 fish and sold nearly every one business is not the main Although the catch-ou- t source of income for the trout farm it is the most colorful and on the increase Barker said ‘‘I think the cost of gas and a fishing license has made people think of this as an alternative to stream fishing Probably the cost of fish in the market too” owner-manag- “A? "X y AX f v W y vy5 A Dee Ekstrom and his y J'V xv cxV- - A A -'-V4''':': Ayy w x c er mfnMw certain Rocky dropped the pole am clapping his hands over his explained they were happy to looked for a “positive experi young sons” Other people head for Cold reason “No I don’t want to successful angler said “Moi 1 catch them up the canyon” Fishermen trying their luc take their own poles bait an provided by the farm Fees ra fish caught depending on whic Saturdays and Monday evenin Cold Springs the trout farm Cookouts where diners catch favorite of church groups an arrangements should be made by Jay’s grandfather the lat business wras ruined wrhen a fk 'P&' Z"iy'V up a good fight The fish won A little embarrassed the 1 again The next fish showng h ed straight out of the water ai of doubt before he finally succ It was hard not to notice F Dale and Kim Hadley Clec brother Jared were being in fishing A helpful father ma Cold Springs is a family busi son Brian wait for a bite five-year-o- ld short line with bright bait and immediately Three older fri other trying to help The fish y with mud and killed the fish Jay’s dad L Ward Barker started things going again in business with he and his bre Now Jay’s children help out Jay said “It’s good for m money it gives them respon: out of trouble I believe in woi On the other hand working i so many youngsters he has to t jobs Operating a fish farm isn’t a! and a fluctuating market are the biggest problems trout ha humans — stress from overcr Cold Springs spawns its own ing from the previous year spawning for the hatchlings crucial They are fed up to sev about $1500 a month to feed tl Jay always busy deliver: ponds fish catches at fairs ar crop however is sold to marl Asked what is the funniest th at the farm Jay laughs and x7' 1 ¥& dt ii ? rV h§ ' - V - b x f ' )S' "y X stories about 17 and 1! dipping in the fish ponds Tht fish by netting them with t Two boys Barker went after the older jumping on his bike and pedal Points with no clothes on befoi sheriff E ph4m k 3t w ' y £ " - i £' ' ' W' t W" V' XX Humorous now but not wh story about a water user furt became concerned lie wasn’t water He felt the fish were decided to remedy the situatio: and releasing the fish Fifty thousand trout coursec Canal They say fishing on th ' x ?' A ' V 'k'A ? £ i : ?svz-- xi ' y V A ’ that vearU J P hr vfV' r Ai vv ri r v£x Close-u- p y siUliyx&’ Excitement shows on Brian's face as they pull in a 8 'v ' Sunday July 12 1981 good-size- d 'fr Vn4- Hb4 " Wflv h x ji!i''yA y? trout from one of the North Ogden farm's three ponds yC" yx- ::" "' Photos by Dai |