| Show eish rish I 1 nis nii I 1 j BALT SALT LAKE CITY i T august 10 odilan editors it is a question in the marida of many of our citizens why there la Is not now more moie fresh nish fish on sale in this market and the inquiry is a very natural efrom on the fact that during warm weather people have more of a relish for fresh nish fiah than meats which are not considered conducive to the general health if eaten too frequently during the heated term utah la Is not a fish country when compared with our great inland lakes jakes or coast fisheries while it Is a noticeable fact that our home supply of fish fiah is not equal to the demand utah and bear lakes are our chief sources for obtaining trout the mountain motin tain streams amford afford ing rather a meagre supply of the finny tribe bish like mortals try to keep cool during hot weather weathers hence lish fish seek the deep cool water vater of the lakes there until cool weather renders the water more equable when they make for the shore and are then ihen taken by beine seine or hook and line iino this ia is the main reason wh why y fish are so scarce in our market during hot weather and consequently command a higher price than at other seasons of the year with a view to guard the trout in the waters of utah from unlawful seizure BI zure the legislature at its late session passed some protect protective lva ivA amendments to the fish fiah law which if duly enforced in the premises will have a tendency to Inca increase ease the supply of trout and other nish fish under the provisions of the new now nish fish law idelles ti elnes eines not more than yards long and 12 feet wide with meshes not less than two inches square for 50 yards in the centre and meshes not less than two and a half inches square in the wings w ings or ends thereof may be used in the bear and utah lakes only between the day of september and the lath loth day of march following A fisherman of 24 years yeara standing on utah lake observed to me a few days ago that the passage of the foregoing will necessitate the procuring of new nets as under the old fl nish fish h law the meshes in the centre of the nets was waa one and a half inches square 1 it t Is bal sat said sald d that a two inches equale on the angle will allow of the the tho passage through of a trout weighing two pounds thue thus under the newly amended law only large rout trout will bo be seined which will give the small trout a chance to attain a good size before they can be sein seln seined heined se ined ed yours respectfully ten TG Q IP |
