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Show ! V BEN LOMOND BEACON. May 17. 1979, Page 5 Wildliffo Sports Crlofs Sporfstnon'o mootings sot for Ogdon, Logan aroas Two meetings in Ogden and Logan in late May will give nor- Division hunting recommendations to the Board of Big Game Control for the 1979 seasons. Division personnel will also present a short film strip outlining recent wildlife activities in the Northern Region, lime will also be available to ask questions about programs in the region. thern Utah sportmen an opportunity to learn about upcoming fishing and big game seasons. The meetings will be hoted by the Division of Wildlife Resources. The Ogden meeting will be held Tuesday, May 29 at the Utah Power and Light building, 457 26th Street. The following evening Division personnel will be in Logan at the Mountain Fuel Supply Company, 45 East 200 North. Both meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m. The meetings are open to anyone interested in hearing the latest information about the regional fishing outlook for the June 2nd opener. Big game enthusiasts will learn of Jack Rensel, the Divisions supervisor in Ogden, said the meetings couldnt come at a better time. Regional perssonel will have made big game harvest recommendations and completed the spring gillnetting of lakes and reservoirs. Streams will be stocked and access conditions to fishing areas will be known. Fishing forecast planned Divisions five regions. It will be published in many of the states' newspapers. Look for this information during the week before the opener. It will be your guide to early season fishing around the state. The Division of Wildlife Resources will assemble the latest information on fishing forecasts and conditions at Utahs lakes, streams and reservoirs just prior to the June 2 opener. The information will come from biologists and conservation officers in the Reservoir openings expected ' Several reservoirs, most of them in southern Utah, will be opening to angling this year according to the Division of Wildlife Resources. The waters were treated in late 1977 for rough fish and closed during the 1978 fishing season. Although gillnetting surveys have not been completed on some of the reservoirs, Glenn Davis, a fisheries biologist with the Division, expects a good opening day for rainbows at Miners ville, Scofield, Otter Creek and Koosharem reservoirs should provide good fishing after the year layoff. Gillnetting last fall at Lost Creek Reservoir, east of Ogden, showed good production and there should be plenty of rainbows in the 10-t-o class this year. For preseason te Sportsmen asltod to join in litter c loan-uday May 19 p Northern Utah sportsmen are being asked by Division of Wildlife Resources personnel to participate in a litter cleanup day on Saturday, May 19, along secions of the Weber River and Porcupine Reservoir. The day has been organized to make local anglers aware of the litter and fence damage situation and to draw attention to the plight of some landowners, who have been continuously f plagued by these proUems. This is a good opportunity for sportsmen to show that they are sympathetic to the landowners situation, said Don Paul of the Division of Wildlife Resources. Were hoping for a large turnout. Most of the day will be directed to sportsmen access areas and sites with major littering problems. The Division is asking sportsmen with fence mending experience to bring staples and fence mending pliers. Each person is also asked to provide several plastic garbage bags. Aluminum gathered during the day will be recycled and profits used to build fence stiles in order to minimize future fence damage. " Those interested in participating in the Weber River cleanup should meet at the Echo Cafe in Echo, Utah at 9:30 a.m. on May 19. the Porcupine Reservoir crew should meet at the east of Avon, also at reservoir-ju-st 9:30 a.m. Fish in the freezer. you might be breaking the law Anglers who stockpile fish in freezers or can them during a weekend fishing outing may be violating Utah State fishing regulations, according to the Division of Wildlife Resources. With the 1979 fishing opener Just around the corner, Division law enforcement personnel are stressing that anglers adhere to possession limits established by the Utah State Wildlife Board. Most anglers dont realize that daily bag and possession limits are identical, emphasised Jim Ware, law enforcement chief with the Division. This means a person may . . not have more than a daily bag limit in possession, regardless of the number of days sprat fishing. This regulation pertains to possession in home freezers, lockers and trailers, as well, he said. Ware added that canning fish in excess of possession limits is a common problem and citations are often the result cold-stora- Check daily bag and possession limits in the 1979 Aquatic Wildlife Proclamation-availab- at any le Division of Wildlife Resources office and at the many license agents across the state. IFOy fnolniorag) On Saturday, May 19, 1979 the Utah member chibs of the Federation of Fly Fishermen and the Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation Department will cosponsor a daylong event aimed at educating the public to the Joys of trout fishing, especially through the use of the artificial fly. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Redwood Center located at 330 Lester (3000 South 1838 W.) in Salt Lake City. Activities and programs will include tackle and equipment displays, fisheries conservation workshops, fly tying exltibtts and instruction, a Multi-Purpo- eh se information tfflBOQflfePStiQfiS Instruction, and much more. In addition, lectures and slide shew presentations will bo oOrod by several IsatSitg Western gsidm and outars. Guests far the event Include i Wi3 Godfrey of IdMws Homys Pert of Cm Snake River, Greg LiSy of West Yetiewstone, Mon-tea- s, and Jackson Hole's Jack Dennis. Conservation peso ent at lane by ESI Goer and Lynn KaotSng of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Don Duff of the Bureau and Bill of Land Management, Miller of the US. Fish and Wildlife Service will contribute to making the event the most indepth look into the world of sport and fly fishing to date. As an added bonus, Gary One, local bass expert, will give a special presentation dealing with more effective fishing of Utah's fine bam waters. Special attention is being paid to the planning of activities and events aimed at involving the entire family in the wonderful world of fishing. Door prism will be given he day. Admission throughout charge will be $1 for adults and children under 10 will be admitted free. All proceeds will be used to further existing and planned fisheries conservation efforts by the Federation of Ply Fishermen. For farther information concerning Lake the event, contact the County Parks and Recreation Department or the Poeofly Society of the Wasatch Fly Ffohtng Ckm at nn 83143. Clean-u- p in- formation on all Utah waters, see the states newspapers during the week prior to the opener. these areas. are getting a little worried. Division of Wildlife Resources will day sponsor a sportsmans clean-u- p Saturday, May 19th. Much of Northern Utah is private property and year after year more and more private property is being closed to public access. In many cases the landowners can hardly be blamed for posting their On Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Salt Palace, Utah fans will see their first ever Pro Volleyball match and watch their home team, the Salt Lake City Stingers, take on one of the legendary sports figures of all time. Standing (or jumping) on the other side of the net will be Wilt Chamberlain himself, the phenomenal seven footer who made NBA basketball history. Wilt will be playing at the net for the Albuquerque Lasers the Stingers first home match opponent. Instrumental in the formation of the International Volleyball Association, Wilt is as formidable on the volleyball court as he is on the basketball court. Using his tremendous size and suerb athletic ability, he is a great spiker nd blocker at day being planned property. Because of the acts of the careless or the unthinking few who do not represent the true sportsman, public access is being lost at a frightenly fast rate. Division of Wildlife personnel believe that this special clean-uday will help emphasize to the landowners and the general public that the p the net. He won Most Valuable Plyer honors in the 1978 International Volleyball Association All Star match. But Wilt wont find easy prey in the Stingers! Salt Lake Citys new team boasts five I.V.A veterans that have played on championship teams. The Stingers in their first year, may well be a major contender in the I.V.A. Opposing Wilt over the net will be Jon Roberts a 65 from Santa Barbara who is in the I.V.A.s top five players in lifetime attacking average and attacking efficiency; 67 Brazilian Olympic star Fernando De Avila whose spiking abilities are reknown in the I.V.A. ; Bob Stafford, a 66 expert in and former member of the United States All-Pr- o stuff-blockin- g sportsman does take pride and an the eninterest in cleaning-u- p vironment not only from an ecological standpoint but also aesthetically. A good turn out to assist in the clean-u- p in a few of the areas which still remain open to public access will hopefully insure future access. Interested persons or groups are National Volleyball Team and the 1977 I.V.A. Continental Division ($am: pionship Team. Rounding out the back row are superb Hilary Johnson and Robin Irvin and the team quarterback at the setter passer-defende- rs position, Canadian Keith Gallicano. Hilary Johnson and Robin Irvin, the teams two women players in the worlds only co-e- d professional sport will have to handle many of Chamberlains spikes over the net. A well hit ball can reach 100 miles an hour especially when hit says by a big uy like Wilt, Hilary, an IV A All Pro for the ast 3 eears. If I dont get my arms up and the ball hits me, it can actually wrap around my face. match is The Stingers-Albuquerq- asked to meet up Weber Canyon at the Echo Cafe at 9:30 a.m. and to bring their own containers to collect the litter. Also any persons having equipment to assist in repairing of fences would be of great value. For more information contact the Wildlife Resources Office in Ogden at 392-600- ,the first of 20 home games forthej season,, fr.rj c All Stingers matches will be held in the Salt Palace at 7:30 p.m. Tickets .are priced for family attendance, from 85 00 reserved courtside seats to 83.00 reserved and general admission seating. All children 15 years and under pay Vi price for any seating area. Season tickets include 20 per- cent discount and range from 848.00 to 880.00 for twenty home games. Tickets go on sale at the Salt Palace Friday, May 11 and at American Savings and Loan on Monday, May 14. Season tickets are on sale now at the Stingers headquarters, Suite 206 at the 0 Salt Palace. Call (801) or write the Stingers at 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. 355-490- (l, nj . . |