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Show The Salt Lake Tribune OUTDOORS B3 Tuesday, May9, 2000 Boating-Safety Test on its Way in Utah ~ keel could slice through flotilla of canoes. BY SKIP KNOWLES “We don’t want to cut into people’s time and we don’t want any revenue fromit, so it will be a proctored test so people can study at their own pace and get knowledge however they want.” THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE No wonderboating is so popular in Utah. Without touching a dropof alcohol, boater’s reflexes can become impaired to an amount equal to .10 percent blood alcohol level due to stress from glare, vibration, noise and motion. Itonly takes aboutfour hours to get “boater’s hypnosis,” said state boating director Ted Ted Woolley Woolley, and most people are completely un- aware ofthe phenomenon.Verified by the Coast Guard and other marine researchers, the symptoms do not impair driver’s cognitive (reasoning/decision-making) skills like drinking does, butreflexes slow way down. And that is one more reason boat captains need to be licensed. This will likely be the last summer in which boaters on Utah's water can state boating director. faa Most people are not only unaware of basic boating right-of-way laws andboater’s hypnosis, but mostalso do not understandthebasicstate “150-foot-law” which would prevent almostall boating accidents, Boatsafety is all about speed and proximity, andthe150-foot-law makesit illegal to approach any otherperson, vesselor structure “on-step”, which meansat a speed that throws a wake. operatetheir vessel without taking a mandatory written test and getting and license, Woolley said. Parks officials are making presentations nowto a so-far receptive Utah Legislature advocating the program, which will bring state parks no new dollars. No on-the-watertest is planned and officials hope to merely charge Lake Powell is the scene of mostaccidents. Many occur when people are boating near friends or trying to splashothers. Boats tend to feel quite responsive to drivers but actually enough to payfor licensing’scosts. Boaters will take a sit-down 50-question test test at state slide a lot during,turns, unlike cars. Right-ofwayissues are also important. Mostboaterstry to judge their speed against the pace of another driver licensingoffices under the currentproposal, whichisstill in a soft stage. Many details — such as minimum driver ages — are as yet unresolved. Pulling out onto a freeway knowingthere is nospeed limit, no lines on the road and noneof the drivers in other cars are licensed does not appeal to manypeople,butthat is exactly what boat when on an apparentinterceptcourse, in- stead of simply yielding to the vehicle to the right, which is the legal thing to do Gust as in driving). Last year at Lake Powell, to big pow- happens every day at Jordanelle Reservoir during crowded summerboating weekends. “Tt’s like being in a parking lot. People can Anyonecould drive up, buyit, andstart ripping aroundanylocal lake within a few hoursat those speeds with no more knowledgeof boating 13-inch fish are 10 feet deep, while the 13 to 17-inch fish are 40 to 60 ing able tosell that boator plentyofothersif the state makes a boat captain's written test man- feet deep. Bank fishing is good when using powerbait or worms. Fishing success on the river is datory. “Driver's licenses don’tkill car sales,” he said. Hethinksit’s an excellent, overdue idea. People at Lake Powell are routinely put in charge of a 16-ton vessel after watching a 5minute video. “The concessionaire [renter] drivesit out of the harborfor them because they don’t want to risk damage, then they hand them the keys and say ‘Have fun’,” he said. Other boat dealers with Utah Marine Dealers also support the notion, and one supported letting the dealersissue the tests to makeit easier on the customers. Many dealers already hand out educational material and boating safety videos: The goal is to allow more peopleto safely utilize the finite amount of water surface, Woolley said. Utah’s number oflicensed boats increase by a few thousand every year.Totallicensed boats in the state now tops 77,000, up from 58,000 in 1989 and 44,000 in 1980. Roughly 30 states already have boat opera- tor’s licensing programs. Utah already has mandatory education systemsin place for per- sonal watercraft users. “We don’t wantto cut into people's time and we don’t want any revenuefromit,so it will be a proctored test so people can study at their own pace and get knowledge however they want,” Woolley said. And those that already haveit will be least convenienced, hesaid. Making people aware of the 150-foot law when one driver swerved at the last instant. They apparently simply did not see each other, should decrease accidents, and boater’s hypnosis needs to become commonknowledge. While it does not impair decision making as badly as alcohol, it does grossly exaggerate the effects of Woolley said. A 29-foot Fountain sportboat stretches across “People will be more comfortable knowing other drivers are licensed and have some education.” the parking lot at Robertson Marine on Main Street in Salt Lake City. At 6,000 plus pounds, it can reach more than 80 mph and its long sharp alcohol when it is consumed on the water, Woolley said, making it a worse combination than many people realize. “Arizona and Montana historically had had no.ospecies e in common but they now share33 species.’ FrankJ. Rahel fish ecologist == It’s a process Rahelcalls “‘biotic homogenization,” the reduction in regional differences in plants and animals. Small populationsof native species become extinct while popular food and gamefish are spread by humans. The result is that fish populations across the country become more alike. “On average, pairs of states have 15.4 more species in common now than before Europeansettlement of North America,” accordingto his study. And,like European settlement, the main movementhas been East to West, Rahel found,with only one species — rainbow trout — swimming upstream. In recent years governmentsanctioned introductions of gamefish have declined butillegal and inadvertent introductions continue. Rahel, a fish ecologistiin the zoology departmentat the University of Wyoming in Laramie, studied freshwater fish in the 48 contiguous states, comparing the number abouttheloss of native species — and this does occur — Rahelfound that the bigger culprit in this growingsimilarity is actually the arrival and establishment of spe- cies from elsewhere. Introductions for food and sportfishing were the major fac- 12 fit this pattern,” he concluded. These include the black crappie, yellow perch, walleye, largemouth bass, striped bass, bluegill and 24 of those are gamefish. More than species.” While much has been written states. A popular food in Europe, the fish were introduced in the 1800s for people to grow in farm pondsasa sourceofextra protein. powerbait a foot or two above the bottom. Other successful methods are to suspend a worm from a bub- property. Flaming Gorge Reservoir — ble and trolling slowly. Bass anglers reporting themin and about Good fishing for rainbow trout from shore. Productive areas include the Dam Visitor Center, Dutch John Draw, Sheep Creek, Linwood Bay, and South Buckboard. Try suspending a night- crawler several feet below a bobing to improve. Thefish arescattered between 20 and 50 feet. Try small fluorescent lures or a Other techniques include jigging just off the bottom, and trolling a flatfish or rapala 100 feet behind a downrigger orright on the bottom using steel line. Concentrate at 70- 80 ft depths over structure, There states,” he said. Of85 fish species found in Ne- half of freshwater fish species found in Nevada, Utah and Arizona were introduced fromelsewhere, he found, And between 25 percent and 50. percent of species wereintroduced in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and RhodeIsland. ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. YELLOWSTONE Is Crucial For Fido, Too @ Continued from B-1 As soon asyou hit the water open your window. Otherwise, the pressure ofthe water will make it very difficult to escape, Tfyou were unable to exit before hitting the water, attemptto break a window withyourfoot or a heavy object. such asa dachshund,whereits legs are short in relation to its body, makes a poor runner. Likewise, any overweight dog or exceptionally heavy dog should be treated with care while running. Puppies, because their growthplatesare not fully developed, should not run a Quless your dog is extremely well-trained and responds immediately to your commands, run with it on a leash, @Siart your dog's training regimen slowly. © In manyways, dogs are like fiumansin that they need to warm up for exercise, shouldn't run on a full slomach and are prone to knee injuries, Check your dog's coat for burrs and its foot pads forcuts after arun. © 11 your dog wants to stop andrest, Book Tells How To DodgeBullet, Fend Off a Shark @ Continued from B-1 instructions from a master locksmith. When the writing duo couldn't find an expert in a particular field, they dropped the idea. ‘That is why you won't find a chapter‘on how to escape outthe roofof a Stalled elevator, Same story for the chapter on how to disarm a bomb. f LW i Borgenicht says he found some bomb experts, but he laughs when he notesthat, “they weren’t willing to tell us which colored wire to cut.” Helaughs a lot when he talks about a book that provides deadserious sketches on how to do things like perform a trachea, deliver a baby and pull a 180 degree turn in a vehicle. " information we give has been out there in other forms. We're just condensing it and putting it in a durable little yellow book,” he says, Pocket-sized and with a tough vinyl cover, Borgenicht says it is , he think it yi stop a bullet.” is put on their ACL is increased with hilly exercise. We can minimize this by cutting down the up and down running you do with your dog.” Smith addedthatcertain breeds suchas rottweilers, labradors and retrievers seem to be more proneto ACLinjuries. “If your dog came up un: Fish Creek — Discharge from Scofield Reservoir will continue to be low for another weekor so. The best fishing occurs about three miles downstreamfrom the dam. Try the “Ugly,” Hare’s ear, Pheasant tail or brown Montana Nymph patterns. Thetrout limit along the entire length of Lower Fish Creek is four. From the railroad bridge approximately one mile belowthe Scofield Reservoir dam downstream to the confluence with the White River, only artificial flies and lures may be used. Theroadto the DWR property on lower Fish Creek is nowopen, although a four wheel drive may be needed. — Division of Wildlife Resources litters in the Yellowstone National Park area and had a year-old pup with her whenshewascaptured in Canada for reintroduction. Park officials said no other wolf in Yellowstone has givenbirthso often. Biologists say such a rare feat shows the perseverance of the grand matriarch of Yellowstone's “It’s exciting that someone who was an early hero in all of. this keeps adding to her reputation,” said John Varley, chief ofthe Yellowstone Centerfor Resources. Biologists believe the wolf is at least 8 years old and probably wolf. “T’m pulling for heronce again,” said Ed Bangs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “She has had quite a remarkable run.” In all, 78 of the 109 wolves born in and around Yellowstone from 1995 through 1998 wereeither her children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren. Even though No. 9 has denned, no one will know whethera litter was born unless pups emerge four or five weeksafter birth. Wolves occasionally dig dens and go through the motions of pregnancy without producing pups. No. 9 produced Yellowstone's first litter near Red Lodge in 1995, just as her mate was illegally shot nearby. Biologists movedthe wolf and hereight pups backinto a pen for temporarysafekeeping. Play Hard. Play Free. dogs are fastet than humans and are actually walking quickly while you aré running. Dogs are much more prone to overheatingthan humans, Bring water | for your dog in warmerweather and better yet, run in a shady area at a | coolertime of day. TheSalt Lake Tribune from a run withyour dogandit is weight-bearing limping, it is sen- sible to wait 24 to 82 hours toseeif the injury is improving, Any lameness that persists should be seenby a vet." While thereare dangers to run: ning with your dog, Smith cautions that avoiding’ exercise could be worse. “Dogs don't needto jog, but they need exercis for the samereasons that we * Smith said someof the orthopedic injuries we Free Tennis see can actually be minimized with woight-bearing lame, you should light exercise, including arthritic see a vet, without delay,” Smith said. “However,if you come back 4 dogs. 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The strainthat gear. listen to it. “Any breed is going to be potentially at risk,” said veterinary surgeon Paul Morgan. “It also depends on what you're expectingit to do.” One problem for owners is that dogs will nottell you whenthey're “One thing very common with bigger dogs, are injuries to their anglers report catching some large brown trout by trolling, and shore anglers still doing well near the dam andinlets. Fish are moving deeper but still readily available without specialized deep-water Qt your dog is healthyandnota puppy ‘of a miniature breed,it can learn to run, long distances,either. ACL(anteriorcruciateligamentin their knees),” Smith said, “I’m not sure whether or not we can preventit. I'm goingto retire on ACL thecliffs, rocks, weeds and a even one in mid-reservoir. Starvation Reservoir — Boat older, whichis very old for a wild NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The first reintroduced wolfto give birth has denned and might have produceda litter. Wolf No. 9 hasgiven birth to five wolves. Training Trout are being taken from shore and boats. Try floating a worm or ple to fish from shore...the rest of the reservoir shoreline is either closed to fishing or is private Yellowstone Wolf Matriarch May Have New Litter vada, 44 have been introduced and mon but they now share 33 browns and largemouth bass. are many small to medium-sized laketrout in Flaming Gorge. The Eurasian goldfish, for example, is not native to anyof the 48 common carp, nowpresent in all 48 Red Fleet Reservoi ports of good fishing for rainbows, “By contrast only one Western species (rainbow trout) has been widely introduced into Eastern of foreign fish in ballast water also states he studied, but now is found in the lakes and streamsof 42 of them thanks to owners who no longer wantedthepets. Even more widespread is the SOURCE: Based on solar-lunar table by Miami Herald sports writer Jim Martenhott Knight-Ridder Tribune} brook trout. play a part. cally had no fish species in com- hasfive areas that theyallow peo- for fish near the surface. Try this method in shallow bays in the Antelope Flats or Linwood Bayareas. tions and data from state agencies in commonnow sharean average of more than25 species. “For example,” he said, “Arizona and Montana _histori- fish from shore. Yuba State Park orflatfish is an effective technique tors, he said, but he noted thatrelease of aquarium fish and arrival states that formerly had no species temperature reaches about 50 degrees. Yuba Reservoir — Fishing for perch has been fair using green colored jigs tipped with perch meat. Walleye action has been sporadic. Remember that you should also plan on paying a fee to phoneinterview. Anglers have had the biggest of species each state had in commonwitheach otherstate now and in the past. He used historical records to determine past populafor currentspecies. He discovered that 89 pairs of bass turn on to feed whenthe water can palate,” Rahel said in a tele- cies, Bf 2-hr. periodsof peak activity Bf Week's best times ing taken. The water temperature remains at about 44 degrees and smallmouth bass fishing has not yet picked up. Expect to see the food source for the North Ameri- fish from the Eastto the West. “Of the 17 most widelyintroduced spe- activity game animals: up to 3 poundsare occasionallybe- popgear and worm combination, and troll more slowly than usual. Recent reports of good lake trout fishing at Stateline, LinwoodBay, Big Bend and Mustang Ridge. Earlyorlate, long-lining a rapala “They quickly escaped from the farm ponds and are everywhere, but they neverevolved as a desired impact on the movement of game- duced where they do not occur naturally, fish ecologist Frank J. Rahel reports in the most recent issueof the journal Science. ing has improved dramatically at dordanelle Reservoir. Anglers are reporting good success fishing from the shore with power bait and worms and from boats with pop gear and worms. Large rainbows Kokanee salmonfishingis start- = WASHINGTON — Across America, from lake to lake and stream to stream, moreofthe fish are alike. The great diversity is disappearing as species popular with fishermen and cooks are intro- slowing becauseof run-off. Jordanelle Reservoir — Fish- ber, orretrieve small lures slowly. Fish Variety Diminishing as Species Spread Across U.S. ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS fish and any silver lure. The 10- to thana Siberian coal miner. Carl Robertson is not worried about not be- erboats collided at a 90-degree angle only avoiding a truly awful high speed T-bone accident comeat you from any direction,” Woolley said. Rockport Reservoir — Good fishing for rainbows. 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