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Show Section B Wednesday, May S9, 1985 Sun Advocate According to DWR officials Summer fishing at Scofield looks good park and an excellent boating lake. Fishing is rated as slow with some large mouth bass available. Blue gills and crayfish are abundant. Streams above reservoirs are still muddy due to run off. Fishing will remain poor above reservoirs until the streams clear. Streams below reservoirs are good bets, Donaldson said. The Price River below Scofield carryover of brook trout and Donaldson said that anglers should call the division office Anglers who enjoy summer first to see which lakes have the fishing have little to worry fish. about since the state of Utah Fast fishing for pan sized d rainbow trout can be found at opened its waters to Cleveland and Millers Flat fishing. This news comes after the Reserviors, Donaldson said. has that yearly gill netting just Although primitive camping been completed by the Utah. facilities exist, the access is still Department of Wildlife muddy. Any bait or lure should Resources. According to Walt be successful and Cleveland Donaldson, regional fish .should experience moderate manager in the division, betpressure while Millers Flat will ween five and ten percent of the be light. fish in Scofield Reservoir were Before setting out for harvested in the winter fishing, Cleveland and Millers Flat, the which he said was an inforest service should be called significant impact on summer to check road conditions. At Huntington North, anglers fishing. The netting project that is can enjoy an excellent state done every spring is used to determine the abundance and ; growth of fingerling fish stocked 125 Nets feet season. last long and six feet high are placed in different areas of the lake and at different depths in order to get an accurate sample of the fish population and growth rates. Donaldson said about 160 trout were netted in the survey this year. The captured fish are weighed and measured to complete the project. Donaldson said the fish netted in this years survey showed about the same growth rate as last year and higher than two years ago. The netting showed an abundance of should fish, which remain consistent through the Fourth of July. Donaldson said he is optimistic about summer fishing this year and expects the fishing pressure to be from moderate to very heavy for the duration at Scofield. He added the best fishing will be from boats. By ED McKEEVER Sports editor year-roun- inch rainbows should yield but the pressure will be heavy. Expect people armpit to arm-p- it there, Donaldson said. Cottonwood Creek below Joes Valley should provide numerous rainbows and an occasional brown trout. 9--12 fife: two-year-o- ld Donaldson suggests using a bright lure such as a greenish-yelloThose who teaser. triple choose to fish from the banks From boats, -- w should try salmon eggs, worms, cheese and lures. He said shore fishing will probably be best from the west end and east side of Scofield Reservoir. He reminds anglers the shore area on the west side of the lake is privately owned and no camping is allowed there. Those who wish to fish on that shore may do so if they park alongside the road near there. He asks that fishermen respect private property as if it were their own and keep the areas clean. They hauled their it doesnt take equipment in to haul their effort more any trash out, Donaldson said. People leaving dirty camp-s- it as if subject to being cited, Donaldson said, as it is stated in the divisions fishing proclamation. He also said that cleaning fish in the lake is prohibited by the division. Anyone leaving fishing entrails in the lake will be cited. For those who want to get away from the lake and try their luck stream fishing, Donaldson said all the streams around Scofield are open with the exception of Echols Creek which a has been closed to cutthroat fishery. To get away from crowds, Donaldson suggests Joes Valley Reservoir where anglers can expect moderate fishing pressure. He said gill netting there showed some rainbows up to 13 inches long. two-year-ol- Joes d Valley offers plenty of and a marina. Electric Lake offers light pressure and the upper end should provide good fishing from the shore. The access to Electric Lake boat ramp is still muddy, Donaldson said. All tributary streams into Electric Lake are closed until July 15 to protect spawning cutthroat trout. . Donaldson reported that pan size trout can be caught at Millsite Reservoir with a large number of cutthroat available. He suggests lures, artificial flies for bait along the north and south shorelines. Its a good place to go and avoid crowds, he said. The access is rated as good for Millsite. The Manti Mountain lakes will be stocked between now and the Fourth of July. There is a camping facilities Photos by Ed McKoovsr Regional supervisor John Livesay determines the type of fish found in one of the nets as Louis Berg, seasonal from Utah State University observes. bio-aid- e Stiff penalties for fishing illegally Some tough penalties await fishermen who are caught violating the laws set by the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources. Clark Warren, law forcement officer for en- southeastern the area of the increasing number division, said he has noticed an of unlicensed anglers this year. He said he suspects the increase is from tiie changes in the licensing structure and the increase in the cost that came about in April. The penalty for not fishing with a license remained the same, however. Fishing without a proper license is a class B misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of $299 andor six months in jail. Warren reminds those who purchased the old type license that a trout stamp is still needed. The new fishing licenses now being sold do not require the stamp Overlimits have grown to a considerable amount, but are not yet substantial, Warren said. He said some fishermen will catch their limit, then return them to a cooler in a car and start all over with an empty creel. While this may happen, the violators are often caught at road blocks where they will be cited by division officers. Possession of a number of fish over the limit is also a class B misdemeanor and violators face the same penalties as do the angler with no license, plus a judge can add a per fish fine for every fish over the specified limit. Warren said a $5 fine per fish is suggested. Warren said the division has found an increased use of com and com products for bait which is prohibited. He noted that an angler can be cited just for having it in his or her possession. This, too, is a class B misdemeanor. Pollution problems are not down from years past he said. The division is cracking down, however, on polluters, he said. Citations will be issued for dumping fish entrails in lakes and streams. Warren said this is especially important in the Scofield Reservoir, since it is a culinary water source for Price City. Warren suggests that fish be cleaned at home or at the cleaning station at the state park at Scofield. He also emphasized anglers cleaning up after themselves after fishing along the bank. Much of the shoreline is privately owned and the owners can shut down areas of shoreline at their choosing if the area becomes polluted. The proclamation supplied by the division should be carefully read before heading out on a fishing trip. Knowing all the rules and regulations that apply could save an angler money and even jail time, Warren said. Proclamations, along with licenses are available at all Division of Wildlife Resources offices throughout the state and at most sporting good stores. V1 Conservation officer Carl Gramlich and fisheries manager Walt Donaldson haul in a net full of trout during the annual gill netting at Scofield recently. In baseball race takes third CEU Colorado Utah Technical College at Orem almost made a of the ICAC baseball race this spring by dropping only one conference game in a run-aw- 16-ga- schedule. The closest competitor to the Orem team was Snow College with a 12-- 4 record with CEU and Dixie tied for the third spot in the final standings, each record in conwith a ference play. Coach Frank Julianos CEU 3, 11-2- 5-- 11 baseman from Kaysville, paced the team throughout the spring season. Lloyd finished with a .425 batting average and its up a by making previously postponed twin-bi-ll at Rangely, Colo, with the broke three CEU records in the process. He had a total of 48 hits and 15 stolen bases. Another shining light in the Eagle lineup was catcher Phil Evans who Coach Juliano praised for his outstanding ability behind the plate. Evans is a freshman and expected to return next season. Final ICAC 2, the sophomore second Eagle squad finished season Northwestern Community College nine in the last week of play. The Eagles lost a close 54 decision in the opening game, and then came back to blast the Colorado team, 22-- in the nightcap. CEU blasted a total of 17 hits in beating the Spartans in the second game. CEU finished the season with an overall record of a year in which Brent Lloyd, ay in ICAC Baseball Standings W Utah Tech Snow CEU Dixie CNCC Central Commission is L 15 1 12 4 5 5 3 11 11 13 5--0 staged a late game rally to get Helper Merc had tied the score two runs in the fifth inning and in the top half of the inning with one in the sixth before falling to a run after CSB had led 3 to ComCentral Central Commission. HELPER The that point. mission continued to run away league leaders got home runs Steven Perry with two doubles with the first half race in the from Mike Bianco and Eric and Shane Callahan with Helper WBBA loop by running Llewelyn while Shane Callahan another kept Helper Merc in the their winning streak to five keyed the comeback for Helper game. The rally by CSB in the straight last week without a loss Merc by hitting one in the fifth fourth frame that netted four frame with one teammate runs was this season. sparked by Comaboard. The heavy-hittin- g off the bats of Jeff mission nine put down a strong Llewelyn tossed a Murdock and Brian Robertson. for an Merc bid by Helper upset against Mutual Furniture to win Mutual Furniture hung on to to win 74 and then blasted easily in five innings on the ten-ru-n in the spot in the rule. Justin Sherman had a the runner-u- p Mutual Furniture, with CSB, Tony marathon action. final game of last weeks triple and double, Jared Gray to the mound Yoklavich two and came doubles with coming Commercial Meanwhile up to silence crew Mutual the for win his own cause the aided hit Bank Llewelyn Security two inlast CSB bats the with another two bagger. the column for the first time this a pair had Butch Vasquez Mutuals lone hit was a single by nings. year by nipping Helper Merc, e in hits the of Furpacing Mutual David Parkin. last Thursday. Bench Kim as CSB attack got in Ron A in to second on held niture single by Vasquez place the standings by outlasting CSB, the bottom half of the sixth credit for the pitching victory. frame scored his brother Gil Bench and Yoklavich each from second base to lift CSB to cracked a double in the game, a After dropping behind, Merc the victory over Helper Merc. very loosely played affair. in early the game. 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