Show ISay Wall rmwa Anglers doing their best continue to have a tough time taking any w alleye out of Willard Bay Reservoir and it appears as if the annual Contrary to the opinions of some anglers hooked on catching only trout going after warm water species and being consistently successful is far'from simple or easy In fact trout anglers have great difficulty making the transition from catching rainbow’s brook brown or cutthroat trout to nailing walleye bass and channel catfish says John Overdiek Jr of River-dal- Outdoor Editor In some cases says angler Overdiek a great trout fisherman is a punk tow’ard warmwater fish because a great amount of concentration must be given concerning setting of the hook that fishing tackle to put-and-ta- take cautious tricky warmwater fish must always be in top condition or fish will be lost Warmwater game fish generally do not smack lures flies or baits the way trout do They are usually far more gentle and cautious and if an angler attempts to set the hook with the speed and dispatch most often required when taking trout he or she v ill end up in a fair state of shock grasping a limp fishing rod and line that a moment before were bouncing and taut fish-takin- - Fry in Crucial By BERT STRAND Stage Outdoor Editor Angler Overdiek is hooked facing the challenge of tailing the generally more difficult to catch species and feels if the media would point out the skill needed to take warmwater fish their popularity would be greatly increased He also feels that the economics of fishing is on the side of warmwater species rather than trout— even in Utah With greater and greater demands by man for the kind of water trout need disease and often low' trout waters that result in losses angler Overdiek feels warmwater fisheries are where it’s at for Utah and the future Willard Bay Reservoir he says is a good example where various kinds of choice game fish spawn and grow up naturally without the MANTUA — Tiny Bonneville cisco fry hatched under artificial conditions here have entered another crucial period in their survival The cisco were hatched from eggs taken at Bear Lake in January and if they are successfully reared artificially it will be the first time in the eons of ages they have apparently existed in the big lake Right now about 100000 of the eggs in warmer waters have hatched but examinations indicate the tiny fry have not been feeding LIKE FLOUR The fry are being offered powdered salmon feed that’s like flour This is then sifted through nylon stockings so that only the finest of the feed goes into the special jars containing the fry It’s crucial that the fry start to feed on the artificial food but it’s not known just how long they may not eat after hatching under natural conditions in the lake “Our examinations under microscopes at the Logan Experimental Hatchery reveal that the fry do not have well developed digestive systems” said Ron Roubidoux superintendent of the Maple Creek State Hatchery here “The fry could be living off their tiny yolk sacks as other fry fish do It could be as much as a month before they start feeding on food found outside their own d high cost of being reared in hatch- eries In addition fish such as walleye bass and crappie are better eating than trout and come to the angler almost free of charge N¥I&Y LIQUIDATION L $250000°° their makeup its habitat An angler must consider each presentation made because The bass is the master because of bass may be on top of the water on the bottom in the rocks brush or other kinds cf cover that snags up lures baits and flies Therefore claims John it takes considerably more skill to fill a creel with bass consistently The same can be said of the walleye CLOSE-OU- PRICES T 1 PRE-VACATI- ON SPECIAL! 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