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Show THE CITIZEN 14 SALT LAKE SPORTSMEN MAKE BIG TROUT CATCH ON BIG LOST RIVER fishing: story is enjoyed by A GOOD everyone from the president down to the most humble barefooted boy, and to catch them puts a real thrill into the heart of the angrier. The other day a party of local sportsmen returned from a few days fishing: trip to Mackay, Idaho, where they encamped on the banks of the famous Big Lost River, where everybody can catch trout. In this party were Wallace B. Kelly, county attorney, and his deputy, H. A. Smith, Jr.; County Commissioner R. H. Jos. Blickensderfer, county surveyor; Louie La Due, county shop foreman, and J. R. Nichol, county carpenter. The boys had one of the best times of their lives, as well as some of the best fishing. Smith said that they only fished in the morning and in the evening, catching all the fish they could eat and he says it was a trip worth while. He said that the fish in the river were so plentiful that during feeding hours it appeared like the Springville hatchery. The accompanying picture shows a string of fish the boys caught early one morning. No really big fish were caught ,the average being around ten and twelve inches. automobiles, some of them returning with big catches, of trout. Stopping one of the parties, Scott and Harris questioned the fishermen and learned that the stream had been opened and the fishing was fine. One fourteen-poun- d had been caught and every one had filled their basket. The signs were down and there was no indication of a closed stream. Deputies were on the stream, but day morning they pick up and leave. These fellows ought to be caught and given a lesson via the fish and game laws. STREAM FOR FISHING? Len Scott and Bert Harris stormed into the office the other day and after kicking over some of the furniture and trying to pick a fight, they told the writer what it was all about, and apparently they have just cause for being good and sore. Like many others, they went to the Strawberry river for the opening and fished below the bridge where they could only catch chubs. Upon returning they noticed many cars parked above the bridge where fishing is prohibited, and actually counted fifteen A majority of the fishermen are reporting poor fishing in most of the streams and are greatly discouraged. Improper planting and irrigation I bought a block of motor stock Which was then eighty-threAnd every day, at work or play, e; A nightmare was to me. It rose a spell; I dared not sell, But viewed with greedy eyes The market dope with eager hope It sagged a bit; I had a fit Of hideous despair; It sagged still more, the while I tore Great segments from my hair. Down, down it went, until I spent A simply awful night And only woke at times to croak In accents of affright. Then it rose; I saw my woes By magic disappear; It rose again, a point, and then Began a wild career. I could not think; not even drink; I could not dine or sup While day by day it soared away, Up, up, and up and up. My soul is calm, no single qualm Louie La Due, County Shop Foreman; Wallace B. Kelly, County Attorney; J. R. Nichol, County Carpenter, showing trout catch at Mackay, Idaho, on the Big Lost River, last week. they did not molest the fishermen, and after a few days the signs were replaced, and again this part of the stream is closed. ditches take a big toll annually. The sooner the sportsmen realize that trout be planted in ideal places instead of dumping them into the main streams, and irrigating ditches properly screened, the better it will be for all concerned. Millions of trout have been planted, and No wonder the boys were sore ready to fight. JEREMY AFTER DYNAMITER. but what has become of them ? Any lake or stream can be well Reports have been brought into this office by E. J. Jeremy, who owns several thousand acres of land in East Canyon, that fish dynamiters have been busy there this summer. He has notified his men to keep a watch on the creek running through his land and it will not be very healthy for those he catches blowing the fish. There are two sportsmen from Ogden who camp on the Weber river at Wanship and fish all night. They arrive about 4 or 5 p. m. on Saturday afternoon, pitch their tent, eat supper and then about dark hit for the river, where they fish all night. Sun Of worry hits my brow; Im gaining weight; Im glad to state, And sleeping soundly now. I do not fear some profiteer May have my soul in hock, Im glad and free for eighty-threI sold my shares of stock. e Wall Street Journal. 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