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Show Luke Powell Expected To Be Fish 'Hot Spot9 Uike Powell will soon be providing top notch fishing action. An article about Arizona fishing opportunities in the February Field and Stream magazine has led to some misunderstanding about fi.shing regulations on the big pond In a rundown of Arizona hot spots, the author wrote of Lake Powell : " . . . don't be surprised if you scratch up a few really lunker-size largemouths while pursuing crappies, especially if you're fishing deep with big live minnows." This method might lie productive, but it's illegal The following is a quote from the 1975 Utah Fishing Proclamation. "Angling is permitted with any bait except corn, hominy, live fish, game fish or parts of game fish." This regulation applies throughout Utah and on Lake Powell as well. The lake is administered through a cooperative agreement between Utah and Arizona. Even though live minnows are allowed as bait on many Arizona waters, biologists from both states agree that they should be prohibited here. Experience has shown that substantial populations of undesirable rough fish species can be established from "brood stocks" of bait minnows which escape the hook or find their way into the water after a day's fishing. Such rought fish often compete successfully with existing game fish, titling nature's biological balance. Lake Powell hosts a wide variety of game fish, all of which woulJ be adversely affected by rough fish invasion. Although the regulations prohibit live minnows, they don't rule out the ever popular salamander or waterdog as live bait. v |