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Show Arctic Grcylihg Planted in Two Aral Fishing Spots Southern Utah now has two waters where anglers can try their luck at catching arctic grayling. La baron Reservoir on .the Beaver Mountains hss produced the best results. However, grayling are also being picked up in fair numbers at Navajo Lake. Originally, the grayling was introduced Into Utah in 1899, but in most places It has barely managed to maintain itself. The grayling prefers the clear, very cold streams with stretches of bottom that have an abundance of plant life. It has succeeded as a lake fish in several Instances, but apparently Is more at home in streams. Lakes with populations of grayling have an abundance of plant life over as much as SO per cent of the bottom. La baron Reservoir and Navajo Lake both have extensive areas of bottom plant life. Arctic grayling also has a high tolerance for low winter oxygen levels. This is primarily the reason it was introduced into these two marginal trout waters in Southern Utah. Grayling introduced in several other lakes on the Boulder Mountains apparently have not been successful. The maximum size of this fish is about 20 Inches and two pounds. In Utah the average is 12 inches and one pound. |