Show Bass Season Closes for Closes for forNo forNo No Good Reason Last week we stated that the bass season opened for no good reason and this week we have to retract as the bass fishing at least at both reservoirs reservoirs' near Delta was closed on Tuesday The reservoirs were posted by Warden Ashman of Fillmore according to Instructions he had obtained from the State of of- fice To us the closing of the fishing there seems an illogical and arbitrary arbitrary arbitrary arbi arbi- action because If they close it to fishing why not boating picnicking picnicking picnicking pic pic- nicking driving around them parkIng parkIng parking park- park Ing near them hunting and even necking If the action was taken to safeguard the dams against sabotage sabotage sabotage sab sab- otage why not go all the way and be done with it Last year the head gates were posted and everybody was happy This year the proclamation Is ambiguous ambiguous ambiguous am am- and leaves the areas posted posted posted post post- ed up to the discretion of the man doing the posting This matter should be cleared up through the state office and find out if it is closed entirely or only in spots Sportsmen have been worried that Topaz would release residents from there for fishing and thus catch most of the fish in the re reservoirs re- re According to J Jam James a m e s Hughes assistant project director they will not release the Japanese to go fishing He states that work would lag and little be accomplished accomplish accomplish- ed in the camp if they were allowed allowed allowed allow allow- ed to go fishing He asks that any Japanese fishing without either an Indefinite pass or seasonal pass be arrested as they have no right to tobe tobe tobe be fishing The sportsmens sportsmen's club Is against allowing the Japanese to be re released released released re- re leased for fishing but are agreed that Japanese who are outside of the camp working for farmers and businessmen be accorded the same rights to go fishing as local resi resi- dents I It is hoped that by clearing up upa a few details the state can see its way clear to open or at least parts of the reservoirs for fishing With all o of the good spots closed It would be a difficult situation to drive many miles in these times for or orsome some fishing |