Show Cisco Await Spawning Bonneville Cisco are expected expected expected ex ex- to begin their annual spawning run along the east eastshore eastshore eastshore shore of Bear Lake within the thc next two weeks signaling the start of the for these tasty but small fish by several thousand Utah and Idaho fishermen EARLIEST recorded date forthe for forthe forthe the start of the spawning run I was January 9 1962 the latest date has been January 19 in 1963 and 1964 although most years the fish show up closer closel to the of the month Licensed anglers may take their daily creel limit of 50 fish and for youngsters under 12 the limit is one-half one the adult limit or 25 fish AS THE TilE CISCO move in v close to the shore to spawn they are easily taken by dip- dip net particularly when the lake is frozen over with ice Failure to keep track of the number of fish taken has been the most common violation violation violation viola viola- tion by anglers on the cisco run and Division of Fish and Game Officers have issued a number of citations for this infraction each year IT IS RECOMMENDED that each party have one fisherman fisherman fisherman fisher fisher- man using the andone and andone andone one person counting the fish as they are taken Also when close to a limit of fish keep the net in the water and remove only the number needed needed needed need need- ed to fill the creel limit may not have an opening greater than 18 inches s in any dimension and netters nettei s should be sure their equipment is stout as conditions often become become become be be- come rough with slush is isor ice or floating chunks of ice i ithe inthe in inthe n the water Best fishing areas can b breached be e reached by way of Laketown then to the east side of Bear Bea r rr Lake fishing from r Ranch to Rainbow Point |