Show FISH and GAN GAME E utah mid and games game commission while many utah sportsmen afflicted with greener gi cener pasture itis ills have boon beon traveling long distances to angle in idaho and wyoming waters fishermen from nevada and california have been doing the samo same thing only at the expense of trout population ula tion A recent trip to plateau better known as the boulder count aln brouil brought t home this amusing though jarring tact fact in no uncertain te terms riis except for the comp comparative artive handful who have sampled thu unparalleled fly fishing at donkey lake few know about boulder mountain they dont know for instance that it Is one of the few pristine outdoor playgrounds remaining in these united states that it affords mountain scenery surpassing yo seinita or mt aft ranier hanler nor that it Is an unique 40 square mile plateau covered with coniferous and aspen foresta in spite of its elevation ranging between 10 and feet nor do many utahna know that this plateau Is dotted with high mountain lakes abounding in ill rainbow brook and natlie native trout and that down from its precipitous heights course sti reanis earns that afford fishing comparable to that enjoyed by the indians decades ago in tact fac t when conditions are aie right th the wet lly fly fisherman fl who cant take a limit 20 of 9 to 12 inch trout in one hour needs only to perfect his timing taking advantage of these picc loui recreational facilities wisely conserved and improved by the utah fish and game commissions scientific fisheries program have been scores of anglers from las vegas and los angeles boulder mountain ranchers lan cheis who have supplied lodging and horses will attest these statements the Acqua rius plateau strad ati addles the border line of wayne wane and garfield counties in a go southeasterly direction it Is completely encircled by passable dirt roads most of them graded and drained approaches are aie bicknell teasdale grover on oil the north and escalante Escaldi ite and boulder on the south the plateau lies from to miles south of salt lake city detailed maps are aie obtainable from the powell dixie national forest headquarters cedar city utah new fish and game laws booklets containing acts of the 1945 state legislature are now ilow available i to the public they may be obtained free of 0 charge by writing to the utah fish and ganie game commission room state capitol salt lake city A contract will be let shortly by the utah fish and game con commission mission for constructing a t two wo foot rise ilse in the navajo lake dike navajo lake Is situated in kano kalle county east ast of cedar city est estimated mated to cost the project lg is designed to raise the water level to it a point that will III nullify trout loss from winter suffocation the alke restored since it was dynamited la last s t f all confines about two thirds of the navajo lake water which would otherwise w ise completely disappear leaving the tha fish stranded each winter because of seepage into the so called asinos A sinks through raising the dike wo ivo can lot let ot off enough water to satisfy ahter users and still maintain it a depth sufficient tor for feih life director ross hoss leonard pointed out |