Show trout fishing season opens in utah saturday of this week big catches promised anglers lake and streams are ready leady to receive tile the largest opening day crowd in the states history with prospects for full creels creeds ranging from good to fair offic ottic fals of the fish and game department announced during the week conservative estimates place at the number or of anglers who will afield to test their luck the morning of saturday june 15 from all portions of the state resort owners brevort that cabins and boats have been reserved resener for weeks in advance of this the first peacetime opening in tour four years ross leonard state fish and game director cautioned sportsmen that the fish and game commission has reduced the creel limit from 20 fish or eight pounds to 15 fish or eight pounds this Is strictly a conserva tion alon measure made necessary by inci increased cased fishing lie he asserted during the war instead of getting getling borne bome relief from intense fishing as we had a right to expect the number of fishermen increased because of a like hike lu in the states population resulting froni the many war wai plants in the area high but clearing w water D t 0 r looms tor for the opening day this Is particularly true in tile the northern northera sectors in the state where there Is still considerable snow on tile the high ranges langes warm weather h of tile the past week raised the streams somewhat but generally they should be in fair condition the picture Is not so bright in tile the southern and eastern areas where lack of precipitation has resulted in poor runoffs run offs and generally poor stream flows some smaller streams already are reported as near the dried up stage tile the states larger bodies 0 of water have received the initial round of legal size plantings plan tangs which before the season runs its course will far exceed any previous plant in we the history of 0 the department to date the following loads have gone out from the various hatcheries midway 53 glenwood approximately 80 salt lake county 30 kamas 36 loa 35 beaver 25 fountain green 18 logan 35 white rocks 40 and panguitch Pan gultch 45 loads we have trout in ill all streams accessible by automobile marion madsen superintendent of fisheries announced prospects shape up as pretty fair for opening day da with tile the planting program fast rounding out by no means have we planted all of the trout available however these will be planted throughout the season in order older to keep abreast of demands to the best of oe our ability we are aie confident that enough trout have been planted by now to give every opening day fisherman a chance to take home ionic good catches lie he assorted asserted madsen cautioned all anglers to obtain a copy of 0 the fishing proclamation these are available at sporting goods dealers cr or at the state fish and game offices heaviest planted body ol of water within the state madsen reported Is Fish fishlike fishlake lake which is expected to be figuratively jammed to the gunwales gunzales gun wales on opening day reservations for boats and cabins were tilled filled up months ago two good prospects in the southern sou thein sector madsen announced noun ced are the koosharem Koo sharem and Otter creek eek reservoirs which have been well stocked tor for a number of years and annually produce good opening season fishing another heavily planted body of water madsen reported is the panguitch Pan gultch lake which like ris Fis lilak is expected to draw one of oe the largest first day crowds |