Show Saturday it is chart move to waters for Fishing season opening The Utah Department of Fish and Game predicted today that nearly one out of every four people in the state would be afield over the coming June 4 weekend for the opening of the general angling DEPARTMENT records show this annual opening of the trout fishing season draws more Sportsmen to the outdoors than 1 any other of the with upwards of expected toj for the this coming With this mass migration in department director Harold S. Crane has asked that every angler going to the lakes and streams conduct himself like a true sportsman HE NOTED THAT many of Utah's limited waters are closed to angling each year because of knowingly or do not respect the trespass The director also added a pica to everyone in regard to making the season a more one by practicing the rules of safety and by observing the NEEDED SAFETY was also cited through observance of the traffic law since highways and byways are all expected t be congested with In summary director Crane is a game of fun one of the age-old recreational pursuits of man If we practice safety and respect of property and the return from our fishing trips will be just as enjoyable as our leave taking If we know and abide by the make courtesy and respect our angling can be a wonderful THE PROGRAM r sticking sized rainbow from the state's twelve hatcheries Is on which means that streams and lake normally planted with these larger trout will be stocked and ready for the opening weekend of fishing pressure most creel are expected to come from the wy larger and The said this will prove increasingly so as the season progresses under the present serious low water conditions common to most THESE SAME water conditions should also mean a banner opening day since the fish will be confined to less living space and are more accessible to the Most high Uinta Mountain waters will not be ice free and l in condition until later in the year This prediction applies to the lakes and streams above the nine to ten thousand elevations where a recent airplane survey showed most lakes still ice covered and camp grounds still not free from winter snow Waters in the area below these elevations should all be in ROAD AND TRAIL I are advanced this year I in most mountain areas other than the These include the Manti and Thousand Bee FISHING page 8 j Fishing season from page Lake mountain sections where all favorite waters are expected to be accessible by opening RULES OUTLINED Some of the angling rules to remember were listed today by the Utah Department of Fish and The general angling season begins at June and continues through Fishing hours daily are from a.m. until p.m. All persons twelve years of age and older must have a prop-er license to angle and must display that license visibly on an outer garment whenever afield Angling is defined as fishing with a single line to a rod or or trolling board held In the hands or attended and having attached thereto any legal baits or means the angler shall be within ten feet of equipment being used at all Bag and possession limit for trout is 10 fish or seven pounds and 1 whichever is caught Resident children under 12 may take only four fish- or 3 Non-resident children under 12 must fish with a licensed angler and any fish they must be counted in the limit of the licensed Weight limits of fish caught will be computed on the dressed fish with heads and tails Angling is permitted with any bait except game fish or parts thereof and live The eggs of all fish species are permitted for bait Angling is permitted with any mechanical except no lure |