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Show 100,000 Anglers Afield Already F. & G. Chief Says Slow Open-Day Foretells Better Fishing Fishing should brighten up for Utah fishermen only as fast as the spring run-off tapers down, according to Ross Leonard, Leon-ard, Utah Fish and Game Director, Di-rector, following a compilation of fishing reports sent in from the various sections of the state. The opening of Utah's fishing season was bright in some areas and dark in others, but one thing is certain, Mr. Leonard said fishing is well patronized. There is no way of being accurate accu-rate until the license stubs are in, but there should have been about 100,000 fishermen afield al-1 ready. Lake Fishing Good Lake fishing, as predicted, was the best gamble for the opening. The lakes had been stocked heavily with legal-sized trout, and it was on the lakes that fishermen had the best luck. Fish Lake, Mr. Leonard said, was about as good as it could have ben considering that there were over 50 cars checked in on the eve of the opening. The State Fish and Game Department De-partment had stocked nearly half of its fish for the opening blast, Mr. Leonard pointed out. "If we consider all factors and look at the whole season, it is likely a good thing that the waters wa-ters were high for the first day. It curtailed the first-day fishing, and should provide for better fishing throughout the whole season as a result." Mr. Leonard reminded state sportsmen that the Uintah Lakes and high streams will be opened open-ed up July 1, and until that time they were heavily patrolled. Some arrests have already been made on the Wyoming side of the Uintahs. At the same time, the Utah chief, predicted a banner year for the high lakes and streams. |
