The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-09
FISH HATCHING
IN THE STATE
Commissioner Sharp Files His
Report With Governor
ANGLING GOOD THIS YEAR
ALMOST 100000 TROUT FRY
WERE DISTRIBUTED.
ANGLING GOOD THIS YEAR


Almost 100000 trout fry 90 various
species were deposited in the waters of
Utah this year. according to the re-
bort of state Fish and Came Commits
sioner John Sharp He is the first OF
The many state officials 60 Gle an an
nuai statement with the governor OF
the state. 10 is a voluminous report.
'"neidering the subject and deals elab-
ordtely with every branch of the fish
Matching business as conducted I'm the
state.
The first section is devoted to a de-
tailed account Of when. where and how
many trout were deposited in the larger
streams Of most of the counties of the
state That Is followed by statement
81 the work that has been done dur
us tho year, and what the commits
e.oner would like 90 accomplish during
1904
The report shows the following dis
Iributon of fish fry from the Utah fish
hatchery throughout most of the cOun-
Ties of the state.
Where Fry Were Deposited.
Beaver county. $1,000 native trout fry:
Davis. $4,000 native. Cache 100 Oe0 ma
tive, Juab. 10000 native and 30 600 east
eIn brook; Morgan, 100000 each of ma
i've and eastern brook. Willard. 20
Ol1 native, Sanpete. $4,000 native and
10000 eastern brook; summit 100 600 ma
i've and $4,000 eastern brook: salt
Lake. 10000 eastern and 1000 gray
ing and 5000 steel head. 100000 native
trout fry: Utah, $4,000 native and Co.
wy eastern; Wasatch, 100000 native and
100000 eastern; Weber. 100000 native
and 100. 900 eastern.
The above shows that during the year
$4,000 eastern brook trout fry have
Deen distributed ia the public waters Of
the state. furnished to private ponds
ano still on hand at the state hatchery
The native trout distributed as above
number 1-O17,00O. This shows grand
total Of all FISH fry produced at the
Jtah fish hatchery during the year ag-
ErcEatng 1.q7S.00O. The report con-
Ne-udes with the following statement:
Fishing Was Good This Year.
Angling conditions in the mountain
streams are reported much improved
IN many localities, especially during the
toit part OF the fishing season. many
baskets having been reported taken. In
spring Greek. near Midway Wasatch
county. which has been wei stocked
win eastern brook trout. quite few
anglers caught the limit of twenty
pounds per day for the first few dsvs
ana until the fish became 50 shv that
lney could not be taken i'm such GUAM
uuts. 10 Us gratifying to know that the
10 snow i'm such substantial manner.
j regret, however. that the capacity Of
inc hatchery is not twice as great as
at present 1t would add doubIv to the
stocking of the state. and hasten the
time when so many anxious fishermen
would Ike to be able to catch a bushel
IN dav. An effort was made during
the last session of the legislature TO
secure an appropriation. ~ 81. 600 to in
Sreese the capacity Of the hatchery. but
The conditions Of Utah lake. from
the lowering of the water caused b,.
the pumping plant of the Salt Lake and
Jordan Canal company and other irri-
cation requirements. have changed
very much TO the detri1ncnt Of the fish
interests of that body of water within
2 year orr two. The former spawn
lnE places of the black baes-wnicb is
by far the most important fish I'm the
l9ke-have been left high and dry. and
The future outlook for this most inn
portant fish IS very gloomy unless tho
scheme now being agitated to make "A
reservoir of the lake proves successful
I'm which case. &c would put the fsh
question there ON much better foot
30g than 70 has been for some wears
past