The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-15
FISHERMEN HIKE
FOR COOL CANYONS
Trout Fishing Season Opens To.
day, but Conditions Are
Not Ideal.
STREAMS RUNNING
VERY HIGH AND MUDDY
Many of the Old Anglers Will
FOregO Their Annual
Trip.

The trout fishing season opens today
Nhile scores OF anglers will pitch their
lines in canyon streams, comparatively
speaking the number Will be few Not in
Years has the fishing season been 80
backward, Tho hot sun OF the past three
days has melted the mountain SHOWS and
the streams are now running high and
muddy Moreover, there arc probably
fewer fish In Utah streams this year
than ever before In the history OF the
State.
In view of this II is easy TO understand
why many OF the veterans will be quietly
snoozing In bed this morning instead Of
Wading some swiftrunning canyon
stream. But the youngsters viii go.
They are out for the trip and the fun.
Catching fish is a secondary considera-
ton with them
Some Veterans Will Go,
AS for those fishermen who do GO they
will do so more to satisfy a deep in
ward craving than because they expect
to bring home baskets full OF fish Only
too we'll do they know that even II man
could toss a fly that would tease q flsh
from the bottom OK the stream he would
have a time making even a fair catch to-
uaN- but tneSe old veterans VIII go any
how, Most of them Will make their trips
brief. but they Will stay long enough TO
breathe the cool canyon dir, get their
boots filled with water, eat a few frying
pan meals and enjoy many other expert
ences which go to make up what the
lZaak Walton pronounces capital fish
Ing trip. And then they Will come home
and tell their friends all about 1t and
rejoice In the fact that for the last ten or
fifteen years they haven't missed their
annual fish on opening day.
The less expert fishermen will content
themselves with the high muddy streams
and VIII resort to bait and spinners.
Those more skilled in the anglers art
will hunt for the clear streams, the
spring creeks where they can throw thcir
ny with hope OF reward. Cottonwood,
Spring creek. Lost creek and East cam
yon seem TO be favorites with the latter
class. Parley's canyon, Provo river, We
Der river, Fish creek and Logan river
are all said 10 be high and muddy. In
these creeks spoon hooks can be used to
advantage while mnnows and angle
worms should bring good returns
Those Who Are Going.
The names of some OF the old crowd
of anglers and the places where they
will pitch their flies today Follow;
James McCabc Rufus Hardy and Dep
uty Marshal Smyth left yesterday morn
ing for Strawberry.
fish at Cottonwood.
"allaCe BTdItlDlu' " - 4 -
Harry Kecfe left for Lost creek last
cv ming. ,t.,
viii try their luck in Morgan.
w Davey. Claude Freed and NJ
woof viii spend five days up cotton
Lynch and his two boys left Tor
Weber canyon last evening.
THOMAS Ellcrbeck and Judge T. ID.
Lewis will tempt the speckled oeauues
in Lost creek.
Do Rushing Business.
The sporting goods houses OF the cry ny
dId a good business yesterday Rods;
rasia and oies were in constant demand
ali day and two of the larger establish
nan+s found It necessary 20 Keep open
late in order TO accommodate thcir pa'-