The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-21
USEFUL TIPS FOR
LOCAL FISHERMEN
Conditions Now Better Than
at Any Other Time Since
Season Opened.
BEST STREAMS NAMED
Catfish Abundant in Utah
Lake and Jordan River;
Big Catches Reported.
BEST STREAMS NAMED

Fishing should be better tomorro"
than at any other time since the sprlne
season opened on the 18th of Febru'
AIRY.
While it is true that some OF the
streams arc little higher than week
ago. and little muddy, the chance
for some good catches should be bet
ter tomorrow than at any time since
the season opened.
The deyotee of the rod and reel Will
have a better opportunity to get iar,
ther up the CANYONS than he has had
at auy time 80 far this season FROM
the lower part of the mountains much
of the snow has melted, and by tomor,
row little trouble will be eXperlenced
from this source. unless one gets well
up some OF the big canyons. near the
headwaters, such as the Logan, weber
and Provo. Snow troubles, however,
are to be expected on many OF the
smaller mountain streams, such as the
beadwaters OF the streams in Cache,
Wasatch, Summit, Uintah and salt
Lake counties. In the latter county
the snow troubles will come mostly IN
the Big Cottonwood and Farley 5
creeks.
Better Higher Up.
For the man who cares nothing for
conditions but rather for the result
In his creel, the upper waters VIII IKE
" offer the best chance tomorrow with
a good opportunity for use Of ny. IN
the lower waters of the various streams
it will be we'll to take some other lure
than fly, as the reports received by
this department np TO late hour last
night indicate that the waters Will pc
roilv. which means that the fish will
not likely rise to the fly as they will
when the water is clear. The old re-
liable worms, spinners and salmon eggs
will be the favorite lure OF many. to-
morrow, in case the stream is not clear
enough to use ny.
During the last week several good
catches have been reported 10 this de-
partment. One well known SAT- Laker
not only reported, but showed his catch
of twenty-three trout; eight were
caught Saturday afternoon and fifteen
last Sunday morning near Charleston
on the Provo river Another fisherman
showed a catch of seven which he had
cot within an hour in Spring Run. From
the upper end of the state como reports
of several good catches, with the prom,
ise that there are still plenty more -
waiting to take the bait or the fly
Splendid Cat Fishing.
Never in the history of the state has
cat fishing been as good as 1t is at the
present time. Utah lake and the ,Ior-
dan river are literally tecmIng with
this excellent fish. Last Sunday one
man reported a catch of l2T within SIX
hours The catch was made short
distance south of where the Provo nv
er enters the lake, There were at that
time at least 200 fishermen within q
distance OF a mile and the lowest rec
ord reported was twenty-four in less
than six hours.
Tuesday OF this week three en-"
plovees OF the Utah Light s. Railway
company made a trip 10 the NarrowS
on the Jordan river and returned with
a catch of thirty-seyeu, torty-two and
bfty-four, respectively.
That the fish are biting we'll in the
Jordan from a point near Riverton to
the lake is assured by the number OF
good catches that have been made with.
in the last week. With the opening on
Monday of the Salt Lake & Utah, the
new interprban line, the cat fisherman
can have quick train service TO sew
cral points on the river with the as.
surapce that be NAV return home at a
convenient hour While definite an
nouncement has not been made, 1T is
understood that the officers of the Salt
Lake & Utah are contemplating put
ting on special train for the accom-
modation Of fishermen during Anril and
Nav, Should such service be pro.
vided il is predicted that at least fifty
fishermen would take advantage of it
each SUNDAY during the closed season
for trout and bass, March 81 10 June Is.
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