Marshall, N. C. April 1, 1971
Trout
Weather permitting.
Western North Carolina's
legion of trout anglers will
head for the streams next
Saturday to celebrate opening
day of the 1971 mountain trout
season.
And with more than 2,000
miles of trout water available,
fishermen can be most selec
tive in their choice of
Whitewater.
The outlook looks good.
State wildlife workers have
been laboring diligently stock
ing streams during March in
preparation for the April 3rd
opener. According to several
wildlife officials, it should be
an above-average year.
Streams will again be
classified inlo three
categories: general, native
and trophy. Each classifica
tion has its own set of rules,
and anglers should brief
themselves by reading the
Attention
Fisher ni en
The 1971 trout fishing season
will open Saturday, April 3, on
the Cherokee Indian Reser
vation in the Smoky Moun
tains of Western North
Carolina. Efforts are being
made to make this the best
fishing season yet.
The 30 miles of stream and
ponds are being stocked with
13,000 trout before opening
day; a goodly number of trout
in the 15 to 20 inch range are
also being stocked. In addition
to the stocked fish, surveys
made last fall show a sub
stantial increase in the native
trout population.
( reel limit is 10 fish per
day, children under 12 years
fish for free with a creel limit
of 5 fish.
Cherokee Fish & Game
Management will again
operate the Picnic Area in
Cherokee ( Oconaluftee River )
and the Tribal owned Mingo
Falls Campground which has
been doubled in size this year.
INCOME TAX
RETURNS
PREPARED
Contact
M.;;iK HOWARD
College St.
Mai s Hill. NC
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Also Quarterly
Returns prepared
Madison Drive-In
Theater
Located Between Marshall and Walnut
Friday - Saturday
April 9-10
"THE STALKING MOON"
-Also-
"TARZAN JUNGLE
REBELLION"
Sunday, April 11
"ICE STATION ZEBRA"
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Season Opens Saturday In
regulations in order to stay
within the law. Many will find
the regulations complicated,
even though efforts have been
made to make them simple,
(let help if you need it, but
be sure you know the rules.
According to game officials,
a record number of trout will
have been stocked in streams
in the "general" category.
These streams received the
largest turnout last year. Next
in popularity were native
waters, while trophy waters
attracted the least number of
anglers. It is estimated more
than 650,000 trout will be
stocked prior to and during
the fishing season by state
and federal hatcheries.
Trophy Trout regulations:
Creel limit -1 trout; Size limit
- brook trout 12", ranibow
Irout 16 inches, brown trout
16 inches lAires - artificial
flies
Native Trout Regulations,
Creel limit -4 trout; Seize limit
- brook Iroul 6". rainbow trout
10". brown trout 10". Lures,
artificial Lures.
General Trout Regulations:
Creel limit - 7 trout: Size
limit - none: Lures - bait or
artificial lures.
Fishing hours are one-half
hour before sunrise on April
3. to one-half hour after
sunset through Sept. 6. Also,
there will be an extended
season - from Labor Day
through Oct. 31, on Wed
nesday, Saturday, and Sunday
on all Game Lands. During
this extended period, trophy
trout regulations will be ii
effect and only single hook
artificial lures are permitted,
and on trophy trout streams
only artificial flies are
permitted.
On Research Streams,
anglers fishing these, in ad
dition to all other license re
quirements, must obtain a
free one-day special use
perm at the Fox Camp
Check Station prior to fishing,
and must submit his creel for
inspection at the check station
Immediately following con
clusion of his fishing.
Also opening April 3rd are
the Cherokee Tribal Streams.
This past week information
regarding these waters were
released by Manager David
Swayney, Biologist Gerald
Burton, Secretary Madgellne
Saunooke and others connected
with the program. The ef
ficient secretary, Mrs.
Saunooke, noted both past and
future activities covering the
enterprise. "This is our 8th
year of operation and for the
1971 season, stocking will con
sist of 220.COO rainbow, brook
and brown trout. 13,000 of
these will be stocked before
opening day, 2.700 brood trout
are being held now at our
holding pond to be stocked
out throughout the season,
with more to come from Na
tional Fish Hatcheries during
the season."
Suppliers of trout are the
Federal Hatcheries at Pisgah
Forest, N. C; Whytheville,
SERVICE MOTOR SALES, INC.
Va.; Wabaua, S. C.
The program has a new
biologist, Gerald L Burton
replacing Ronald D. Jones
who is now with the National
Park Service In Tennessee.
The program will have
three new wardens this year,
Raymond Lambert, Adam
Thompson and Carroll Parker.
More emphasis is being
placed on violators according
to Swayney. Arrangements
have been made with the U.
S. Magistrate in Bryson City
for trying violators, both on
reservation and Park Waters.
New fines for violation of
regulations will be going in
effect such as $25 for initial
violation, $10 for each trout
exceeding creel limit. On In
dian Waters the limit remains
at 10 trout a day. Prices for
Tribal permits are the same
as last year: Season $35, 5-day
$6, Daily $1.50.
The program is managed
entirely on the income
through the sale of the Tribal
permits. Proceeds stay within
the Tribe and are being used
for recreational facilities for
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According to Swayney, a
review of the data collected
over the put seven years by
stream surveys and creel
census Indicates that the trout
stocking program is pro
tecting and enhancing the
natural trout population by
decreasing the fishing
pressure on them and pro
viding a larger spawning
population.
The natural population has
been increasing each year in
most of the streams and ap
parently has not yet reached
its peak.
Opening weekend in 1970 ac
counted for 3,200 trips. Total
trips in 1970 were 54,786, an
increase of 14.7 per cent from
1969. Ten per cent of the
creeled trout were stream
reared. Average creel was 4.1
trout.
An economic survey In
dicated that visiting
fishermen spent more than
$460,000 in the Cherokee
business community. The
Tribe derived about $63,500
from the sale of fishing
permits and as mentioned
above, was spent on Cherokee
youth programs.
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which provide breeding
place for rata, mosquitoes,
and flies, air pollution from
burning of waste, and water
seepage and run-off which
contributes to water pollution.
"For sparsely populated
counties, the regional ap
proach with several counties
banding together to create a
landfill would be the most
economical approach," he
said. "An adequate solid
waste disposal program will
not be cheap, but city and
municipal cooperation would
make for a more economical
operation."
"Some financial help is
available from the federal
government in the form of
grants and loans to rural
counties from the Fanner's
Home Administration. The
counties realize they have a
problem with solid waste
disposal and they are looking
for a solution. Already 75 to 80
counties have requested
assistance and information.
They are cooperating won
derfully," Usry said.
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