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One of the most exciting Director's Message /What the Timothy H. Provan, Director Future Holds Kevin Christophereon, things about fishing is its Division of Wildlife Resources 2 unpredictability, You simply Southeast Region Manager 37 's 1992 Fishing Season don't kno w when that big Why Rainbow Trout? Bruce Schmidt, Fisheries Chief 3 Joe Valentine, Assistant Fisheries one is going to strike, it Chief (Culture) ...... 39 could be on your next cast! 1992 FISHING RULES Shad 1992 Fishing Rules: Purpose Thomas D. Pettengill, Northern Region Fisheries Manager 40 This rules summary was produced by and Authority 4 Utah Fishing &,Outdoors Magazine under Pelican Lake: A Look Back — A contract-with the Utah Division of Wildlife Definitions ... 4 Look Ahead Chad Crosby, Northeast Resources. This public-private Region Fisheries Manager 42 collaboration has resulted in savings of General Provisions 8 public funds and also in a new, colorful A. License and stamp Why? Why Not ? format, more readable fishing rules and requirements , .8 Charles Thompson, Central more fishing information This rules B. Exhibit of license, stamp and Region Fisheries Manager 44 summary has been produced for free wildlife 11 distribution to those interested in fishing in C. Fishing methods 12 Hatcheries: Where Are They and Utah and is not to be sold. D. Baits.. 13 Utah Fishing & Outdoors Magazine was What Can You See Ronald D freer. E. Prohibited fish 15 Fish Culture Coordinator... 54 awarded the contract to produce this F. Taking nongame fish summary in a competitive bid. Contracting and crayfish 15 production and printing of hunting and G. Possession and transportation 15 /Past, Present and fishing rules to private businesses has been H. Release of tagged or Future Management Bryce Nielsen, done successfully in a number of other marked fish 16 Bear Lake Project Leader 53 states and follows a trend toward more I. Checking stations cooperation between public and private and road blocks 16 sectors. J. Disposal of wildlife , 16 FISHING TIPS & Advertising sold in the publication paid K. Aiding and assisting..., 17 INFORMATION for most of the production, printing and L. Emergency closing , 17 distribution costs that, in past years, have M. Damage of property...... 17 Fish Identification charts ...... 46 been paid for out of DWR funds. N. Indian Reservation and Although every attempt has been made trust lands 17 Where Can I Get Information on to sell advertising space to well established, O. Trespass 17 reputable businesses, it is the responsibility Fish and Fishing? Bill Bradwisch, of the buyer to determine the validity and Season Dates, Bag and Assistant Chief, Fisheries .,49 intent of the advertising contained in this summary. The inclusion of advertising does Possession Limits 18 Ethics not represent an endorsement by the Utah A. Closed areas 18 Bill Bradwisch, Division of Wildlife Resources or by Utah B. General season dates 18 Assistant Chief, Fisheries 50 Fishing and Outdoors Magazine, C. General season bag and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and possession limits 18 Never Eat A Frozen Fish UtahFishing and Outdoors Magazine are Bruce Schmidt, Chief of Fisheries 51 pleased to present this summary to the Provisions for Specific anglers who fish Utah's waters. We hope Waters 21 Keep Your Fish Fresh you will read it and enjoy it and we hope Bruce Schmidt, Chief of Fisheries 52 you will be wise stewards of Utah's wildlife resources. FISHERIES Record Fish Rules and Bruce Schmidt MANAGEMENT Procedures 57 Fisheries Chief Utah Division of Wildlife Resources : What's Current Record Fish for the Happened and Where Are We State of Utah 59 Sam Webb Headed? Roger Wilson, Strawberry General Manager Project Leader 34 Utah Fishing and Outdoors Magazine

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 1 Director's Message

I am pleased to present the 1992 Fishing Rules for the State of Utah. The rules contained within this publication are outlined to help make your fishing more successful and enjoyable. Last year, the fishing proclamation took on a new, more user-friendly style and format. The new design, and the increasing production and distribution costs are being offset by the inclusion of paid advertising. We have received very positive comments from residents and nonresidents who are pleased with the new look and encouraged us to keep up the good work. And so, not only is DWR committed to providing quality fishing, but also a quality publication. Our Fisheries Section is working diligently to enhance and diversify fishing in Utah. Fishing is a growing recreational activity and with continued cooperation and support from resource users, we are able to manage some of the adverse conditions placed on our fishing waters. Your support and response to programs such as: Voluntary Catch & Release; Sport Fish Restoration efforts; and reporting wildlife violations have helped to protect our valuable resource. For those who fish our waters, we thank you. And for those who have never fished in Utah, we invite you to give it a try.

Timothy H. Provan Director, Division of Wildlife Resources Utah Department of Natural Resources

Page 2 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Utah's 1992 Fishing Season

By Bruce Schmidt Fisheries Chief

This publication contains a summary of all fishing rules for 1992. Because of the heavy fishing on most of our waters and the need to match regulations to biological concerns for each of those waters, the fishing rules have become more complex than those required a few years ago. We've tried to organize the fishing rules in a logical format and we encourage everyone to take a few minutes to read and understand the rules prior to going fishing. Be sure to check for any special rules on a specific water you plan to visit. This is the second year the Division of Wildlife Resources has contracted with Utah Fishing and Outdoors Magazine to produce the annual fishing rules summary. This partnership, and the use of advertising, has allowed us to produce a larger booklet with expanded information. In addition to the rules summary (pages 6 to 33), there are many articles covering management of our resource. We hope you find the Ryan Bailey shows off the 18-pound brown he caught on the Ogden River. publication helpful and informative. His son, Jordan, admires the catch. While accurate predictions are difficult, 1992 may just prove to be the which was treated in 1990 to remove good fishing. beginning of greatly improved fishing the over-abundant rough fish. DWR In addition, Minersville Reservoir in Utah. A number of waters have been predictions for fishing in 1991 were to was also treated in 1991, but will renovated, and those fisheries should expect only "fair" fishing with a remain closed throughout the 1992 come back with improved fishing in possible increase to "good" by the fall. season to allow stocked fish an 1992. Strawberry Reservoir has Actually what happened at Strawberry opportunity to grow to a size where already produced good fishing during was much better. Fishing by mid­ they are no longer vulnerable to the fall of 1991, and excellent fishing is summer was definitely in the "good" abundant fish-eating birds, especially expected this year. Scofield Reservoir category and reached "excellent" by fall. cormorants. The new management and Panguitch Lake won't be far Growth of stocked fish following the plan calls for this to be a trophy fishing behind. Newly constructed Barney treatment project was phenomenal. water with a greater proportion of large Reservoir is open for the first time. In Strawberry clearly is coming back on fish in the population. This has been addition, after five years of extensive track and ahead of schedule. necessitated by the heavy predation drought, we hope to get back to a Two other recently treated lakes, faced by the small stocked trout. normal or above average water year. Panguitch Lake and Scofield Reservoir Smallmouth bass are also being added With normal precipitation, we can were closed the last portion of 1991 and to Minersville Reservoir to help control expect many of the drought impacted are scheduled to reopen May 23, 1992. the Utah chub population, which is reservoirs to refill or make significant The growth rates of stocked fish are likely to return. improvements in water level. On expected to also be excellent in these Porcupine Reservoir is expected to balance, it is tough to produce good waters. While fishing may be a little offer good fishing for kokanee salmon fishing without water. slow with small fish early in the year, and splake in 1992. Harvest The water with the most interest in by late summer we expect Panguitch regulations were liberalized and splake 1992 may be Strawberry Reservoir, Lake and Scofield Reservoir to offer were stocked several years ago to help

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 3 America. Bear Lake is also home to two additional native sportfish , the Bonneville cisco and the Bear Lake whitefish. Thus, Bear Lake contains three of only four sportfish species native to Utah (mountain whitefish is the only other native species). The lake is managed with primary concern for the long term perpetuation of these unique native resources. Emphasis on the non-native lake trout is decreasing, and the only other non-native sportfish Striped bass present are a few yellow perch, which gain entrance to the lake from the Dingle Marsh at the north end. The striped bass fishing should be excellent at Lake Powell during 1992. Bear Lake is rapidly becoming known as a major ice fishing thin out the overabundant kokanee and we may expect an increase in destination. Cutthroat trout and population. Results of the 1991 fishing crappie fishing until the lake reaches whitefish are readily caught through season and last fall's spawning run its high level again. the ice, and the world famous cisco dip indicate the population has been Things are looking up for our native netting season occurs during the yearly thinned out, and the average size cutthroat trout as well. Manning spawning run in mid-January. During kokanee has increased dramatically. Meadow Reservoir is now open to the summer, fish are more scattered As a result, new regulations were fishing for Bonneville cutthroat trout throughout the lake, but are still passed for Porcupine Reservoir this on a basis. This is an available to dedicated anglers. Bear year to restrict the harvest limit to a opportunity to catch a very rare Lake offers the unique opportunity of still liberal 12 fish. subspecies of cutthroat and yet protect catching large native cutthroat trout, Lake Powell also has good prospects them for broader use statewide. These some over 10 pounds in size. for 1992. Fishing for striped bass held fish will be used as a brood stock to Catfish and walleye fishing should up surprisingly well through 1991 due provide eggs in the restoration of other be significantly better at Willard Bay to the resurgence of the threadfin shad Bonneville cutthroat populations Reservoir this year. Gizzard shad are population. Two weak-year classes of throughout the southern portion of the now established in the reservoir and striped bass apparently allowed the Bonneville Basin. are providing an abundant food source. shad to rebound, and we hope striper The Bear Lake strain of Bonneville The size and condition of both walleye fishing will remain good into 1992. cutthroat which have been stocked in and catfish took a significant jump in Presently the good condition of striped Strawberry Reservoir are also 1991, and we expect Willard Bay will bass, will lead to heavy spawning providing excellent fishing. These fish become a major fishing destination for during spring of 1992. A good striper are also destined to provide eggs for warm water fishing. spawn will just put us back into the broader use statewide, but at the Flaming Gorge Reservoir remains same problem we've had through the present time restrictive regulations an excellent fishery for a mixed bag. last decade, so we encourage Lake have not been imposed. We are Fifty pound lake trout can be caught, Powell anglers to keep all striped bass requesting, however, that all cutthroat while rainbow trout, kokanee salmon they catch up to the legal limit. trout caught at Strawberry Reservoir and smallmouth bass provide fast Another bright spot at Lake Powell be returned voluntarily to allow this fishing for smaller fish. The Gorge was is the smallmouth bass. Smallmouth unique fish to mature and establish a not badly hurt by the drought, and are established and reproducing self-sustaining run in Strawberry fishing should be excellent in 1992. throughout the lake and have become a Reservoir's tributaries. The Bear Lake The Green River below Flaming major portion of the black bass catch. Bonneville cutthroat requires at least Gorge Dam also fared well during the Growth of these scrappy fighters is five years to reach maturity, and there drought, since releases from the dam excellent and the future looks bright. is significant concern that these easily- were generally low to conserve on In the next few years, there is also caught fish could be removed from the water. The fish population has potential for improved crappie fishing reservoir before they have a chance to responded dramatically to special at Lake Powell. Since the lake has mature and spawn. If voluntary angling regulations and fish been drawn down, vegetation has had a releases of cutthroat are not sufficient populations remain high in spite of chance to establish on the exposed lake to protect the population, it may be heavy angling pressure. Because of bed. necessary to institute special heavy recreational use in the summer, Once the drought is over, Lake regulations at Strawberry. much of the fishing pressure on the Powell should gradually fill again and Bonneville cutthroat trout are also Green River is spreading to other cover the new vegetation. This will readily available at Bear Lake, one of times of the year provide added protection for crappie, the most unique lakes in western North Bass fishing opportunities are

Page 4 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY STATF OF UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES increasing in the Uinta Basin, Cottonwood and Bullock reservoirs are FISHERMEN now open for taking bass, but these new populations are still young and the fish are small. Largemouth bass are SERVING now reestablished in Steinaker Reservoir, but the fishery will remain closed for bass in 1992. Good trout FISHERMEN fishing is available at Steinaker until the bass get a little larger. 1992 will THE COMPLETE FISHING STORE, OFFERING A LARGE SELECTION also present some serious angling OF AND A VARIETY OF CUSTOMER SERVICES challenges. Not all of our waters are in NOT FOUND ANYPLACE ELSE IN THE STATE. perfect condition. Yuba Reservoir has lost its perch forage base, so both the The largest variety of flyfishing tackle, and tackle walleye and perch fishing are poor. MllllCI'il'r-Wil Deer Creek Reservoir is facing a INCLUDING: 1 similar fate. One bright spot at Deer SOME OF OUR CUSTOMER Creek, however, is the growth of the SOME OF OUR BRAND smallmouth bass population. Walleye SERVICES: NAMES: will be abundant only until the forage • FISH & GAME LICENSES •SAGE base is eliminated. Scofield Reservoir also faces long- • FLYFISHING CLASSES • WINSTON term challenges. The recent treatment • FISHING SCHOOLS G. LOOMIS has removed walleye and carp, and the • VIDEO RENTALS absence of carp should improve water • FENWICK quality slightly and improve the • LIVE BAIT • ORVIS survival of stocked fingerling trout. • ROD & REEL REPAIR • SNOW The basic causes of the problems at • FLYTYING CLASSES Scofield, however, have not been • HARDY • KNOT INSTRUCTION completely resolved. Too much • LAMSON nutrient is still entering the reservoir • GIFT CERTIFICATES • GARCIA from the watershed. We expect Scofield • FACTORY REPAIR will have good fishing in years with •ABEL above average precipitation, but will • FISHING REPORTS • BILLY PATE likely suffer similar problems in • GUIDE SERVICE drought years. The over enrichment of • DAIWA LOCAL, GREEN RIVER (legal reservoirs is actually a problem in a permittee of ), • SIMMS number of locations around the state, and will take many years to address PRIVATE WATERS • CORTLAND adequately. •PENN In spite of some of the challenges • FLYCASTING SCHOOLS facing our fisheries, 1992 should be a • INTERNATIONAL PLUS, • RANGER banner year. It represents the return FISHING INFO. AUTHORIZED • SHIMANO of several important fisheries following BOOKINGS TO massive treatment projects to put these • FREE COFFEE MANY QUALITY • SHAKESPEARE waters back on top as Utah's best • FREE GIFT WRAPPING LODGES AT 20 • SCIENTIFIC fishing lakes. We encourage everyone DIFFERENT • TACKLE RIGGING ANGLERS to go out and enjoy the diversity of the WORLD-WIDE state's fishing opportunity. This would • DEDICATED & FISHING • 25 OTHER LOCATIONS. be a good year to experiment with KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF BRAND NAMES fishing for some of the different kinds offish available. We offer everything 24 -HOUR MAIL ORDER SERVICE from trophy fishing for dedicated CALL US FOR ANY TACKLE NEEDS. YOUR ORDER, SMALL OR anglers to fast fishing for panfish and catchable trout that the whole family LARGE. WILL BE SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS IF IN INVENTORY can enjoy. 3 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS SUGARHOUSE • 2292 Highland Drive, S.L.C., UT 84106 • 466-3921 SANDY • 8925 S. 255 West, Sandy, UT 84070 • 566-3929 OGDEN • 927 West RIverdale Rd., Ogden, UT 84403 • 621-6481

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 5 STATE OF UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES PROCLAMATION OF THE WILDLIFE BOARD FOR FISH AND CRAYFISH 1992

PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY

Under authority of Sections 23-14-18,19 and 20 of the Utah Code, the Wildlife Board has established this proclamation for taking fish and crayfish. The specific dates, areas, methods of take, requirements and other administrative details, which may change annually and are pertinent, are published herein. Unless otherwise provided, a violation of any provision of the Wildlife Resources Code or rule or proclamation issued by the Wildlife Board or Board of Big Game Control shall be a misdemeanor and each act in violation shall constitute a separate offense (UCA 23-13-11). This proclamation expires December 31, 1992, unless modified or rescinded. All dates are inclusive.

DEFINITIONS (1) Aggregate means the combined fiber, feathers, hair or plastic with floating device not to exceed 48 total of two or more species of or hooks attached. inches in any dimension, capable of or two or more size classes of fish supporting one person. which are covered by a limit (6) Bag limit means the maximum distinction (i.e., trout and salmon limit, in number or amount, of (12) Game fish means trout (rainbow, in the aggregate). protected wildlife that one person albino, cutthroat, brown, golden, may legally take during one day. brook, tiger, lake (mackinaw) and (2) Angling means fishing with a rod, splake); kokanee salmon; grayling; pole, tip-up, handline or trollboard, (7) Bait means a digestible substance whitefish; Bonneville cisco; held in the hands of or within 10 including but not limited to worms, crappie; yellow perch; Sacramento feet of, the person fishing and cheese, salmon eggs, marsh- perch; largemouth and smallmouth having a single line with legal mallows, or manufactured baits. bass; channel catfish; bullhead; hooks, baits, or lures attached. Legal baits are described in bluegill; green sunfish; northern BAITS page 13. pike; walleye; white bass; tiger (3) Aquatic wildlife means species of muskellunge; and striped bass. fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects, (8) Chumming means dislodging or or amphibians. depositing in the water any (13) Lake means the standing water substance, not attached to a hook, level existing at any time within a (4) (a) means a fly line or trap, which may attract lake basin. Unless posted made by the method known as fish. otherwise, a stream flowing inside . or within the high water mark is (9) Division means the Division of not considered part of the lake. (b) Artificial fly does not mean a Wildlife Resources. weighted jig, lure, spinner, (14) Length measurement means the attractor blade or bait. (10) Fishing means to take fish or greatest length between the tip of crayfish by any means. the head or snout and the tip of the (5) Artificial lure means a device caudal (tail) fin when the fin rays made of rubber, wood, metal, glass, (11) means an inflatable are squeezed together.

Page 6 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Measurement is taken in a straight (24) (a) Resident means a person (ii) complies with Subsection line and not over the curve of the who: (a)(ii). body. (i) has been domiciled in the (e) A Utah resident license is (15) (a) Minnow means a member of state of Utah for six invalid if a resident license for the family offish classified as consecutive months hunting, fishing or trapping is Cyprinidae (chub, dace, immediately preceding the purchased in any other state goldfish, minnow, shiner, purchase of a license; and or country. squawfish, and carp); Cyprinodontidae (killifish) and (ii) who does not claim (f) An absentee landowner paying Poeciliidae (mosquitofish). residency for hunting, property tax on land in Utah fishing, or trapping in any does not qualify as a resident. (b) Minnow does not mean the other state or country. fry or fingerlings of any species (25) Set line means a line anchored to not in these three families (i.e., (b) A Utah resident retains his a non-moving object and not small trout are not minnows). Utah residency if he leaves attached to a fishing pole. this state: (16) Motor means an electric or (26) Single hook means a hook or internal combustion engine. (i) to serve in the armed multiple hooks having a common forces of the shank. (17) Nongame fish means species of or for religious or fish not listed as game fish educational purposes; and (27) Snagging or gaffing means to including but not limited to carp, take a fish in such a manner that suckers, chubs, and minnows. (ii) complies with subsection the fish does not take the hook (a)(ii). voluntarily in its mouth. Snag or (18) Nonresident means a person who gaff hooks are hooks with or does not qualify as a resident. (c) (D A member of the armed without handles used to take fish forces of the United States by snagging. (19) Possession means actual or and dependents are constructive possession. residents for the purposes (28) Spoiled means impairment of the of this chapter as of the flesh of wildlife which renders it (20) Possession limit for purposes of date he reports for duty unfit for human consumption. this proclamation means one bag under assigned orders in limit including fish at home, in a the state if he: cooler, camper, tent, freezer or any other place of storage. (A) is not on temporary duty in this state; and (21) Proclamation means the publication used to convey a (B) complies with statute, rule, policy, or pertinent Subsection (a)(ii). information as it relates to wildlife. (ii) A copy of the assignment (22) (a) Protected wildlife means orders must be presented HOOK wildlife species offish, birds, to a wildlife Division office THOSE FISH amphibians, reptiles, brine shrimp, to verify the member's WITH: crayfish, and mammals, except as qualification as a resident. provided in Subsection (b). Anise Oil. (d) A nonresident attending an Takes The Human Smell Away! (b) Protected wildlife does not institution of higher learning include coyote, field mouse, gopher, in this state as a full-time BAKERS C & C, ground squirrel, jack rabbit, student may qualify as a muskrat, and raccoon. resident for purposes of this INC. chapter if he: 3«7W.nfOCTON(1170SO.) (23) Reservoir means the standing Salt late CH*UTS4WI water level existing at any time (i) has been present in 801-487-3300 within a reservoir basin. Unless this state for 60 HOURS: m posted otherwise, a stream flowing consecutive days M-FW SaL9-l„ :Ship inside or within the high water immediately preceding .UPS. mark is not considered part of the the purchase of the reservoir. license; and

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 7 (29) Take means to: rainbow, albino, cutthroat, brown, c. Residents 6 Through 11 golden, brook, tiger, lake Years of Age (a) hunt, pursue, harass, catch, (mackinaw), splake, kokanee capture, possess, angle, seine, salmon and grayling. A resident 6 through 11 years trap, or kill any protected of age may: wildlife; or (32) UCA means Utah Code Annotated. (1) Fish without a license and (b) attempt any action referred to (33) Waste means to abandon take a bag limit in Subsection (a). protected wildlife or to allow equivalent to one-half of protected wildlife to spoil or to be the bag and possession (30) Tributary means a stream used in a manner not normally limit as specified in the feeding a larger stream, lake or associated with its beneficial use. proclamation; or reservoir. (34) Wildlife means brine shrimp, (2) Purchase a resident (31) Trout means a species of the crayfish, and species of vertebrate fishing license and take a family Salmonidae except living in nature, except full bag and possession whitefish and cisco including feral animals. limit as specified in the proclamation.

2. NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND BAG LIMITS GENERAL PROVISIONS a. Nonresidents 12 Years or Older This section sets forth general provisions of statute and rule which apply to fishing within the state of Utah. Exceptions to these provisions are given in PEOVISIONS A nonresident 12 years of age FOR SPECIFIC WATERS page 21. or older shall possess a current valid Utah A. LICENSE AND STAMP was obtained is withdrawn by the nonresident fishing license REQUIREMENTS Division, Wildlife Board, or Board of while taking fish or crayfish. Big Game Control (UCA 23-19-38). No person shall engage in fishing for b. Nonresidents 11 Years of protected wildlife as provided by this Some interstate waters have separate Age or Younger proclamation without first having licensing requirements. See procured the necessary fishing or INTERSTATE WATERS page 8. A nonresident 11 years of age combination license, permit and tag as or younger may fish without a herein provided and having at the time 1. RESD3ENT FISHING LICENSE license while in the company such license, permit and tag on his REQUIREMENTS AND BAG of a licensed adult angler. person; nor shall any person lend, LIMITS Fish taken shall be included transfer, sell, give or assign his license in the limit of the licensed or any permits or tag belonging thereto a. Residents 12 Years of Age angler. or the rights granted by such license, or Older permit or tag. It is unlawful for any c. Nonresidents 6 Through 11 person to use any license or permit not A resident 12 years of age or Years of Age issued to him (UCA 23-19-1). older shall possess a current valid Utah fishing or A nonresident 6 through 11 June 6,1992 has been designated combination license while years of age may purchase a FREE FISHING DAY in Utah. On taking fish or crayfish. nonresident fishing license that day only, a license is not required. and may take a full bag and All other laws and rules remain in b. Residents 5 Years of Age or [ possession limit as specified in effect. Younger j the proclamation.

Sales of all licenses, certificates or A resident 5 years of age or 3. INTERSTATE WATERS permits are final, and no refunds may younger may fish without a be made by the Division except in those license while in the company a. A person possessing a current instances where the opportunity to of a licensed angler. Fish valid Utah fishing or participate in the specific activity for taken shall be included in the combination license may fish which the license, certificate or permit limit of the licensed within Utah. angler.

Page 8 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES b. A reciprocal fishing stamp is See other specific (2) Purchase a required in addition to a Lake Powell fishing license current valid fishing or provisions under under Utah or combination license to fish PROVISIONS Wyoming rules across state boundaries of FOR SPECIFIC and take a full interstate waters, except on WATERS page 21. bag and Bear Lake. possession limit. {3) Flaming Gorge c. Reciprocal license agreements Reservoir See other specific apply to the following Flaming Gorge interstate waters: (a) A person possessing a provisions under current valid Utah PROVISIONS (1) Bear Lake fishing or combination FOR SPECIFIC license and a WATERS The holder of a current Wyoming reciprocal page 21. valid Utah or Idaho fishing stamp may fishing or combination fish within the Utah license may fish any place and Wyoming on Bear Lake. boundaries of Flaming FALCON'S NEST Gorge Reservoir. Duck Creek Village, UT See other specific Bear Lake provisions under (b) A person possessing a Your Center For Recreation PROVISIONS FOR current valid Fishing, boating, biking, family reunions, SPECIFIC WATERS Wyoming fishing fully equipped cabins page 21. license and a Utah Close To: reciprocal fishing Aspen Mirror, Duck Creek, (2) Lake Powell stamp may fish within the Utah and (a) A person possessing a Wyoming state Center Of: current valid resident boundaries of Flaming Bryce Canyon, , Utah fishing or Gorge Reservoir. Cedar Breaks, Coral Pink Dunes combination license and an Arizona (c) A person 13 years of (801) 682-2556 reciprocal fishing age or younger may: stamp is permitted to fish within the Utah (1) Fish on Flaming LIFE WITHOUT and Arizona state Gorge Reservoir boundaries of Lake without a fishing FISHING WOULD Powell. license and take only one-half the BE AWFULLY (b) A person possessing a bag and DULL - current valid resident possession limit; That's why it is so Important to Arizona fishing or practice good conservation habits like license and a Utah "Catch and Release" fishing. Preserving reciprocal fishing our resources now will guarantee future stamp is permitted to generations the opportunities we enjoy fish within the Utah now. and Arizona state The Utah Teamsters Local 222 Drive boundaries of Lake Chapter urges you to use good fishing Powell. MOUNTAIN ethics, pack out what you pack in, prevent forest fires and demonstrate (c) A person 13 years of PROPERTY respect for private property. We owe It to age or younger may SPECIALISTS our posterity. fish on Lake Powell UTAH TEAMSTERS without a license. Bag ASK FOR DAVID & TERESA SKOUGAARD and possession limits LOCATED IN BEAUTIFUL SOUTHERN UTAH'S LOCAL 222 DRIVE are the same as for DUCK CREEK VILLAGE CHAPTER licensed anglers. 1-800-223-8264 1-800-824-4352 MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES 1-801-972-1898 L 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 9 d. Reciprocal fishing stamps for 4. FEES Other Resident Licenses and Fees Flaming Gorge Reservoir or Blind, paraplegic, or otherwise Lake Powell shall be: a. Resident License Fees permanently disabled so as to be permanently confined to (1) Signed across the face by Combination fishing and a wheelchair or the use of the holder as the holder's hunting (14 years or older) crutches, or who has lost name appears on the $35.00 either or both lower current valid fishing or extremities, upon furnishing combination license; and Annual fishing satisfactory proof of this fact to Age 6 and under 12 (optional)* (2) Attached to the fishing or $ 8.00 combination license. Age 12 and under 16 $ 8.00 e. Reciprocal stamps are valid on Age 16 and under 65 Jnn a calendar year basis. $18.00 ^Ikl! Age 65 and over AT THE GORGE f. Anglers are subject to the laws $ 9.00 and rules of the state in which Five-day fishing they are fishing. Age 12 and under 16* ...$ 4.00 Age 16 or older $ 9.00 g. Only one bag limit of fish • LUXURY YEAR-ROUND MOTEL AND RESTAURANT may be taken and possessed by * License may be purchased by a • BANQUET FACILITIES each angler even if licensed in person age 6 through 11 wanting a both states. full bag and possession limit. 801-784-3117 1/2 mile west end of Manila on Hwy 43

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Page 10 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES the Division (available at Northeastern Regional Office Division offices only (801/789-3103) $ 0.50 152 East 100 North Vernal, Utah 84078 Mentally retarded (available at Division offices only) $ 5.00 Southern Regional Office (801/586-2455) b. Nonresident License Fees 622 North Main Street Cedar City, Utah 84720 Annual fishing ..,..$40.00 WORMS Five-day fishing $15.00 Southeastern Regional Office One-day fishing $ 5.00 (801/637-3310) •Never run outofworms! Vending 455 West Railroad Avenue, machine open24 hours a day. One-day fishing stamp to Price, Utah 84501 * Night Crawlers • Red Worms • extend 1- and 5-day license •Wax Worms • Meal Worms • $ 5.00 • Minnows • Blood Bait • B. EXHIBIT OF LICENSE, •Targhee Cheese c. Reciprocal Fishing Stamp STAMP AND WILDLIFE •DealerInquiries invited, BRING IN YOUR BAIT BOX- I'LL Flaming Gorge Reservoir All persons while engaged in hunting, FIX IT UP WITH FREE BEDDING (for use with Wyoming WHEN YOU PURCHASE YOUR trapping, or fishing, or while BAIT. license) $ 5.00 transporting wildlife, shall be required upon demand of any conservation Lake Powell (for use with officer or any other peace officer to Arizona resident license) exhibit the required license, permit, tag HOURS: 8 am. to 6 p.m. WftHiHini g Address: 2186 Kirkham Way, $ 8.00 or certificate of registration; any device SLC.UT 84119 or apparatus in his possession used for d. Set-line Permit (available at hunting, trapping, or fishing, or any Division offices only) wildlife in his possession VERLO OTTLEY, Bait Broker (UCA 23-20-25). 4300 S. 2200 WEST For use with current valid annual fishing or 968-5483 combination license. $10.00

e. Permit (handling fee) (available at Division Get Hooked on the "Air Guard" offices only) One Weekend a Month For use with current valid fishing or combination license $ 5.00

Division Offices

Main Office (801/538-4700) 1596 West North Temple , Utah 84116 • State-of-the-art Technical Training • Language Training Northern Regional Office • Education Assistance (801/479-5143) 515 East 5300 South Americans at their • Part-time Employment Ogden, Utah 84405 best... • Travel Utahns helping Central Regional Office Utahns... Call 595-2246 (801/489-5678) 1115 North Main Street Springville, Utah 84663 UTAH AIR GUARD

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page ti C. FISHING METHODS No line may have attached to 2. SET LINE FISHING it more than two baited hooks, GAME FISH MAY BE TAKEN ONLY two artificial flies, or two a. A set line may be used to take BY THE FOLLOWING METHODS: artificial lures, except for a set fish only in the Bear River line. proper downstream from the 1. ANGLING Idaho state line, including When angling through the ice, Cutler Reservoir and outlet a. While angling, the angler shall no hole may exceed 12 inches canals; Little Bear River below be within ten feet of the across at the widest point, Valley View Highway (SR-30); equipment being used at all except at Bear Lake, Flaming Malad River; and . times, except set lines. Gorge Reservoir and Fish Lake where no hole may exceed 18 b. Angling with one pole is b. Angling with more than one inches, except while fishing for permitted while set line line is unlawful, except when cisco. For cisco fishing, see fishing. fishing for crayfish. BEAR LAKE in PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC WA TERS c. No more than one set line per c. No artificial lure may have page 21. angler may be used and it may more than three hooks. not contain more than 15 hooks.

d. A set line permit is required in ------^ addition to a current valid annual fishing or combination ROGERS MARINE & LMD,| license and may be obtained for a $10 fee from a Division t NOBODY DOES IT BETTER V office. e. When fishing with a set line, •a the angler shall be within 100 •a, yards on the surface or bank of -5 the water being fished.

f. A set line shall have one end \ attached to a non-moving object and shall have attached % a legible tag with the name, •a address and set line permit number of the angler.

3. SPEARFISHING \ a. Spearfishing is permitted from sunrise to sunset.

b. Use of artificial light is i unlawful while spearfishing. c. (1) A person spearfishing for game fish shall possess: WINTER HOURS: SUMMER HOURS: *. Tues. - Frl. 9-6 • Sat. 10-3 Mon. - Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 10-3 Jr (a) a current valid fishing Certified Pro 5" or combination •a Care Dealer Jj£ license; and OGEE^YJARINE Factory 5[" Authorized w" (b) a spearfishing permit 1175 WEST 500 NORTH, CENTERVILLE • 292-6244 Sales 4 Service ^» Precision *fjm which may be obtained from a [OUTBOARDS ) r^l --» mefCfUl/Cf Dynometer & *&* Scope Tuning Division office. •a HI UIMI STERN ORIVES/INBOAROS

^ L~ —' NHffiE STERN OHives/"iNBOAflo"s Scope Tuning «, Page 12 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES (2) Deer Creek Reservoir, 3. Snagging and gaffing are D. BAITS Starvation Reservoir, Fish unlawful; however, a gaff may be Lake and Flaming Gorge used to land fish caught by lawful Fishing is permitted with any bait Reservoir are open to means, except at Flaming Gorge EXCEPT corn, hominy, live fish, taking game fish by means Reservoir. and game fish or their parts. The of scuba and snorkel eggs of all fish species are spearfishing from June 1 4. Chumming is prohibited. permitted for bait. through September 5. The bag and possession limit is 5. Boats and Float Tubes Possession of corn or hominy while two game fish. No more fishing is unlawful. than one lake trout The use of a float tube or a boat, (mackinaw) greater than with or without a motor, for fishing Use or possession of any bait while 20 inches may be taken at is unlawful on some waters of the fishing on waters designated Fish Lake. At Flaming state. Waters with restrictions on artificial fly and lure only is Gorge Reservoir, no lake the use of a boat or float tube while unlawful. trout (mackinaw) from 26 fishing are specified in through 36 inches may be PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC 4. Use of live crayfish for bait is legal taken and only one lake WATERSpage21. only on the water where the trout (mackinaw) greater crayfish are captured. It is than 36 inches may be Boaters should be aware that other unlawful to transport live crayfish taken, agencies may have further restrictions away from the water where on the use of float tubes, boats, or boats captured. d. Nongame fish may be taken with motors on some waters. only as provided in TAKING 5. Dead Bonneville cisco may be used NONGAME FISH AND 6. Nongame fish and crayfish as bait only in Bear Lake. CRAYFISH page 15. may be taken only as provided in TAKING NONGAME Dead yellow perch may be used as 4. CISCO DIPNETTING FISH AND CRAYFISH page IS. bait only in Deer Creek, Fish Lake, Gunnison, Hyrum, Newton, a. Cisco may be taken with a Pineview and Sevier Bridge (Yuba) handheld dip net. reservoirs.

b. The dip net opening shall not exceed 18 inches.

c. When fishing through the ice, the ice hole size is unrestricted. For cisco dipnetting at BEAR ^Uro I« inc. LAKE, see PROVISIONS"FOR S SS SPECIFIC WATERS page 21. 1148 South Main, Salt Lake City THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS APPLY FOR ALL METHODS OF 59 MINUTE WINDSHIELD REPUCEMENT TAKING FISH AND CRAYFISH; (OR WE'LL BUY YOU LUNCH) That's right... If we don't replace your windshield in 59 minutes, you get a 1. Artificial light is permitted, except FREE LUNCH! when spearfishing. TRUCK I WINDSHIELDS ■ ■ a^M^M j not iwvv do 2. A person may not obstruct a FREE as low as waterway, use a chemical, explosive, electricity, poison, WINDSHIELD REPAIR j $99.95 crossbow, firearm or pellet gun to (WITH THIS AD) Salt Lake take fish or crayfish. A person | 355-8500 wanting to use any of these means I One Rock Chip Repaired West Valley to take fish or crayfish in any I FREE At Our Location. Call 355-8514 waters of the state shall obtain I For An Appointment. 'South Valley written approval from the division. I 355-9328

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDUFE RESOURCES Page 13 BradSteinke, Craig Bolerjack, Doug Miller Tonight, turn to the Sports Specialists. Keeping track of Utah's varied you a ring.-side look at the people and sports is a workout in itself. And only places behind sports in Utah. one Utah television station has what Channel Five's Sports Specialists. it takes to bring the sports home... The only choice you need for television Channel Five Eyewitness News. sports. Another reason we're Utah's That's why we have Sports Spe­ number one Evewitness News. cialists. From slam-dunking in the Salt Palace to on the Green River, the News we take you beyond the scores to give Specialists # 1 Eyewitness News Eyewitness News at 6,6:30 & 10. 7. Dead white bass may be used as 3. Nongame fish, EXCEPT prohibited in transit shall be kept in such bait only in Utah Lake. fish listed in PROHIBITED PISH, a manner that: may be taken by angling or with E. PROHIBITED FISH traps, bow and arrow, liftnets, (1) The species of fish can be spear, scuba spearfishing, or seine readily identified; The following fish species are classified (see PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC as prohibited and may not be taken or WATERS page 21 for (2) The number of fish can be possessed: exceptions); and crayfish may be readily counted; taken by angling or with traps, Colorado squawfish liftnets, handlines, or seine, (3) The size of the fish can be (Ptychocheilus lucius) provided that: readily measured where Bonytailchub size limits apply; and (Gilo, elegans) a. Crayfish may not be taken Humpback chub with game fish or their parts, (4) Fillets shall have attached (Gila cypha) or any substance unlawful for sufficient skin to include Roundtail chub angling; the conspicuous markings (Gila robusta) so species can be Least chub b. Seines shall not exceed 10 feet identified. (Iotichthys phlegethontis) in length or width; Woundfin b. A legal limit of game fish may (Plagopterus argentissimus) c. No more than five lines may be accompany the holder of a Razorback sucker used to take crayfish, which current valid fishing or (Xyrauchen texanus) lines can be held in the hand combination license within the chub or used with a rod and shall state or when leaving the (Gila robusta seminuda) not have hooks attached (bait state. June sucker is tied to the line so that the ( liorus) crayfish grasps the bait c. A person may possess or Virgin spinedace with its claw); transport a legal limit of fish (Lepidomeda mollispinis) for another person when Gizzard shad d. Lawfully taken nongame fish accompanied by a donation (Dorosoma cepedianum) shall be either released or letter. See DONATING killed immediately upon page 16, removing them from the Any of these species taken incidental to water; and attemting to take other legal species shall be immediately released by e. Crayfish shall be killed before removing the hook or cutting the transporting them from the leader. body of water where taken.

F. TAKING NONGAME FISH G. POSSESSION AND AND CRAYFISH TRANSPORTATION

1. A person possessing a current valid 1. DEAD FISH AND CRAYFISH Utah fishing or combination license may take nongame fish and a. Fish possessed in the field or crayfish, EXCEPT prohibited fish, for personal, noncommercial CATERED PACK TRIPS 1 purposes during the open fishing Anglers Tackle Service season set for a given body of Charlie Barnes • 466-3921 2292 Highland Drive, SLC water. TROPHY FLY FISHING (Located in the rear of Anglers' Inn) • Trips to the Brown Duck Basin or the UTAH'S ONLY FULL-TIME ROD 2. The Green, Colorado, White Yellowstone Basin, Uinta Mts. (Uintah County) and Virgin rivers & REEL REPAIR! • Rainbow trout to 15 pounds on our private Economical service and are closed to taking nongame fish, ponds — great fishing! repair of Cortland • Oiawa • EXCEPT carp may be taken from Give us a call! Garcia * Hardy • Johnson • the Colorado and Green rivers by Mitchell • Penn • Orvls • angling, archery, spear, or BAR S RANCH • Box 74 • Mountain Ryobi • Shakespeare scuba spearfishing. Home, UT 84051 • Shimano • Zebco • Many 454-3153 HOthers 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 15 d. A person may not take more (4) The date and place H. RELEASE OF TAGGED OK than one bag limit in any one where the fish were MARKED FISH day; or possess more than one purchased or caught. bag limit of each species or Without prior authorization from the species aggregate regardless of 2. LIVE FISH AND CRAYFISH Division, a person may not: the number of days spent fishing. a. A person, except an operator 1. Tag, mark, or fin clip fish for the of a properly registered purpose of offering a prize or e. A person may possess or trans­ commercial fish installation, reward as part of a contest; port dead fish on a receipt private pond, or short-term from a registered event operating under 2. Introduce a tagged, marked, or fin fee fishing installation, a a current valid certificate of clipped fish into the water; or private pond owner, or a short- registration, may not possess term fishing event. This or transport live fish. 3. Tag, mark, or fin clip a fish and receipt shall specify: return it to the water. b. This does not preclude the use (1) The number and of live fish stringers, live wells species of fish being or hold type cages as part of I. CHECKING STATIONS AND transported; normal angling procedures ROAD BLOCKS while on the same water in (2) The certificate of which the fish are taken. It is unlawful for any person to fail to registration number stop at Division of Wildlife Resources of the installation, c. A person may not transport road blocks or checking stations where pond, or short-term live crayfish away from the a stop sign or red or blue light is fishing event; water where taken. displayed (UCA 23-20-19). (3) The name, address, UCA 23-13-14 provides that unlawful J. DISPOSAL OF WILDLIFE phone number and introduction of any live fish or crayfish signature of the into a water is a Class A misdemeanor instalation owner, that is punishable by a fine of up to 1. DONATING pond owner, or short- $2,500 and a jail sentence up to 12 term fishing event months. A person may possess or transport sponsor; and a legal limit of fish for another person provided that:

a. The fish are accompanied by a donation letter; and Western^ Rivers FLYF1SHER b. The donation letter specifies:

(1) The number and species of fish donated;

(2) The fishing or combination license number of the person who caught the fish;

(3) The name, address, and signature of the donor; and

What matters to you is the size of your fish. (4) The date and place where What matters to us is the size of your smile. the fish were taken. Your flyfishing experience will be remembered a lot longer when you get your counsel from 2. PURCHASING OR SELLING Western Rivers Flyfisher 867 East 900 South Salt Lake City. UT 84105 It is unlawful for any person to 801*521'6424 purchase, sell, offer for sale or Day Trips • Guide Service • Equipment • Great Advice • Coffee's On barter, or to obtain for sale,

Page 16 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES purchase or barter, any protected MOTORIZED VEHICLE O. TRESPASS wildlife, or parts of them except as RESTRICTED AREAS provided by code or rule or UCA 23-20-14 of the Utah Code states: proclamation of the Wildlife Board Motorized vehicle access management (UCA 23-20-6). will be used on areas designated by (1) As used in this section: land managing agencies to help meet 3. WASTING management objectives and provide (a) "Division " means the Division quality hunting and fishing of Wildlife Resources. It is unlawful to waste or permit to experiences. Selected areas will be be wasted or spoiled any protected signed in the field or designated in (b) "Permission "means written wildlife or any part of them agency travel plans. authorization from the owner (UCA 23-20-8). or person in charge to enter It is unlawful for any person to violate upon private land that is K. AIDING AND ASSISTING any vehicle access provision specified properly posted, and must by the Public Land Managing Agencies include: It is unlawful for any person to aid or in the state (UCA 41-22-12). assist any other person to violate any (i) the signature of the provision of code or rule promulgated No person may operate an off-highway owner or person in charge; under it (UCA 23-20-23). vehicle in connection with acts of vandalism, harassment of wildlife or (ii) the name of the person L. EMERGENCY CLOSING domestic animals, burglaries or other being given permission; crimes, or damage to the environment The Director of Division shall have which includes excessive pollution of (iii) the appropriate dates; and authority to declare emergency closed air, water or land, abuse of the or open seasons in the interest of the watershed, impairment of plant or (iv) a general description of wildlife resource of the state life, or excessive mechanical the property. (UCA 23-14-8). noise (UCA 41-22-13). (c) "Properlyposted''means that M. DAMAGE OF PROPERTY "No Trespassing" signs or a N. INDIAN RESERVATION minimum of 100 square inches It is unlawful for any person to shoot AND TRUST LANDS of bright yellow or fluorescent face, damage, remove, or destroy any paint are displayed at all signs or placards placed, permitted to Indian reservation and Trust Lands are corners, fishing streams be placed, or caused to be placed in any administered separately from state, part of this state by the Wildlife Board private and other federal lands. fVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV^ or Board of Big Game Control; or to Wildlife users must observe tribal \ damage, destroy, remove, or cause to be regulations concerning wildlife while damaged, destroyed or removed any on Trust Lands of the reservations. Mte Jrulian THbe equipment or devices owned, controlled, or operated by the Division DISCOVER of Wildlife Resources; or to shoot, shoot UTAH'S BEST at, damage, destroy, or remove any road signs placed upon any of the KEPT SECRET highways of the state (UCA 23-20-13). Few people IT'S HERE! realize what excellent It is unlawful for any person, without The Ray Johnson Lure fishing, consent of the owner or person in Winner of Many World & State Fishing Records boating, IRRESiSTABLE FISH ATTRACTING WIGGLE, hunting and charge of any privately owned land, to fishy taste, smell and appearance (floating, sinking, camping tear down, mutilate, or destroy any jigging models). May well be the only lure you ever opportunities want to buy again! (When you discover how many sign, signboard or other notice which fish it can consistently catch - many world/state are records.) available on regulates trespassing for purposes of tribal lands! hunting, trapping, or fishing on this land; or to, without such consent, tear license Outlets Throughout the Uinta Basin. down, deface, or destroy any fence or For more information come in or call the other enclosure on this privately owned Fish-Game Office in Ft. Duchesne. land, or any gate or bars belonging to P.O. Box 190, Ft. Duchesne, UT 84026 any such fence or enclosure (UCA 23-20-15). 1929 N. 400 West • Centervilte, UT 84014 1-801-722-5141 801-298-2980

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY»STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 17 crossing property lines, roads, landowners by the Division license, tag, certificate of gates, and rights-of-way upon request. registration, or permit for a entering the land. If metal period of up to five years. fence posts are used, the (c) A person may not post: entire exterior side must be (4) Subsection (2 (a) does not apply to painted, (i) private property he does peace or conservation officers in not own or legally control; the performance of their duties. (2) (a) While taking wildlife or or engaging in wildlife related (5) (a) The Division shall provide activities, a person may not: (ii) land that is open to the information regarding owners' public as provided by rights and sportsmen's duties: (i) without the permission of the Section 23-21-4. owner or person in charge, (i) to anyone holding enter upon privately owned (3) (a) A person convicted of violating licenses, certificates of and properly posted land of any provision of subsection (2) registration tags, or any other person, firm, or may have his license, tag, permits to take wildlife; corporation; certificate of registration or and permit relating to the activity (ii) refuse to immediately leave engaged in at the time of the (ii) by using the public media the private land if requested to violation, revoked by the and other sources. do so by the owner or person Wildlife Board. in charge; or (6) Any person who violates any (b) The Wildlife Board may provision of Subsection (2) is guilty (iii) obstruct any entrance or exit construe any subsequent of a class B misdemeanor. to private property. conviction which occurs within a five-year period as a flagrant (b) "Hunting by permission violation and may prohibit the cards" will be provided to person from obtaining a new GENERAL SEASON DATES, AND BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS

This section sets forth general provisions. Where a more localized and specific provision is given in PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC WATERS page 21, the more specific provision takes precedence.

A. CLOSED AREAS C. GENERAL SEASON BAG ♦Channel catfish 8 fish AND POSSESSION LIMITS Bullhead 24 fish 1. All waters of state fish raising and •Bluegill and green sunfish spawning facilities are CLOSED to The following bag and possession limits in the aggregate 50 fish fishing. apply statewide except where listed Crappie 50 fish otherwise in PROVISIONS FOR Northern pike 6 fish 2. State waterfowl management areas SPECIFIC WATERS page 21. No ♦Tiger muskellunge (hybrid)... 1 fish are CLOSED to fishing except as prohibited fish may be taken (see White bass no limit posted or listed under PROHIBITED FISH page 15). Yellow perch no limit PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC Sacramento perch 10 fish WATERSpage21. Crayfish no limit ♦Trout, salmon and grayling in the Nongame fish species no limit B. GENERAL SEASON DATES aggregate, except that no more than two shall be lake trout ♦On some waters, bag or size The general season for taking fish and (mackinaw) 8 fish restrictions apply. See PROVISIONS crayfish is January 1 through ♦Whitefish 10 fish FOR SPECIFIC WATERS page 21 for December 31, 24 hours each day. Bonneville cisco 6 fish variations. Exceptions are listed separately under *Largemouth and smallmouth PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC bass in the aggregate 6 fish It is unlawful for any person to take WATERS page 21. Striped bass 20 fish more than one bag limit in any one day •Walleye 6 fish or have in possession more than one

Page 18 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES bag limit of each species or species ♦Residents 11 Years of Age or ♦Nonresidents 11 Years of Age or aggregate regardless of the number of Younger Younger days spent fishing. A resident 12 years of age or older shall A nonresident 12 years of age or older EXAMPLE: If you take 8 rainbow possess a current valid Utah fishing or shall possess a current valid Utah trout in one day and eat 4 of combination license while taking fish or nonresident fishing license while them, you may only take 4 crayfish. taking fish or crayfish. more the next day. You may not take more fish the first A resident 5 years of age or younger A nonresident 11 years of age or day after eating the 4 fish. may fish without a license while in the younger may fish without a license company of a licensed angler. Fish while in the company of a licensed A person may not fish in waters that taken shall be included in the bag and adult angler. Fish taken shall be have a specific bag or size limit while possession limit of the licensed angler. included in the bag and possession possessing fish in violation of that limit of the licensed angler. limit. A resident 6 through 11 years of age may fish without a license and may A nonresident 6 through 11 years of Fish not meeting the size, bag or possess a limit equivalent to one-half of age may purchase a nonresident fishing species provisions on specified waters the bag and possession limit as license and take a full bag and shall be returned to the water specified in the proclamation; or possession limit as specified in the immediately. proclamation. A resident 6 through 11 years of age may purchase a fishing license and may take a full bag and possession limit as specified in the proclamation.

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1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 19 Provisions for

IDAHO Specific Waters

This map is designed to aid anglers in locating fishing areas. The boundaries shown are on a small scale and cannot be considered legally proper or exact. For exact description see boundaries in AREA section of the summary.

ARIZONA

Page 20 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC WATERS (5) CAUSEY RESERVOIR The provisions set forth in this section take precedence over general provisions. - January 1 through May 22, trout Season and bag limit restrictions stated herein apply only to the time frames limit 4. stipulated. Otherwise, general provisions apply. (6) CAUSEY RESERVOIR General provisions apply to all waters not listed in this section. TRIBUTARIES (A) AREA 1 - CLOSED January 1 through May BEAR RIVER, RAFT RIVER, WEBER AND 22, trout limit 4. OGDEN RIVER DRAINAGES AND ALL WATERS (7) EAST CANYON CREEK IN BOX ELDER AND DAVIS COUNTIES (a) From East Canyon Reservoir upstream to the Mormon Flat The following waters have specific exceptions to the general rules: Historical Marker (Little Emigration Canyon) - Cisco may be taken with a hand­ held dip net January 1 through - CLOSED August 16 February 13. Net opening must not through September 30. exceed 18 inches in any dimension. When netting through ice, the hole (b) From White's Crossing size is unrestricted. located approximately 2 miles upstream from Porterville - Whitefish limit is 20. upstream to the East Canyon Reservoir Dam (2) BEAVER CREEK (Weber county, tributary to South Fork Ogden - CLOSED January 1 River) through March 31 and November 1 through - CLOSED January 1 through 6:00 December 31. a.m. July 11. (8) EAST CANYON RESERVOIR (3) BIG SPRING CREEK (tributary to Bear Lake) - January 1 through May 22, trout limit 4. - See BEAR LAKE. (1) BEAR LAKE (9) EAST FORK LITTLE BEAR (4) BLACKSMITH FORK RIVER AND ITS - See LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (approximately one-half mile above TRIBUTARIES (upstream from the second dam as posted, Porcupine Reservoir) - Big Spring Creek from Lamborn upstream to its source) Diversion (approximately 500 - CLOSED August 16 through yards below state road 30) out into - For licensed anglers, trout limit is September 30. the lake as buoyed or posted, 3 (2 under 12 inches and 1 over 18 CLOSED April 15 through 6:00 inches). All other trout must be (10) ENTERPRISE DITCH a.m. May 30. immediately returned to the river. - See STODDARD SLOUGH. - Swan Creek and that area - For unlicensed anglers 11 years of extending from its mouth into the age or younger, trout limit is 2 (2 (11) FARMINGTON CITY lake 2,000 feet, or as buoyed, under 12 inches or 1 under 12 RESERVOnt CLOSED April 15 through 6:00 inches and one over 18 inches). All a.m. July 11. other trout must be immediately - CLOSED January 1 through returned to the river. May 22. - Trout limit 6, only 2 over 16 inches Nonresident angler's fish shall be and no more than 2 lake trout included in the limit of the licensed (mackinaw). angler.

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 21 (12) HOLMES CREEK RESERVOIR (16) LOGAN RIVER

- Fishing from boats and float tubes (a) From Card Canyon Bridge is unlawful. upstream to the highway bridge at Red Banks Campground, including all (13)HONEYVILLE (COLD tributaries in between SPRINGS) PONDS - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND - CLOSED January 1 through LURES ONLY. May 22. For licensed anglers, the (14) HYRUM RESERVOIR aggregate trout and whitefish limit is 3 (2 EVERYTHING - Minimum bass size limit 15 under 12 inches and 1 inches. All bass less than 15 inches over 18 inches), and only 1 must be immediately returned to trout can be a cutthroat, the reservoir. rainbow or their hybrid cross. All other fish must be immediately returned to the river.

For unlicensed anglers 11 years of age or younger, the aggregate trout and whitefish limit is 2 (2 under 12 inches or 1 under 12 inches and 1 over 18 inches), and only 1 trout can be a cutthroat, rainbow or their hybrid cross. All other fish must be immediately returned to the river. Nonresident angler's fish shall be included in the limit of the licensed angler.

(b) From the highway bridge at Red Banks Campground upstream to Idaho state line, including all tributaries

- CLOSED January 1 through 6:00 a.m. July 11.

For licensed anglers, the BOUNTIFUL TOOL REPAIR aggregate trout and whitefish limit is 3 (2 under 12 inches and 1 & SUPPLY over 18 inches, and only 1 trout can be a cutthroat, rainbow or their hybrid MINN KOTA cross. All other fish must ELECTRIC FISHiNG MOTORS be immediately returned . Sales • Repairs • Parts • Propellers to the river. Factory Authorized Service Center SMITH & EDWARDS 543 West 100 North, Bountiful, UT For unlicensed anglers 11 3936 NORTH HW. 126, OGDEN, UT (801) 292-7331 years of age or younger, 731-1120

Page 22 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES the aggregate trout and inches. All bass less than 15 (27) WELLSVILLE RESERVOIR whitefish limit is 2 (2 inches must be immediately under 12 inches or 1 under returned to the reservoir. - CLOSED January 1 through 12 inches and 1 over 18 May 22. inches), and only 1 trout (22) PORCUPINE RESERVOIR can be a cutthroat, (28) WHITNEY RESERVOIR rainbow or their hybrid Bag and possession limit 12 TRIBUTARIES cross. All other fish must kokanee salmon and trout in be immediately returned the aggregate, no more than 8 - CLOSED January 1 through to the river. Nonresident of which may be brown trout, 6:00 a.m. July 11. angler's fish shall be cutthroat trout or splake, in included in the limit of the combination. (29) WILLARD BAY RESERVOIR licensed angler. CLOSED to the possession of Possession of gizzard shad, (17) LOST CREEK (the entire kokanee salmon with any red dead or alive, is unlawful. drainage upstream, beginning at color from August 16 through the bridge (culvert) approximately September 30. All kokanee (30) WILLARD BAY RESERVOIR 1/4 mile above Lost Creek salmon with any red color INLET CHANNEL (east of the Reservoir; EXCEPT Squaw Creek) must be immediately returned reservoir to the second set of to the reservoir. baffles approximately 1/2 mile) ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. • See EAST FORK LITTLE - CLOSED March 1 through BEAR RIVER 6:00 a.m. April 30. CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY. All fish must be (23) Possession of gizzard shad, immediately returned to the (Wanship Reservoir) dead or alive is unlawful. water. Bass limit 2 larger than 12 (18) LOST CREEK RESERVOIR inches. All bass less than 12 inches must be immediately January 1 through May 22, returned to the reservoir. trout limit 4. (24) SOUTH FORK OGDEN RIVER (19) MANTUA RESERVOIR January 1 through May 22, - CLOSED to fishing May 15 trout limit 4. through June 30. (25) STODDARD SLOUGH • Minimum bass size limit 15 (Enterprise Ditch) inches. All bass less than 15 inches must be immediately (a) From Stoddard Lane Bridge returned to the reservoir. upstream to its source

(20) NEWTON RESERVOIR - CLOSED January 1 through May 22. Minimum bass size limit 15 inches. All bass less than 15 (b) From Stoddard Lane Bridge inches must be immediately downstream to where it goes returned to the reservoir. west under the freeway (Interstate 84) (21) PINE VIEW RESERVOIR Trout limit 2. Minimum tiger muskellunge size 30 inches. All tiger - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND muskellunge less than 30 LURES ONLY. inches must be immediately returned to the reservoir. (26) SWAN CREEK (tributary to Bear Lake) Minimum bass size limit 15 THE FLY uns, \m. - See BEAR LAKE. •YOUR COMPLETE fl.Y HSH1NC HK AOQU AR T8RS • 294] WlihinJIOII UUd. I'liuut: 394-11112 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 23 (11) PROVO RIVER

(a) East of Utah Lake to 1-15 (B) AREA 2 - CLOSED between 7:00 PROVO RIVER, , AND UTAH p.m. and 7:00 a.m., February 1 through LAKE DRAINAGES AND ALL WATERS IN April 30. TOOELE COUNTY - CLOSED to taking of (INCLUDES BURRASTON PONDS AND SALT CREEK IN JUAB COUNTY) nongame fish by methods other than angling. The following waters have specific exceptions to the general rules: (b) Upstream from Olmstead Diversion Dam to Deer Creek (4) DEER CREEK RESERVOIR Reservoir

Minimum bass size 12 inches. Brown trout limit 2 fish All bass less than 12 under 15 inches. All inches must be immediately brown trout over 15 returned to the reservoir. inches must be immediately returned to (5) DRY CREEK (east from Utah the river. Lake to 1-15) - CLOSED to cutthroat and - CLOSED between 7:00 p.m. rainbow trout harvest. All and 7:00 a.m., February 1 trout caught which have through April 30. cutthroat or rainbow markings must be - Walleye limit 2. immediately returned to the river. (6) GRANTSVILLE RESERVOIR - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND Fishing from boats with LURES ONLY. internal combustion motors is unlawful. (c) From Charleston Bridge just above Deer Creek Reservoir (1) AMERICAN FORK CREEK (east (7) HOBBLE CREEK (east from upstream to County Road 241 from Utah Lake to 1-15) Utah Lake to 1-15) bridge directly south of Woodland - CLOSED between 7:00 p.m. - CLOSED between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., February 1 and 7:00 a.m., February 1 through April 30. Limit is 2 trout under 15 through April 30. inches. All trout over 15 inches must be imme­ Walleye limit 2. - Walleye limit 2. diately returned to the river. (2) BEER CREEK (Benjamin Slough, (8) MAPLE LAKE east from Utah Lake to 1-15) - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND Fishing from boats with LURES ONLY. - CLOSED between 7:00 p.m. motors is unlawful. and 7:00 a.m., February 1 (d) From Highway U.S. 40 bridge through April 30. (9) McCLELLAN RESERVOm at Hailstone Junction upstream as posted - Walleye limit 2. Fishing from boats with motors is unlawful. - CLOSED for construction (3) BURRASTON PONDS of Jordanelle Dam. (10) PAYSON RESERVOm Fishing from boats with (12) RED BUTTE CREEK motors is unlawful. Fishing from boats with motors is unlawful. - CLOSED.

Page 24 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES (13) RED BUTTE RESERVOIR (19) TIBBLE FORK RESERVOIR

CLOSED to general public. - Fishing from boats with Have a question? Open to disabled veterans of internal combustion motors is the United States Armed unlawful. call the DWR Forces who are domiciled in Veteran's hospitals. (20) VERNON RESERVOIR information line — 596-8660 (14) RED CREEK RESERVOIR (near Fishing from boats with Payson) internal combustion motors is unlawful. Fishing from boats with motors is unlawful M6CECm' BROWNIHG. •jtswmono (15) SETTLEMENT CANYON jbnivick RESERVOm

- Fishing from boats or float ■YVB rm ■ illvvll tubes is unlawful. rj| EQUIPMENT (16) SILVER LAKE FLAT IKSI COMPANY

- CLOSED between 7:00 p.m. Reel and 7:00 a.m., February 1 "PaifSOfh through April 30. Purchase SPORTS & TROPHY MoimmHO jdt of i, i or 10 b. be Walleye limit 2, l Gf-RVim THUNfXVS OF 7WE SSMIOUS SFOKlSiMAH. 15 E. 100 North FISHING (18) SPRING CREEK (east from Utah Payson, UT HOTLINE Lake to 1-15) 465-2551 "On Your Way To Nebo Loop" Utah County - CLOSED between 7:00 p.m. Archery • Fishing and 7:00 a.m., February 1 Hunting • Camping .£25-7788 through April 30. Reloading Supplies Black Powder Supplies Orem (Super Store) Walleye limit 2. Fly Fishing Supplies 644 N. State •225-0227

MODERN SPORTING GOODS Jerry's Sport Service PISHING EQUIPMENT TRAMPOLINES FEATUWNOi Rod & Reel Parts & ^Hje^. Octagon, Rectangular, Browning. CELEBRATING Service. Complete Srtimane, Round, Playground Berkley, OUR 45th YEAR IN Selection of Tackle & Equipment, Basketball Maxima, Accessories "Tin' ..IjSJff^TSIl Standards Ranger, PROVO! Garcia, 1 CAMPING & Dlawa, if*vf **i v*' if* ™ SKI Penn, Scientific Anglers 4 many more. BACKPACKING Sales, Rentals & Service. EQUIPMENT Cross-Country & Coleman Service Center, • Night Crvwlen • Minnows • Hies • Lures • Baits ^ Downhill. Expert Tune- ,.. Friendly, Knowledgnble Service... Dutch Ovens, Propane ups, Waxing & Repair. j|» Wnt Carter, PwTi •J7M71I fi§ 577 NORTH STATE • OREM, UTAH 84057 • (801) 226-6411

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 25 (8) FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR

- See LICENSE AND STAMP REQUIREMENTS.

Licensed anglers, limit 8 trout (C) AREA 3 or kokanee salmon in the ALL WATERS IN THE GREEN RIVER DRAINAGE. aggregate, no more than 2 may be lake trout (mackinaw). MAJOR TRIBUTARIES ARE BLACKS FORK, HENRYS FORK, ASHLEY Only 1 lake trout may exceed CREEK, DUCHESNE RIVER, STRAWBERRY RIVER,, 36 inches. All lake trout from HUNTINGTON CREEK, COTTONWOOD CREEK, AND FERRON CREEK 26 through 36 inches must be immediately returned to the The following waters have specific exceptions to the general rules: reservoir.

Unlicensed anglers 13 years of headwaters, including all age or younger, limit 4 trout or tributaries to Currant Creek kokanee salmon in the Reservoir, but not the reservoir aggregate, only 1 may be a itself) lake trout (mackinaw). All lake trout from 26 through 36 - Trout limit 2. inches must be immediately returned to the reservoir. - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. Catfish limit 6.

(4) DUCK FORK CREEK (Ferron Smallmouth and largemouth Creek drainage from Duck Fork bass in the aggregate, limit 10, Reservoir upstream to its only 2 may be 12 inches or headwaters) longer.

Closed January 1 through 6:00 No line may have more than 3 a.m. July 11. baited hooks or artificial flies in series or more than 3 lures. (5) ELECTRIC LAKE Gaffing fish is unlawful. - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. (1) ASHLEY CREEK (Steinaker (9) GRANDADDY LAKE TRIBUTARIES (Uintah (Thornburg) diversion to the water - CLOSED to the harvest of all Mountains) treatment plant near the mouth of cutthroat trout or trout with Ashley Gorge) cutthroat markings. All such All tributaries to Grandaddy fish caught shall be Lake CLOSED January 1 Trout limit 2. immediately returned to the through 6:00 a.m. July 11. lake. - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND 10) GREEN RIVER LURES ONLY. (6) ELECTRIC LAKE TRD3UTARIES (a) From confluence with (2) BROWN DUCK BASIN (Uintah Mountains) (all streams in the upstream to - See HUNTINGTON CREEK Colorado state line in Brown Duck Basin and the outlet RIGHT FORK. of Clemments Reservoir to its Dinosaur National Monument confluence with Lake Fork Creek) (7) FAIRVIEW LAKES - CLOSED to the taking of nongame fish; EXCEPT - CLOSED January 1 through Fishing from boats with that carp may be taken by 6:00 a.m. July 11. motors is unlawful. angling, archery or spearfishing equipment, (3) CURRANT CREEK (from Water Hollow Creek upstream to Channel catfish limit 24.

Page 26 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES (b) From Colorado state line in all cutthroat trout or trout (14) LEFT FORK HUNTINGTON Brown's Park upstream to with cutthroat markings. CREEK Flaming Gorge Dam All such fish caught must be immediately returned - See HUNTINGTON CREEK. - CLOSED to fishing from to the creek. boats with motors between Indian Crossing Raft - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND (15) PELICAN LAKE Ramp and Flaming Gorge LURES ONLY Dam. Bluegill and green sunfish (c) LEFT FORK (from top of limit 20 in the aggregate. Licensed anglers, trout Forest Service Campground, limit is 3 (2 under 13 near confluence with Right inches and 1 over 20 Fork, to headwaters, including (17) SCOFIELD RESERVOIR inches). All other trout all tributaries; Scad Valley must be immediately Creek, Rolfson Creek, Lake CLOSED January 1 through returned to the river. Creek Staker Creek, Millers May 22. Flat Creek and Spring Creek) Unlicenced anglers 11 Trout limit 4. years of age or younger, - CLOSED to the harvest of trout limit is 2 (2 under 13 all cutthroat trout or trout inches or 1 under 13 with cutthroat markings. inches and 1 over 20 All such fish caught must inches). All other trout be immediately returned must be immediately to the creek. returned to the river. Nonresident angler's fish - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND shall be included in the LURES ONLY. • Rustic Overnight Cabins • limit of the licensed • Restaurant • Tackle Shop • • Private Lake Fishing • angler. (12) HUNTINGTON NORTH RESERVOIR Located 9 Mites From Flaming . ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND Gorge Dam LURES ONLY. Largemouth bass limit 4. All bass over 13 inches must be April - Oct. (801)889-3759 Closed to taking of immediately returned to the nongamefish; EXCEPT reservoir. that carp may be taken by angling, archery or (13) JONES HOLE CREEK spearfishing equipment. Trout limit 2, no more than 1 (11) HUNTINGTON CREEK may be brown trout greater pftwyyF KS^SPRF than 15 inches. THE ONLY PRIVATE LARGEMOUTH (a) RIGHT FORK (from Flood and BASS ASHING IN UTAH! Engineers Canyons upstream - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND •Over 10 lakes to Electric Lake Dam) LURES ONLY. • 4 trailers furnished • Lodge with all amenities for large or small groups - ARTIFICIAL FLIES • Playground for children ONLY • Canoes, paddle boats, row boats, small motor boats, windsurfers FISH & PLAY • Camping & hiking on 10,000 acres (b) RIGHT FORK TRIBUTARIES Looking for a new place to camp and Meeting rooms for conventions & reunions TO ELECTRIC LAKE 'Zoo fish? Check out the 'TVs No Utah Fishing License (streams only, and excluding Required Boulger Pond and Boulger Currant Creek Lodge • Catch & Greek above the pond) • Cafe • Motel -RV Campgrounds - located In the Release heart of all recreations. • Lures or EEK flies - CLOSED January 1 548-2226 RED CREEK RES. The Grant through 6:00 a.m. Hansen Family July 11 Welcomes Witt*** Youl - CLOSED to the harvest of Bridgeland, Utah 84012 , L 801-648-3307 J 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 27 ) SCOFIELD RESERVOIR (22) STRAWBERRY RIVER (from (23) WEST FORK DUCHESNE TRIBUTARIES (streams confluence with Red Creek, near- RrVER (from confluence with ONLY and excluding Pinnacles, upstream to Soldier North Fork to headwaters Gooseberry Reservoir and its Creek Dam) including Wolf Creek) tributaries) CLOSED January 1 through - CLOSED January 1 through CLOSED January 1 through 6:00 a.m. July 11. 6:00 a.m. July 11. 6:00 a.m. July 11. - CLOSED to the harvest of all - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND Trout limit 4. cutthroat trout or trout with LURES ONLY. cutthroat markings. All such U9) SHEEP CREEK fish caught must be (24) WOLF CREEK immediately returned to the From Flaming Gorge Reservoir river. - See WEST FORK upstream to Ashley National DUCHESNE RIVER. Forest boundary, CLOSED - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND August 16 through October 31. LURES ONLY. (25) WHITE RIVER (Uintah County)

(20) STEINAKER RESERVOIR No overnight camping on - CLOSED to the taking of Division land. nongame fish. - CLOSED to the harvest of bass. All bass taken must be Channel catfish limit 24. immediately returned to the reservoir.

(21) STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR (D) AREA 4 TRIBUTARIES (excluding ALL WATERS IN DRAINAGE, Currant Creek and other streams that come into Strawberry MOST OF JUAB COUNTY AND ALL OF Reservoir through the Central MILLARD, BEAVER, AND IRON COUNTIES, AND Utah Project Tunnel) A SMALL PORTION OF KANE COUNTY - CLOSED. INCLUDING NAVAJO LAKE AND DUCK CREEK.

MAJOR TRIBUTARIES ARE SAN PITCH RIVER, SALINA CREEK, LOST CREEK, ASAY CREEK, PANGUITCH CREEK AND BEAVER RIVER

FLAMING GORGE The following waters have specific exceptions to the general rules: (1) ANDERSON MEADOW FL^NG SERVICE RESERVOIR DUTCH JOHN AIRPORT Fishing from boats with DUTCH JOHN, UT 84023 motors is unlawful. 801-885-3338 •GUIDED FISHING TRIPS* (2) ASPEN-MIRROR LAKE •SCENIC FLOAT TRIPS* CLOSED January 1 through •RAFT RENTALS* April 30. •SHUTTLE SERVICE* Fishing from boats or float HOTSHOWffiS UII this nit reid to Litili Hell* tubes is unlawful. RESTR00H FAaiiTES. J FWfflRUNWAYMOOFT. " - Trout limit 4. (3) BARNEY LAKE (Monroe Mountain, Sevier County)

Fishing from boats with Framing Gam Rwo Scvce he, is i pgnniteg of Atfliy National Fo/wt. motors is unlawful.

Page 28 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES (4) BIRCH CREEK (Deep Creek (11) LITTLE RESERVOIR Brook trout limit 4. Mountains, Juab County) Fishing from boats with ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND - CLOSED motors is unlawful. LURES ONLY.

(5) BOULDER MOUNTAIN LAKES, (12) MANNING MEADOW WAYNE AND GARFIELD RESERVOIR AND COUNTIES (North Bouler Slope, TRIBUTARIES East Boulder Slope, South Boulder Top, Griffin Top, and Escalante - CLOSED January 1 through l-DELTA Mountain; EXCEPT Pine Lake and 6:00 a.m. July 11. Lower Bowns Reservoir in Garfield County) - CLOSED to the harvest of all cutthroat trout or trout with 299 N. HWY 6 DELTA, UT Fishing from boats with cutthroat markings. All such 801-864-3432 motors is unlawful. fish caught must be immediately returned to the (6) DUCK CREEK reservoir or tributary.

- CLOSED January 1 through UNIQUE INN & ANNEX April 30. 220 E. Main • Duchesne, UT ■ Trout limit 4. Btst & fpiwtfttst sirv-ict I'K torn • 30 units • open 24 hours (7) DUCK CREEK SPRINGS LAKE • Satellite T.V. • D.D. Phones • Kitchenettes • Queen/full beds - CLOSED January 1 through • Comp. Coffee • AARP discounts April 30. Children under 16 free We Also Hav» A Complete Une Of 5 MUB ftomStari M RaoToir Fishing, Camping * Hunting Supptae. Fishing from boats or float Security cameras for boat parking DELTA SPORTS CENTER tubes is unlawful. Affl/Kafor credit cowfe accepted MILLARD COUNTY SPORTSMEN'S HEADQUARTERS Trout limit 4. 1-800-766-2357

(8) EAST FORK SEVIER RIVER

(a) Feeder canal from Antimony to The Fishing's GREAT! - CLOSED January 1 through May 22. IN UTAH'S BEAVER COUNTY Trout fishing in Beaver County is unsurpassed. The high (b) Kingston Canyon, including all mountain lakes and streams of the Tushar mountains in the Fish portions of the river and Lake National Forest provide a maginficent setting, and produce abundant supplies of rainbow, brook and brown spillway ponds between Otter trout. "Getaway" for a short afternoon or morning or Creek and Piute reservoirs an extended outing of "serious" fishing. Scenic Byway 153, east of Beaver, takes you into the Tushar mountains and is one of Utah's most scenic - Trout limit 6. drives. Hiking, mountain biking, hunting, and camping are also popular in Beaver County. (9) ENTERPRISE RESERVOLRS For the boating , Minersvilie Lake State TRIBUTARIES (tributaries to Park offers opportunities that are both exciting and relaxing. Minersvilie Reservoir* is one of Utah's Upper and Lower Reservoirs) most popular fishing spots. 'Minersvilie Reservoir was poisoned in September ana' will be - CLOSED January 1 through restocked and ready for open fishing in the spring ol 1992. May 22. For more information write or call: (10) LABARON RESERVOIR BEAVER COUNTY TRAVEL Fishing from boats with Dept. FG, P.O. Box 272, Beaver, Utah 84713 (801) 438-2975 motors is unlawful.

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 29 1(13) MINERSVILLE RESERVOIR (15) OTTER CREEK RESERVOIR CLOSED January 1 through (and spillway ponds immediately 6:00 a.m. July 11. CLOSED downstream from dam) (19) PARAGONAH (RED CREEK) Cement outlet channel Trout limit 6. RESERVOIR TRIBUTARIES between dam and spillway pond, approximately 200 feet (16) PALISADE LAKE - CLOSED January 1 through long, CLOSED, May 22. Fishing from boats with (14) OTTER CREEK (from Otter motors is unlawful. (20) PIUTE RESERVOIR Creek Reservoir upstream to the Angle Diversion) - CLOSED. (17) PANGUITCH LAKE - CLOSED January 1 through (21) SEVIER RIVER (downstream May 22. - CLOSED January 1 through from Piute Reservoir for 5 miles to May 22. the Dry Creek Road Bridge) - Trout limit 6. Trout limit 6. Trout limit 6.

(18) PANGUITCH LAKE (22) TROUT CREEK (Deep Creek mm RV Park TRIBUTARIES (excluding Blue Mountains, Juab County) Springs Creek upstream from Bunker Creek Road Bridge, bridge - CLOSED. Xf^ Marina is approximately one mile upstream from Panguitch Lake; Full Hookups • Store • Dry Storage and excluding Clear Creek • Boat Rentals • Cafe • Two Motel upstream from the Panguitch Lake cabin units open year-round • North Shore Highway, located Visa/Mastercard approximately one-fourth mile AttNte>w 1-800-441-3292 upstream from Panguitch Lake) Robert Gleave • Box 15 • Antimony, UT Beaver Dam 84712 • Bus. (801) 624-3292 Advertising makes this • Home: (801) 624-3201 Fishing Rules Summary Lodge Panguitch Lake, Utah • North Shore Road possible — 18 miles km Brianhead LODGING • STORE • RESTAURANT • ROOM i Say THANKS to the SERVICE • FISHING LICENSES • BAIT • BOATS ^ Ml I W businesses that advertise We'll clean your fish and cook them for you — at no extra charge! on these pages! Visa And MasterCard accepted • FISHING TACKLE • BAIT • PICNIC SUPPLIES For Reservations Call (801) 676-8339 • CAMPING & HUNTING Fax #(801) 676-8088 SUPPLIES • P.O. Box278,, Panguitch,UT84759 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK • The Latest Hunting and Fishing Information • Hunting and Fishing Licenses • Movie Rentals HOT DOGS 395 S. Main HAMBURGERS Beaver, UT 4 Mi. to = Piute | PIZZA 438-5311 Res • Family Cottages W/ Kitchens - § We Satisfy Hearty Appetites • Reasonable Rates = • Accommodations For Up To 5 People = Your Hosts: Dick & Sue Berg Doggie Delight LL 801-577-2629. Panguitch Lake, UT 801-676-2445

Page 30 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES (5) FOYLAKE (E) AREA 5 Fishing from boats with motors is unlawful ALL WATERS IN THE COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE (except Green River Drainage) (6) GUNLOCK RESERVOm Minimum bass size limit 15 MAJOR TRD3UTARD2S ARE VHIGIN RIVER, SAN JUAN RIVER, inches. All bass less than 15 ESCALANTE RIVER, FREMONT RIVER, MUDDY RIVER, INDIAN CREEK, inches must be immediately MILL CREEK AND DOLORES RIVER returned to the reservoir.

The following waters have specific exceptions to the general rules: (7) IVANS RESERVOIR

carp may be taken by angling, Minimum bass size limit 15 archery or spearfishing inches. All bass less than 15 equipment. inches must be immediately returned to the reservoir. Channel catfish limit 24. (4) FISH LAKE Fish Lake Lodge - January 1 through May 22, trout limit 4, no more than 2 & Lakeside Resort Located On Utah's Scenic Byway 24 may be lake trout (mackinaw) and only 1 may be a lake trout • Full Service Marinas larger than 20 inches. • Boat Rentals • Restaurant • RV Park May 23 through December 31, • Gift Shop trout limit 8, no more than 2 • Cabin Rentals may be lake trout (mackinaw) Call For More Information and only 1 may be a lake trout larger than 20 inches. 801-638-1000

(1) BLANDING RESERVOIRS #3 AND #4 ■»« R V. RESORT & CAMPGROUND

Fishing from boats is unlawful; It doesn't get any better than this. EXCEPT that fishing from float tubes is lawful. • Complete hookups • Close to the national parks RV lot sales • Recreation Center • Clean restrooms and hot showers Planned activities (2) BOULDER MOUNTAIN LAKES, • Swimming pool/spa • Daily/weekly/monthly rentals • Laundromat WAYNE AND GARFIELD • General store • Water sports • Cable TV COUNTIES (North Boulder Slope, East Boulder Slope, South Boulder, 1-801-879-2212 P.O. Box 2146 PRIME RV LOTS AND Boulder Top, Griffin Top and For campground reservations call St. George, Utah CAMPGROUND IN Escalante Mountain; EXCEPT 1-800-543-4933 84771 SOUTHERN UTAH! Pine Lake and Lower Bowns f* To SLC Briar. H.ad SWRMDTt Reservoir in Garfield County) ZlonNaa " Park Fishing from boats with motors is unlawful. To PowXI

Canyon (3) COLORADO RIVER

- CLOSED to the taking of Northbound take the MS Hurricane exit to Quail Lake on State nongame fish, EXCEPT that Highway 9 or sou inbound take Ihe 1-15 exit on the frontage road to Herriabnrg Eatatea.

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 31 (8) KOLOB CREEK (11) LOYDS LAKE (South Creek - CLOSED to the taking of Reservoir) nongame fish; EXCEPT that Upstream from Kolob carp may be taken by angling, Reservoir, CLOSED January 1 Fishing from boats with archery or spearfishing through 6:00 a. m. June 27. internal combustion motors is equipment. unlawful. (9) LAKE POWELL (16) SANTA CLARA RIVER (12) MONTICELLO LAKE (upstream from County Road 35 - See LICENSE AND STAMP bridge, north of the town of Pine REQUIREMENTS. Fishing from boats with Valley) motors is unlawful. Crappie limit 20. - Trout limit 4. (13) PINE VALLEY RESERVOm Channel catfish limit 25. (17) STARVATION RESERVOIR Fishing from boats or float (near Blanding) Striped bass limit 20. tubes is unlawful. - ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND Walleye limit 10. • Trout limit 4. LURES ONLY.

Unlicensed anglers 13 years of (14) QUAIL CREEK RESERVOm Trout limit 2 (minimum size age or younger may take a full limit 20 inches) All other trout bag and possession limit. Trout limit 6. must be immediately returned to the reservoir. (10) LOWER SAND COVE Bass limit 6 (4 under 10 inches RESERVOIR and 2 over 18 inches). All (18) TWIN CREEK (tributary to Fish other bass must be Lake, Sevier County) Minimum bass size limit 15 immediately returned to the inches. All bass less than 15 reservoir. - CLOSED. inches must be immediately returned to the reservoir. (15) SAN JUAN RIVER (19) UPPER SAND COVE RESERVOIR Channel catfish limit 24. Minimum bass size limit 15 inches. All bass less than 15 inches must be immediately returned to the reservoir.

(20) VIRGIN RIVER

- CLOSED to the taking of nongame fish.

Adopted by the Utah Wildlife Board on the 7th day of November, 1991.

UTAH WILDLIFE BOARD

By: Robert G. Valentine Chairman of the Board By: Timothy H. Proven FburTrax*4x4 Board Secretary Recommended for riders 16 years and older. STATE OF UTAH HONDA ) Cone ride with us. COUNTYOF J Getting to your favorite recreation spot on a Honda FourTrax 4x4 can be as much fun as On this 7th day of November, 1991, personally appeared being there. Built extra tough, the FourTrax 4x4 has the power and reliability you expect from before me Timothy H. Proven, Director of the Division of a Honda. Come in and check one out today. Wildlife Resource* and aa Secretary of the Wildlife Board, and Robert G. Valentine, Chairman of the Wildlife Board, who duly acknowledged to me that they signed the foregoing proclamation of the Wildlife Board and that the o Ron's Sporting Goods same haa been duly adopted, filed and published in accordance with Title 23, Utah Code, and the Utah I 138 So. Main. Cedar City, UT • 586-9901 Administrative Rulemaking Act, Chapter 46a, Title 63. 1-800-657-0519 n—l— T. Rl.vl.yV e A RESPONSIBLE RIDE* ATVi apwaavPoryawMSarf, sjwayiiwarateaa^ayapiotfataa agdpaeiulia.lial.ai.a Notary Public mmf n stiad feat tm\% ssasA ail aSSI ■Mil tm m XTV M MM a BsM J MM aad Mfl ttmx owaafi mmm\ My Commission expires: 11/29/94 "rForiaSJtyflr Ml a» AS1 ■ 1 ■*&447-47B>

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1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 33 trout are an integral component of the fishery, and particular emphasis has been placed on the development of wild, w/y /we/w/A self-sustaining populations of this species. Rainbow trout are stocked to add another dimension to the fishery, to What's Happened and provide an alternative game fish for anglers to harvest, and to ultimately protect cutthroat trout from over- Where Are We Headed? exploitation. Anglers are encouraged to harvest rainbow trout, and Strawberry should provide many limits of "fat" By Roger Wilson game fish species including Bear Lake rainbows to anglers over the next Strawberry Prq/ect Leader cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, and several years. All rainbow trout kokanee salmon. Bear Lake cutthroat Strawberry Reservoir and associated tributaries were treated with 880,00 pounds of powdered rotenone and nearly 5,000 gallons of liquid rotenone Area map: Strawberry Reservoir during the late summer of 1990 to remove abundant populations of Utah Chicken Creek chub and . This was the West largest and most ambitious fish Chicken Creek eradication effort ever attempted, and East Jakei t. s from all indications it appears that is Bay was a resounding success. There has been no post-treatment verification of either target species in Strawberry Reservoir despite nearly 2,000 hours of gill net efforts, and extensive larval fish sampling at sites known to have high chub abundance in the past. DWR certainly has met the treatment goal of 99 percent removal of nongame fish. Invertebrate popula­ tions in the reservoir have recovered rapidly and forage availability is much improved over the previous three-to- five years. Game fish are growing rapidly and it is apparent that Strawberry Reservoir is well on the road to recovery. There are five major objectives for Strawberry Reservoir in the post Big Hole treatment period: (1) maintain cut­ throat trout as an integral component of the fishery complex; (2) provide 1.2 Aspen Grove million hours of angler opportunity Campground annually; (3) manage for a catch rate of 0.4 fish/hour with an average size of 12 inches; (4) produce 10 million cutthroat fry in the tributaries each year; and (5) collect six million eggs from spawn taking operations at the fish trapping facility. Rehabilitation of the tributary Paved road streams is also an important compo­ Dirt road nent of the recovery plan. The management plan for Strawberry Reservoir focuses on three

Page 34 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES stocked in Strawberry have been Strawberry Valley. Anglers are Although fishing at Strawberry sterilized to prevent hybridization with encouraged to obey laws relative to Reservoir since the treatment has been Bear Lake cutthroat trout and to possession and transportation of live spotty, some excellent fishing has been maximize the growth rates for these fish, and to report any suspicious available. Fishing was poor during the fish. activities to local conservation officers. early months of 1991, but picked up The role of kokanee in Strawberry is Anglers should also be reminded that later in the summer with catch rates of three-fold: (1) provide a forage base for the tributary streams remain closed to 0.51 and 0.40 fish/hour for June and the Bear Lake cutthroat trout; (2) fishing. July respectively. Fishing pressure complete with populations of Utah chub and Utah sucker if these species re­ establish in the future; and (3) provide a sport fishery of their own. I Strawberry Recreation Area Despite low stocking rates, kokanee By Loyal Clark have done extremely well in i U.S. Forest Service Strawberry and have reached a size of four-to-five inches by late August of Anglers are flocking to Strawberry Reservoir to enjoy the return of a great 1991. Kokanee will play a prominent | fishery. To respond to increasing visitor needs, personnel of the Uinta National role in the return of Strawberry, Forest have expanded and installed several fisherman access areas and Since the treatment last fall, campgrounds around the reservoir. Strawberry Reservoir has been stocked Soldier Creek Campground is located 33 miles past Heber on US Highway 40 with 1.16 million rainbow trout, east of Strawberry Reservoir. This site has 165 camping units, boat ramp, flush 792,259 Bear Lake cutthroat, and toilets, fish cleaning stations, picnic areas, and a marina. Groceries, ice, gas and 212,560 kokanee salmon. In addition ! propane may be purchased at the store. Boats, dock slips, and mooring buoys may another 500,000 rainbow and nearly 1.0 be rented at the marina, million cutthroat trout will be stocked Aspen Grove Campground is located east of Soldier Creek Campground on during the later part of 1991. By the j Forest Road #482. Campers will find themselves surrounded by quaking aspen as end of 1991, a grand total of 3.7 million they enjoy one of 48 camping sites. Flush toilets, a boat ramp, and a fish cleaning trout and salmon will have been station are additional features included in the campground area. planted in the reservoir. Strawberry Bay Campground is located 23 miles southeast of Heber on US Anglers should be aware that Highway 40, This popular campground has 364 units, flush toilets, fish cleaning redside shiners and mountain suckers stations, and boat ramps. It is adjacent to Strawberry Bay Marina where have been sampled from the reservoir groceries, gas and propane may be purchased. Boat rentals and a cafe are also during the post treatment period. available at the marina. These fish were found near the portal An amphitheater within the campground is host to several campfire programs of Strawberry's the Water Hollow I throughout the summer. Anglers and recreation users will find a pleasant Tunnel (better known as the "Steps") i diversion as they listen to experts talk about fire ecology, wildlife in Strawberry, just below Highway 40, and the fishing tips, mountain man tales, and the history of Strawberry. presence of these Species is not totally Renegade Campground and Day Use Area, located at the south side of unexpected. Both, the redside shiner Strawberry Reservoir, has 76 camping sites and a fisherman access area. Other and the mountain sucker are found in features include flush toilets, and boat ramp. This site allows anglers access from the Currant Creek Reservoir and the south end of Strawberry via Forest Road #131 off US Highway 40. The road is watershed. paved from Haws Point to Renegade Campground. They undoubtedly migrated through | Anglers will also notice the addition of fisherman access areas at Mud Creek, the channel from which the Water Haws Point, Chicken Creek East, Chicken Creek West, Ladders, and North Hollow Tunnel originates to Strawberry Soldier Creek. These areas around the perimeter of Strawberry Reservoir have Reservoir, However, neither the boat ramps and restrooms. mountain sucker nor the redside shiner j Strawberry Reservoir is a year-round recreation reservoir. Winter parking posses a threat to the, Strawberry areas at five point around the reservoir will give anglers more access for ice Reservoir fishery, and both species fishing and snowmobiling. should provide additional forage for the ! Strawberry Visitor Center is the focal point of activity in Strawberry Valley. Bear Lake cutthroat. These two The Visitor Center is located just off Highway 40. Maps, proclamations, and other species are small in size, slow growing, information is available for all types of activities. Exhibits depicting the history of and achieve a maximum length of only the massive can be viewed at the Center. Other displays six-to-eight inches which renders them show the trout that inhabit the waters in Strawberry Valley, the wildlife that useful as prey during their entire life make this valley their home, and the location of recreation facilities. Information spans. concerning weather conditions, campfire programs, and fishing hotspots is also However, biologists continue to be available from the Center. concerned about the potential for re- For additional information, contact Heber Ranger District, 654-0470, and . establishment of undesirable species in Strawberry Visitor Center, 548-2321.

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 35 to ensure the prompt recovery of this popular northern Utah water by voluntarily releasing all cutthroat trout. Although 1991 creel data show that nearly 50 percent of the cutthroat caught at Strawberry were released, this rate of return is not sufficient to insure a good initial spawning run during 1994 or 1995, particularly if fishing pressure increases as expected during 1992. Anglers are encouraged to release even the deeply hooked cutthroats by cutting the leader near the hook and gently returning the fish to the water. Studies have shown up to a 60 percent survival of deeply hooked fish when released in this manner. The future of Strawberry Reservoir and the rate of recovery of the fishery depends to a large degree on the assistance of anglers and their willingness to release cutthroat trout. When sufficient numbers of cutthroat trout are allowed to mature and ascend the tributaries to spawn, Strawberry will once again develop into the state's premiere trout fishing water. Rainbow trout was extremely limited during the summer of 1991 with fisherman hours for May, June, and July only about 17 percent of expectation. Rainbow trout, which were largely absent from the creel during the early summer, showed up in good numbers and provided the bulk of the late summer harvest during 1991. One major concern is the potential for overharvest of Bear Lake cutthroat in Strawberry Reservoir, especially during the initial recovery period. In general, these fish are easily caught, and mature slowly to spawning size. Cutthroat trout reach sexual maturity in approximately four-to-five years— and some individuals may take much FOR PERFORMANCE AND VERSATILITY, THERE IS NO BETTER FISHING longer. If cutthroat are removed in PARTNER THAN A PROCRAFT. Lk large numbers before they reach maturity, the establishment of large spawning runs will not occur and the objectives for a natural recruitment Canterbury Sales & Service Fictory Tnined Mercury Service Pro, Sport Fishing & Family Boats and management of cutthroat will not Ficwv iiirtnowl W»rwj .Sale* k Service 2880 South 400 Wast • Salt Lake City UT 84115 be realized. MRFUKR Next to 1-15 (Enter from 300 West at 2880 South) As a result, DWR is asking lOUTBOARDS Strawberry anglers to do their part (801) 484-8060

Page 36 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES --TT— v- •-■■■ — ~; Environmental Quality, the problems are coming into focus. Continued sediment input from the watershed, and nutrients released from these sediments have seriously degraded the water quality, overfertilized the reservoir, and the result is profuse blue-green algae during the summer months. Blue-green algae is a noxious algae that indicates poor water quality. It is often seen in large amounts in sewage lagoons. It adversely affects fish in two ways. First, it kills the plankton which is an important food source for trout; and secondly, it causes oxygen depletion. As the algae dies and sinks to the bottom it begins to decompose, a chemical process that consumes oxygen. Biological data have confirmed that summer and winter water oxygen levels are critically low. It has also been suggested that litter left by anglers and boaters is responsible for the decline in water Scofield Reservoir can once again become a fantastic fishery! quality. This is not true. No one condones littering — and it certainly detracts from the beauty of the area, but the amount of litter is insignificant compared to the hundreds ScornedRegwu-oip- of tons of sediments that are deposited into the reservoir. There have been six major fish kills in Scofield Reservoir since 1960, in What the Future Holds each case it happened in a low water year. In years with abundant snow, the By Kevin Christopherson intensive 12 months creel survey reservoir fills, the problem is diluted SERO Fisheries Manager (1988). This survey measured fishing and the water is freshened. In years harvest, pressure, and catch rate. It with low water, the problems are My father-in-law still tells was concluded that 18 percent of the concentrated resulting in low trout memorable stories about fishing fish caught that year were caught by survival. As more and more sediments trips to Scofield Reservoir. Endless ice fishing. This is a significant are transported into the reservoir, the accounts about taking his boys up to number, but not over-whelming. In water quality will continue to degrade, Scofield Reservoir and catching limits fact during much of the recent decline and trout will survive in only the of two pound trout. Many of us have DWR has stocked extra fish into wettest years. heard or experienced similar fish Scofield Reservoir intending to improve stories. fishing, yet fishing continued to decline. This problem is of major concern because the solution is beyond the However, Scofield Reservoir today is Another telling fact is the size of fish control of DWR. The only way to a far cry from the memorable fishing in collected in gillnet samples and caught extend the life of Scofield Reservoir is recent years. It leaves us wondering: by anglers. The average size of the to manage the drainage specifically for What has happened? What does the trout has actually increased, while the watershed protection. This will require future hold? total number has decreased. If over- changes in livestock grazing, road Fisheries biologists and managers harvest was the problem, we would construction, and mining activities. have intensely sought the answers to expect the larger fish to be caught out This can only occur if a broad-based these questions, and some answers are and only the smaller fish would remain. grass roots movement demands that beginning to emerge. However, the opposite is true, larger these changes are made. To their There was much speculation that ice fish remain and the fingerling trout credit, many people and agencies have fishing had depleted the fish and this disappear. worked hard to make improvements in was responsible for the poor fishing. In After much work, and with the help the watershed and some progress an investigation, DWR conducted an from the state department of

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 37 Active involvement by sportsmen and Scofield Reservoir area map concerned individuals could be the salvation of the reservoir. Scofield Soldier Summit Reservoir may serve as a catalyst for a new era of public involvement in natural resource management. Colton DON'T MONKEY AROUND! LET A PRO FIND Fairview YOUR HOME • Residential • Recreation • Retirement Mount • State-wide Properties Pleasant Available - Kathy Pendleton (801)268-4647 • 13 Yrs. Experience • Residential & Light Commercial • Full Service Real Estate has been made. There is still much to Reservoir may again provide good do. fishing. The bad news is that the water In the meantime, DWR is doing all quality problem is growing worse, and m it can to extend the life of the reservoir. in dry years fishing will decline. The reservoir was chemically treated in The problems at Scofield Reservoir 1991 to remove carp, chubs, and offer an opportunity to the people of mm walleye. Carp reduce the water quality Utah. These problems will not be Kathy Pendleton - Owner/Broker 151 E. 5600 S., Murray, UT 84107 by stirring up the sediments and solved by any one government agency. (801)488-4370 1-800-388-7046 uprooting aquatic plants. The removal of carp, and other species leaves more space and oxygen for the trout. Walleye can eat a fish one half the size of its length. Therefore, walleye reproducing naturally may eventually become so abundant that they could eat all of the trout stocked into the reservoir. The chemical treatment will not solve the fundamental problems of • Complete Line of Family, Skiing & Fishing Boats Scofield Reservoir. Scofield has historically been stocked with 600,000 • Locally Manufactured three-inch trout. This is no longer a • Custom Features 3?"^ BOATS ON working method. DWR is committed to stocking more pounds of trout in an • Dealers Welcome "^ DISPLAY - effort to improve the fishing. Three, • Distributed Throughout the WesT^ five, and seven inch trout will be • Mercruiser, OMC or Volvo Stern Drives stocked, spring and fall. These fish will POWERED BY weaah be marked and studied to evaluate which is the best size to stock, and uiM TneOmyU39caiCfioce STERN DRIVES what is the best time of year for Fc Deoendao* fiwtomiance stocking to maximize survival. 972-3720 The good news is that a better trout 1750 South 900 West • SaK Lake City, UT • 84104 stocking system will be developed, and in normal to wet years Scofield FIBERGLASS REPAIRS • COMPLETE MAINTENANCE

Page 38 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY ■ STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES used to advantage in the management of certain waters. Some are wilder, others are faster growing, and some become larger because they mature later. Fast growing rainbow are often used to produce "planters" (i.e. those trout stocked at catchable size for harvest within two to three weeks). Less <**.' '»?*■>**"#«w w$m ,> *'»**>«£ l domesticated strains are planted as fingerling in lakes and reservoirs where survival and growth in the wild are critical. In general, the rainbow is well adapted to Utah's trout waters and fishing needs. It » does well in reservoirs and lakes feeding on plankton and insects. It is less likely to prey on other fish and not as hard to catch as brown trout nor is it as easily fished out as cutthroat. Seldom does it become over populated or crowd out other kinds of trout Why Rainbow Trout? as the brook trout is prone to do. In addition, hatcheries find it more productive to raise and it grows faster than other trout By Joe Valentine Assistant Fisheries Chief (Culture)

In 1883, Utah received its first shipment of rainbow trout eggs from the U.S. Fish Station on the McLeod River in California. By 1913, the rainbow trout (Onorhynchus mykiss), a fish native to inland waters of the west coast, had been introduced into almost all the trout waters in Utah. By this time, the rainbow had become the state's most popular fish supplanting the native cutthroat trout in most trout streams and lakes. The rainbow trout was only one of 14 exotic fishes successfully introduced into Utah's waters between 1870 and 1900. Most of these early introductions were made to replace the dwindling supply of native fishes that the early settlers once depended on for food. During this period, various kinds of fish like salmon, trout, carp, bass and catfish were supplied to Utah and many other states by the U.S. Fish Commission to encourage the production and distribution of food fishes. These days, rainbows are raised in state hatcheries for stocking public waters for sport fishing and in commercial hatcheries to sell as food and to stock private ponds. Rainbow make up 72 percent of the eight to 10 million trout stocked by state fish hatcheries annually. The rainbow has become a fish for all seasons. Through selective breeding for more than 100 years rainbow broodstocks of various genetic strains have been developed which can supply hatcheries with eggs almost any time of the year. So no matter what time of year a certain size offish is required, hatcheries can supply the need as long as it is a rainbow that is needed. Other trout like cutthroat, brook, or brown trout have not been as thoroughly domesticated and their egg production is limited to only certain seasons of the year, fall for brook and brown trout and spring for cutthroat. Jim Hoddenback shows a nice rainbow he caught in Flaming Currently, the state keeps four strains of rainbow for egg Gorge Reservoir. Rainbow trout are Utah's most popular game production and imports eggs of three other strains for special fish. programs. Each strain has unique characteristics that can be

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 39 species. Most important, Utahns love to catch them. Some 7.5 million coldwater fishes are harvest annually in Utah. Rainbow make up almost 80 percent of this catch. The unique qualities of the rainbow trout have made it an indispensable part of the State's fishery management program. And it will continue to be a very important part of Utah's coldwater fisheries far into the future.

Fish Facts:

Largest rainbow ever caught in Utah: 26 pounds 2 ounces. Caught in Flaming Gorge Reservoir by Del Canty in 1979.

Good places to fish for trophy rainbow: Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Otter Creek Reservoir, Fish Lake. Gizzards/tad Good places to fish for pan-sized rainbow and an occasional lunker — almost any water in Utah. Popular waters include: Strawberry, Lost Creek, East Canyon, Causey, Currant Creek, Mill Meadow, Forsyth, Quail Willard Bay Shad Creek, Red Fleet and many more.

By Thomas D. Pettengill By the late 1980s, fisheries Northern Region Fisheries Manager biologists believed it was time to FRESHWATER introduce another forage fish into Willard Bay Reservoir can be Willard Bay. This water needed a FISH TAXIDERMY characterized as a 10,000 acre bath tub forage fish that was very prolific and with very little cover for fish except one that —as adults— were large along the shoreline. Sport fishing in enough that only the largest predators Willard Bay has had a cyclic history of could eat. The gizzard shad appeared a few good fishing years separated by to meet that need. An adult shad can several years of poor fishing. Fishing reach 15 inches long and adult females for crappie reached a peak in the mid can lay three hundred thousand eggs to late 1970s. Walleye and catfish each year. Gizzard shad can also UTAH'S FINEST fishing have been up and down over spawn all summer long to provide a the years. For years, food has been steady supply of small fish. MUSEUM QUALITY sparse for game fish in Willard Bay. However, there was a problem. MOUNTS In the early 1980s, DWR introduced Gizzard shad were banned in Utah. In • Skin or fiberglass mounts two species of forage fishes—the the wrong waters, gizzard shad could • Dedicated to your complete spottail shiners from Minnesota and problems similar to those caused satisfaction the pond smelt from California into by Utah chubs and suckers in Willard Bay. Pond smelt were never Strawberry Reservoir. This shad was Sid Killian, Taxidermist found after their release, but the believed to be too dangerous to bring 3984 West Elwood Way spottail shiners survived and are still into Utah. We had an important water (8170 South) caught in Willard Bay. The pond smelt that needed help and all the other West Jordan, Utah 84088 and the spottail shiner were never forage fish we had in the state were of prolific enough to meet the needs of the little or no help. (801) 561-5015 game fish already present in Willard We needed approval from DWR Bay. Director and the Utah Wildlife Board

Page 40 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES more in anglers creels. The question: Had biologists waited too long and had the population dropped so low that few remained to be caught? The answer: No. Biologists from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York have found that in years when walleye have a lot to eat anglers have trouble catching them. As the food supply increases angler catch decreases. During winters, when we have poor survival of gizzard shad in Willard Bay, Walleye fishing for walleye in the spring should be good. Crappie and channel catfish will still take lures and bait even when there is plenty of forage. What lies ahead for the Willard Bay Fishery? We've already seen increased growth of the game fish. The increased growth should translate into larger females to lay more eggs and produce more walleyes and channel catfish. Presently, we're not sure how the crappie will respond. We may see more and bigger crappies. If the shad continue to survive and spawn like they have the last year, biologists may introduce another predator—a hybrid called a "wiper." Wipers are a cross between the white Channel catfish and striped bass. They cannot reproduce and can be controlled by to introduce gizzard shad. After a year Gizzard shad survived their first stocking. of evaluations and reviews, the Director winter in Willard Bay. A very cold Wipers can reach 20-25 pounds. By and the Wildlife Board gave conditional winter with low water and thick ice stocking high numbers of fingerlings approval to stock gizzard shad in cover. A few weeks after the ice broke, we could provide relatively fast fishing Willard Bay. Gizzard shad are still biologists checked to see if any shad for one-to-two pounders and a few banned in all other waters in the State had survived. Within five minutes of adults would survive to provide trophy- of Utah. sampling the first live gizzard shad was sized fish. In June of 1990, a total of 1800 adult caught in the South Marina. Several gizzard shad were released at the more were caught in the next two South Marina of Willard Bay. Within hours. two months young shad, one-to-two Biologists also caught fat, 16 to 18 inches long, could be found almost inch walleyes. A year earlier, the Call DWR every where in Willard Bay. By the fall walleyes were 13 inches and skinny. of 1990, some 2,000 young shad were The average size of male walleyes had wildlife collected in a single sample with a 100 increased three inches in one year. foot beach seine. Initially the Three year old female walleyes, still introduction was a success. immature, averaged 18 inches in 1991. information line However, some questions still The catfish were fat. Earlier in the for current remained. Would gizzard shad survive spring several very large crappie were the winter in Willard Bay? Willard Bay caught from the North Marina. It fishing is climatically at the northern edge of appeared that in nine months gizzard where gizzard shad can survive the shad had provided enough forage to information: winter. What affect would the greatly increase the growth of the game increased forage supply have on the fishes in Willard Bay. 596-8660 game fishes? Would the fishery Nonetheless, increased forage and improve? larger walleyes do not translate into

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 41 depletion has not been a problem at the lake in the summer. However, during winter, ice prevents a free gaseous exchange at the water—atmosphere interface, lack of oxygen for fish can be a problem. Sunlight penetration is critical in Pelican because rooted, aquatic vegetation is particularly dense. This is due to the high nutrient content of the water and soil on the lake bottom. When light is able to reach plants near the bottom, photosynthesis occurs with oxygen as a by-product. Plenty of oxygen is produced and fish thrive under these conditions. However, when sunlight cannot reach the plants because of deep snow on the ice, they become respirators and like all living creatures, will use oxygen with carbon dioxide as a by-product. If this condition persists over a long period, fish will die from suffocation. At one time Pelican Lake was a world-class bluegill fishery. Trend counts support this concern because only a few winter-killed bass have been counted over the years. Peii&an Law Effects of oxygen depletion or hydrogen sulfide accumulation may be nullified by allowing fresh water to flow in A Look Back - A Look Ahead under the ice. Also, hydrogen sulfide density may be reduced if gas-ladened By Chad Crosby sunlight penetrates to the bottom over water is allowed to trickle out through Northeast Regional Fisheries Manager the entire lake since its maximum a bottom outlet. A combination of depth when full is only 15 feet. Oxygen inflow and accompanying bottom Five consecutive years of drought in the Uintah Basin have adversely impacted most of the area's popular Pelican Lake area map game fisheries. There simply has not been enough water to go around. Several popular fishing reservoirs — yXSj Crouse, Calder and Bottle Hollow are Ballard dry. Others have entered the winter months so depleted that they have lost Roosevelt W~1 Gusher \L all or a portion of their fisheries. Bottle j| The Pelican Lake bluegill fishery is Hollow one of these. When the first bluegills were stocked by Utah's famous game warden, Udell "Fat" Gardner, back in the 1950s, their existence there has been threatened. Bioligists have Pelican JUT concluded from annual spring mortality m Leota trend counts that when the ice-on period is extended or snow depth ■ is wanting or even too heavy, bluegill mortality increases proportionally. Abnormal winter loss began four years ago when snow depth registered only a few inches. )uray During summer months, water is particularly clear in Pelican Lake and I Page 42 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES loss, Pelican Lake entered the winter periods at a level four feet below normal and there was no chance of receiving fresh water during winter months. During the winters of 1988, 1989, and 1990, Pelican Lake was the lowest recorded depth ever, having a maximum depth of seven feet. High winter loss of all fish was predicted. Like most of the reservoirs and even some of the natural lakes in Utah, Pelican has been illegally stocked with both rough and game fish by unscrupulous fisherman. This is an insidious practice that needs to end. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are being spent annually renovating fishing waters when these funds could have been spent for fisherman access, conservation pools or even building urban fisheries. Notwithstanding, given time with less severe conditions, and supplemental stocking, Pelican Lake can once again become a blue ribbon bluegill fishery. Fishery biologists are conducting an investigation to see if the bluegill population is below the minimum population level for recovery. Preliminary studies show that it would take many years to recover on its own. However, there are other sources of bluegill in the Uintah Basin and it is our intention to utilize these sources for Pelican Lake. This should result in a more rapid recovery. Still it will take seven to eight years accompanied by near optimum environmental conditions before the large size bluegill return in great numbers to Pelican Lake. Pelican Lake also has a growing population oflargemouth bass. As the lake recovers the largemouth fishing will improve rapidly. release is ideal in preventing winter fish loss in shallow productive lakes or ponds with rooted, aquatic vegetation. Unfortunately, this condition does not Angler's— We completely exist at Pelican Lake where, although there is winter inflow during most years, there is no mechanism for Need Your Help! releasing water near the bottom. Between 1986 and 1989, runoff into Pelican Lake was not sufficient to even begin to fill it. The spring rains of April and May that normally start the growing season in the Uintah Basin did not come and farmers used the irrigation water early, leaving Pelican at its lowest conservation pool level by July. Subsequent evaporation loss Striped bass began more than a month early and the abnormally hot, dry weather persisted Lake Powell striped bass are too abundant for their food without relief. During those years there was not supply. We encourage you to catch and keep your limit! enough water to even recharge the Don't release the small ones — they're excellent eating! ground water and many wells and springs in the Uintah Basin dried up. Lake Powell Hotline 1-800-695-FISH Consequently, because of evaporation

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 43 size. However, their energy wanes quickly, that is they fight hard for a few seconds then give up and can be pulled slowly to the surface. Walleye are easy to fillet and are probably the best eating of all fresh water fish. Walleye are difficult to catch. That's good and bad. On the good side; they are difficult to catch, they live a long time, reach maturity and can maintain their own population through natural Walleye reproduction. They usually do not require supplemental restocking as trout populations do. On the bad side; they are difficult to catch, anglers must develop a high level of expertise before Why? Why Not Walleye? they can expect to be successful. You cannot arrive at your favorite pond, slide a night crawler on your hook, and By Charles Thompson night. Walleye do. However, that's cast it out into the water and catch Central Region Fisheries Manager about the only time of the year they walleye. It may occasionally happen provide much fishing recreation. but not often enough to provide you Why Walleye? Few fish create the Walleye grow rapidly in many of with incentive to keep coming back for kind of excitement that will get anglers Utah's waters and achieve trophy more. to stand along a stream in the cold wet quality. They are sporty fish on the Why not Walleye? Walleye won't wind of March and April and fish all line especially when they reach large stay where they are put. They'll cross mountains and prairies as dry as Death Valley to get from one reservoir to another. The illegal introduction of the NOW THREE GREAT FISHING BOATS! species from a water where we want them, into a water where we don't want them, is our number one why not. SPORTCAT Most of Utah's lakes and reservoirs are The perfect TaKe-anywhere' fishing boat combines state of the well suited for rainbow trout but do not art design and fabrication tor ultimate safety, durability and dependable service, yet as Ignt weight as 80 IDS have the forage species necessary to • Stability ' Speed provide food for a walleye population. • Safety ■ Capacity Walleye evolved in lake and stream • Mobility ' Options • Bench Seats systems which contained large 5 MODELS T TO 13' SIZES. numbers and kinds of forage fish. To support walleye fisheries in Utah, we must also provide these same kinds and numbers of forage fish in our waters and that is not possible, practical or desirable. Most of our reservoirs and streams are linked together in one way or another. Those that are not linked by natural water ways are linked by the SPORTLAP TRI-HULL illegal fish stockers. We simply cannot Unique Lap design provides performance and top The smooth, elegant lines of the 16' TRI-HULL reflect be certain that a forage fish stocked quality craftsmanship all In one. the quality engineering and boatbuilding 'Know-how' • Stability • Handling of the TRULINE engineers. into a particular water for a particular • Safety • Dependability • Superb Styling • Broad Beam management reason will stay there, 3 MODELS: 11 1/2' • 141/2' • 15 1/2' • 1,500 lb. Capacity • Custom Fitted and its movement to some other water Built tor rugged western waters, the SPORTLAP and TRI-HULL Models from TRUUNE can handle both placid Inland and tough off-shore fishing. could be disastrous. It is nearly impossible for DWR to prevent illegal CANTERBURY SALES & SERVICE introductions. The act is impossible to F&!Siy*Se^lc,*d P"0, SPORT FISHING * FAMILY BOATS J^^Hu detect and easily carried out. 288 Sou,h 40 West SaH Lake City UT 84115 S p,j mmpBiffR' ° ° ' ' .£ ^aiAvailabl™ ee ^. Two or three walleye illegally iOoUTBOARDS (N.xt.ol-15.En,.rfrom300W..,.,2880South) \ ^Dtfyand^Daily and j£ stocked in Deer Creek Reservoir, 10-to- -, Weekly Rates r Factory Trained Mercury Service 801-484-8060

Page 44 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES 12 years ago, have produced a fishery uses and the danger of losing the their trout in the future. dominated by walleye. valuable brown trout fishery in the So why walleye? They are an The yellow perch population that Provo River below. Additional forage exciting sport fish with excellent table had become an important and valuable species cannot be introduced because of quality. And why not walleye? They winter fishery is gone. This past year the possible threat they could impose dominate the fishery, eliminate other anglers harvested less than four on the threatened and endangered management options, and do not percent of the rainbow trout stocked June sucker in Utah Lake. The many, provide a good family type fishery into the reservoir the previous fall many trout anglers who have enjoyed When walleye appear in Utah (based on early creel census estimates). Deer Creek Reservoir for years are reservoirs anglers go somewhere else. This is a reservoir where historically as going to be forced to look elsewhere for high as 90 percent of the rainbow stocked returned to the creel. The walleye population in Deer Creek Reservoir now will rival any Strawberry Reservoir anglers: population in the country. It contains several-year classes of fish ranging in sizes up to 15 pounds. However, the P^DWR encourages you to voluntarily Deer Creek Reservoir walleye fishery has a very dismal future. The walleye ^pisO release all Bear Lake cutthroat will quickly eliminate the remaining ■^trout you catch. This will ^jMjgS forage fish in the reservoir and will become a skinny stunted walleye greatly enhance future management C**P^ fishery providing very little . goals for this species. The reservoir cannot be chemically reclaimed because of its many domestic M nm ihvw; msm mm ihvu): HANG! IBM!! IS AT THE

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1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 45 Qam# Fish Identification

Anglers in Utah must be able to identify various sport fish. This is particularly true now that some possession and size limits are listed by species. The drawings below illustrate the most prominent distinguishing characteristics for each species. A description of the colors and spotting pattern is included.

Lake trout

Not as highly colored as other trout. Dark gray or gray-green above, belly light gray or white. Light gray irregular shaped spots or lines on the back, sides, dorsal fin and tail. No *-3% white edging appears on lower fins, as in brook trout. Tail deeply forked.

Rainbow trout

Body color usually olive to greenish-blue on the back; belly white to silvery; sides usually show a prominent red or pink streak. This marking is indistinct or absent in young. Fish from lakes sometimes lose essentially all color and appear silvery-pink. Irregular spots on back, sides, head, dorsal fin and tail. No teeth on back of tongue.

Brook trout

Color ranges from olive, blue-gray or black on the back to white on the belly. Belly and lower fins may turn brilliant red in spawning males. Upper body and dorsal fin have mottled or worm-like markings. Red spots, with or without bluish rings around them, are evident on the sides though they are not numerous. The most distinguishing marks are the white and then black stripe along the fore-edge of the lower fins. Tail is square or Brown trout slightly forked.

Back brown or olive with large black spots. Sides light brown to yellowish, with numerous black and also red-orange spots surrounded by a light blue ring. Adipose fin in young fish may be orange. Few, if any, spots on tail. Tail square, not forked.

Yellow perch

Cutthroat trout Rich yellow to brassy green with 6 to 8 dark vertical bars on the sides. Dark green back. No "canine" teeth. The belly is whitish. The dorsal fin has two sections, the front one Body color is variable. Back may be steel-gray to olive green. Sides may be yellow-brown contains 12 to 14 sharp spines and the rear 12 to 13 soft rays. with red or pink along the belly. Slash marks on either side of the throat beneath the lower jaws may be crimson-red or orange. Fins uniform color with no white tips. Scattered spots are usually round and black, more closely grouped toward the tail (the Snake River strain has profuse spotting, with many small irregular spots). Tee(h on back of tongue. May hybridize in the wild with rainbow trout.

Northern pike Prominent "canine" teeth distinguish this big perch from its smaller family member the yellow perch. Color is brassy-olive buff sometimes shading to yellowish sides and white Color variable depending upon water from which it is taken. Usually bluish-green to gray on beneath. No distinct bars on the sides, but rather an overall mottling black or brown. back with irregular rows of light yellow or gold spots. Snout broad and shaped like a duck Large dark blotches at rear base of dorsal fin and the lower lobe of tail fin is white tipped. bill. Body long and slender with the dorsal and anal fins well back towards the tail. The tail is moderately forked.

Page 46 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Largemouth bass Smallmouth bass •••.

Dark green on back and sides, silvery below. Belly is greenish-white. A broad, dark band Dark olive to brown on back, sides bronze, belly white. Five dark vertical bands on sides. on the sides which consists of irregular patches touching together. Dorsal fin with 9-10 Eyes reddish. Dorsal fin with 9-10 sharp spines without a deep notch separating them from sharp spines, nearly separated from the soft rays by a deep notch. Upper jaw when closed the soft rays. Upper jaw when closed does not extend beyond the rear edge of the eye. extends at least to rear edge of eye in adults. — usually beyond.

White bass

Dark gray to black on the back, with bright silvery sides and white belly. The sides have Bluegill dark stripes or lines (about 6 are above the lateral line). There are 13 to 14 rays in the dorsal fin, and 11 to 13 in the anal fin. Body strongly compressed from side to side, forehead is dished and snout is slightly turned up. Very colorful. Light to dark blue to bright purple. In breeding season, the breast of the male is red. Gill covers often blue with a black spot on the rear of the "ear flap." Faint vertical bars on the side. Dorsal fin has 10 spines followed without interruption by 10 or 12 A-A '• rays. The mouth is small and when closed, barely reaches it front of the eye. body deep for its length and compressed from side to side.

Striped bass

Body olive-green above, shading through silvery on sides to white on belly, with brassy Channel catfish reflections. There are 7 or 8 longitudinal dark stripes following the scale rows. A spiny dorsal fin is barely separated from a soft dorsal fin. The tail is forked. Body cylindrical in No scales, tail deeply forked with pointed lobes. Body pale bluish-olive above and bluish- shape. white below. Spots vary from a few to many over much of the body and may not occur on large fish. Barbels extend from the chin and upper jaw. Both dorsal and pectoral fins have strong, sharp spines. White on belly only to forward edge of anal fin.

Black crappie Bullhead catfish Silver-olive with numerous black or dark green splotches on the sides. Forehead is dished No scales. Tail only slightly forked, with rounded lobes. Adults are blackish, dark olive or and the snout is turned up. Five or more anal spines and 7 or 8 dorsal spines. Base of the dark brown. Belly is yellow, greenish-white or white. Chin barbels are entirely black. The dorsal fin is about the same length as the base of the anal fin. Body compressed from side pectoral fin spine is smooth. to side.

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 47 Completely Protected Species illegal to Possess The fish described in this section are native to the Colorado River Drainage. Five of the six fish described are threatened with extinction. The remaining species, the Razorback sucker roundtail chub, is still common but the threatened fish are frequently mistaken for it. If you catch any of these fishes, immediately return them unharmed to the water. Your knowledge and willingness to protect these species may significantly affect the outcome of their preservation.

Colorado squawfish Razorback Sucker — A narrow keel-like bone forms a hump along the back, which is knife-like when viewed from top. Snout overhangs mouth. Usually 14-15 dorsal fin rays. Olive-brown to black on back; yellowish-white belly. Once abundant in the mainstream rivers of the Colorado River Drainage from Wyoming to New Mexico, this species is found in small numbers through most of the free-flowing stretches of these rivers. Colorado Squawfish — No hump. Mouth at end of snout, extending to rear of eye. Usually 9 dorsal and 9 anal Humpback chub fin rays. Olive-green back with silvery-white belly. A wedge-shaped dark spot at base of tail distinguishes young squawfish. Today it has disappeared from the Lower Colorado Basin, and is rare in the Upper Basin. May be caught in the Yampa, Green, White or Colorado rivers.

BMM Virgin River chub

Humpback Chub — Rounded, nearly scaleless hump. Snout overhangs mouth. Usually 9 dorsal fin rays and 10 anal fin rays. Sides silvery-gray, darker on dorsal surfaces. Found in the canyon reaches of the Colorado River Basin's large rivers. No hump. Olive to brownish-black, and silvery sides and belly. Common to the Virgin river below LaVerkin Springs. Bonytail chub Roundtail chub

Roundtail chub — No hump. Mouth at end of Bonytail Chub — No hump. Mouth at end of snout, snout, EXTENDS ONLY TO FRONT OF EYE. extends to front of eye. Rear part of body with a thin, Usually 9 dorsal fins and 9 anal fin rays. Sides pencil-like portion in front of tail. Usually 10 or more silvery-gray, dark on dorsal surfaces. Seldom grows dorsal and 10 anal fin rays. Sides silvery-grey, dark on longer than 13 inches. No spot at base of tail. This dorsal surfaces. Formerly common in the Green River and species is OFTEN MISTAKEN for the Colorado may still be present anywhere along the Green and squawfish. It has been given protection even Colorado rivers. though it is still common throughout the Green and Colorado river drainages.

Page 48 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Division of Wildlife Resources Where Can I Get Offices: The Wildlife Resources Offices have materials such as the series of booklets on the Lakes of the Information of Fish High Uintas (a normal fee is charged for each booklet); Utah Hunting and Fishing Guide; Fishing Hot Line — and Fishing? 596-8660; and lots of pamphlets on everything from what is catch-and- release fishing to how to identify a By Bill Bradwisch people working on school or scouting splake. Assistant Chief, Fisheries projects. Biologists enjoy helping the You can also call one of the pubic; however, social and time professional fisheries biologists or Ever find yourself wondering when a consuming requests should be avoided managers if you can't find an answer certain fish species spawns, how big a so they can spend their time managing to your question anywhere else. fish may get, where the best areas to the resources. fish, what is the best bait for that The mention of any particular Sporting Good Stores and certain species and thousands of other source is not an endorsement of it over specialty shops: Almost any of the questions just like these? If you have, other unmentioned sources. The stores that cater to anglers will be able you are not alone. Similar questions following list is only a guide, as the to provide you with information about a are received daily by Utah's fisheries sources of information are nearly particular fish or water. Just go on in personnel. endless. and ask. You will find friendly helpful Frequently the answer is quite simple people. and can be answered by the biologist in Local libraries: They contain a brief conversation. In other many books (i.e., McClane's Fishing The Utah Fishing Map & Guide: instances, the answer or request Encyclopedia; Fishing and Cap 'n Bob This booklet, produced by Utah Fishing requires sending the person to a local and Matey) and magazines with and Outdoors Magazine shows and library. Because the DWR gets so angling information. There are books describes over 220 fishing waters in many inquiries, we believe providing a on bass fishing, fly fishing, panfish, Utah. Each description includes kinds general list trout, etc. of fish available, camping and boating of information sources would be of There are books that describe how to facilities, elevation, access, and fishing value to many anglers and to younger make fishing rods, lures, flies and even tips. The guide also lists lodges and boats. Check out your local library. marinas, fishing guide services, sporting good stores, and bait and Outdoor magazines: There are tackle dealers across the entire state. literally hundreds of these (i.e., Trout Pick one up at your local sporting goods Unlimited, Outdoor Life, Field and store. MAPS Stream, Sports Afield, In Fisherman, The world of fish and fishing is an The state's largest etc.). Utah Fishing & Outdoors exciting place. Take the time to become selection of topographical Magazine, which is locally owned and more familiar with Utah's tremendous maps. produced, covers Utah fishing in detail. fishing resources either as an HIKING MAPS'FISHING MAPS-ROAD MAPS It is published 24 times each year and individual, a family or a group and then ATLAS'SPECIALORDERING is a great way to keep informed about get out and enjoy them. You won't find r fishing in the state. Pick one up at any better fishing opportunities J> your local sporting goods store. anywhere! Newspaper, radio and TV: Many Utah Idaho of the states newspapers contain For current SupplySu| / articles about fishing — check the outdoor and sports sections of your fishing Malap World favorite paper. Several of the radio and TV stations devote special information call programming to cover outdoor issues with fish or fishing being a popular DWR wildlife topic. Check your TV guide. There is In-state ■ watts 1-800-348-8345 also an excellent supply of video tapes information line 6550 S. Slate 535 S. 700 E. 2665 Washington Blvd. on fishing available at most video Murray / 262-0222 81C / 363-3003 Ogden / 621-5020 stores and sporting good stores. at 596-8660.

1992FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDL'FP RESOURCES Page 49 Purchase a license if required.

Obey gear restrictions.

Know legal fishing season.

3. Be Respectful

Get permission when using private property; respect a landowner's right to say NO.

Leave gates as you found them.

Drive only on designated roads or trails, don't start a new trail for convenience. This means that just because someone has made a set of tracks, you don't have to follow.

Use your bikes and other offroad type vehicles with care. Many of Utah's popular waters are crowded on weekends and holidays. When They can create scars that hundreds of anglers surround a water, proper angling ethics become critical if cause erosion into streams and everyone is to enjoy their day of fishing. lakes. 4. Be Courteous

Don't crowd in on other Angling Ethics anglers just because they may be where you want to be. Don't cut ahead of other By Bill Bradwisch 1. Don't LITTER boating anglers just to beat Assistant Chief, Fisheries them to the good spot. There Put waste materials (i.e., are other good spots. It would seem that as much as most worm/lure containers, food of us proclaim our enjoyment of the wrappers, used , If boat fishing, give a shore outdoors, ethics would be a topic we beverage containers, etc.) in angler some space; after all wouldn't have to address. But in spite designated trash bins or if he's only fishing a small area of our professed loved for the out-of- they are not present, take it and the whole lake is available doors, the litter and damage seen along home with you. to you. many stream and lake shores and actions of some anglers tell us we need Pick up litter left by others; do Share some fishing tips with reminding. your part to make the area another angler who may not be Ethics, to me, are not some fancy better. as successful as you are. obligations that are difficult to understand or so demanding that they Fish entrails or similar 5. Treat the outdoors as though it's can't be followed. materials should be taken of limited quantity. Basically, they are just good home and not tossed in the common sense. Following are a few water. If you degrade or destroy any suggested rules that will help ensure part of it, it will never be the that generations far into the future will 2. Obey Laws same for others. be able to enjoy the outdoors as we do. Read current Fishing Rules Summary.

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like bluegill, perch, bullheads, white bass, crappie and others, need to have their populations controlled in order to Never Eat a Frozen Fish maintain good growth rates and suitable quality. These populations benefit from angler harvest, and it is By Bruce Schmidt clearly can be beneficial to many quite appropriate to keep a limit of Chief of Fisheries populations. Releasing fish allows for these fish whenever you are fortunate more large fish to survive, thus enough to catch one. These species also To eat fish or not to eat fish, that is increasing the quality of fishing. have excellent table qualities and make the question. More and more anglers Higher survival of fish caught and for a wonderful meal. today are actively asking for catch and released could be beneficial to boosting Fishing pressure is increasing on release regulations, and increasing natural spawning and might even our waters and, condsequently, catch numbers of waters are being managed reduce the amount of stocking required. limits and occasionally catch and with restrictive or catch and release In reality, Utah is a long way from release restrictions are being utilized regulations to offer added protection to imposing complete catch and release more and more. These regulations help fish populations. Some anglers even regulations. The majority of our stretch a scarce resource among favor the total adoption of a "catch and fisheries are located in fluctuating increasing numbers of anglers and release" philosophy statewide. With the reservoirs that do not have the protect specific species or segments of trend toward catch and release fishing appropriate habitat to support natural the population from overharvest. growing stronger, you might wonder reproduction of trout, and hence the Catch and release regulations are whether it is appropriate to keep and fishery is completely dependent upon presently in effect at Manning Meadow eat fish anymore. stocked fish. Also, some of these waters Reservoir, Electric Lake (mandatory) Attitudes are clearly changing. are not suitable to sustain fish life and Strawberry Reservoir (voluntary) Surveys of anglers show that most year-round, so it is imperative that the to protect cutthroat trout to establish people fish for reasons other than just fish stocked be caught and removed spawning populations. A number of taking home some fish to eat. while conditions are still favorable. streams around the state also require Increasingly, some anglers are The majority of hatchery fish are the release of cutthroat trout to allow voluntarily releasing their catch to help stocked expressly to provide the them to rebuild populations, while protect fish populations. With opportunity to catch fish and take them other species such as brown trout may increasing fishing pressure, widespread home for a tasty and nutritious meal. be taken. practice of voluntary catch and release Similarly, prolific panfish species, Restrictive regulations such as slot

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 51 or minimum size limits are used to protect a specific size offish to enhance the population of spawning size fish or increase the abundance of trophy size individuals in the population. These regulations are used on a variety of species from lake trout, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout to largemouth and smallmouth bass. Yes. It is all right to keep and eat fish. On most waters in Utah the answer is clearly "Yes". If the regulations allow you to keep the fish you catch, it is certainly appropriate to do so, and some populations, like the panfish, will actually benefit. So, where does the freezer fit in with .11 this? Let me pass along my r orsonal philosophy on keeping or releasing fish. I consider fish to be wonderful table fare and one of the best tasting and most healthy foods available. Not much beats the flavor of pan fried fresh caught brookies beside a Uintah Mountain lake, unless it's a fresh barbecued striped bass filet from the grill or fresh catfish baked with lemon and herbs. The bottom line is I love fresh fish. Frozen fish is okay, but a culinary masterpiece requires that the main Keep Your Fish Fresh ingredient be fresh. As a result, I have no qualms at all about keeping enough fish to feed myself and/or my family. However, if the fishing is good enough By Bruce Schmidt they have been caught. Though fish so I can catch more than we can eat in Chief of Fisheries are aquatic animals, after death they a meal, I prefer to release the are only a delicate piece of meat. I additional catch to let them grow and I love to eat fish. In fact, I've eaten doubt many people would bring a choice provide better fishing another day. every species of sport fish available in steak home from the store and soak it Kence, my personal motto, "Never eat a Utah. Without exception I've found in warm water for several hours. Yet, froser: fish!" " that properly cared for, fresh-caught this is. essentially what happens when So. don't feel worried or ashamed if, fish is simply delicious. fish are placed on stringers and left in like me, you enjoy the flavor of a good Every summer, DWR gets a number the warm surface waters of reservoirs •fkvi dinner. Where the rules allow fish of calls from anglers concerned about and streams. to be kept, feel free to indulge your the flavor of the fish that they've Most people believe that the best appetite. While we do not look at the caught on some lake. While it is true way to keep fish for eating is to keep fisheries resource for subsistence, we that some overly fertile waters can them alive as long as possible. This is also believe that an increasing number produce organisms which impart an off- usually true if the fish can be kept in ci anj'.ers are not going fishing with flavor to fish, more often than not, water of the proper temperature with the intent of filling their freezers. As anglers should first consider exactly good dissolved oxygen and with more and more anglers keep only how the fish were handled after being I minimum stressed placed on the fish. encash fish to provide a fresh meal, we caught. i Unfortunately, rope and chain would expect to see an increase in While fish are hardy and live in a . stringers do not serve this function ikshinr quality in the heavily fished variety of environments, their flesh is j well. They actually injure the fishan d waters. Besides, maybe we really have actually quite delicate and must be | when placed in warm surface water selfish motives at heart. Fresh fish are cared for properly to maintain its S may cause the fish to die in a very short more tasty to eat, and without a store quality. In my experience, one of the | time. of fish in the freezer, there is a lot more biggest causes of poor tasting fish is j Once dead, the fish begins to absorb reason to get out more often and go leaving the fish in warm water after ; water, and the flesh becomes soft and fishing.

Page 52 1992 FISHING FtULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES mushy. Warm temperatures spoil the delicate flavor, promote bacterial growth, rapidly spoiling the meat. The surface waters during summer are too warm to keep your catch in good condition. Again, think of that beef steak. Until it's time for dinner, we keep it in the refrigerator at 40 degrees rather than leaving it out on the counter at 75 degrees. In mid-summer, water temperatures in most of our reservoirs exceed 70 degrees—a temperature just too warm to keep fish fresh. Stringers The native Bear LakeLake cutthroatcutthroat growsgrows toto trophytrop size — up to about 15 pound! The best are also stressful while the fish is alive. time to fish for the big trout is between NoveiNovember and March. As the fish fights against the stringer, lactic acid builds up in the meat to the detriment of the flavor. Unless you have a recirculating live well and are catching warmwater species, it is best to immediately kill Bear LakLake/e /Past] , your catch rather than trying to keep it alive. Placing the fish in a cooler with ice will ensure that the full quality of Present ancd Future your catch will be preserved. Ideally, the fish should be placed on a platform or tray above the ice so that they do not end up covered with ice and melted ManagemenManagemei t water. While this situation is certainly better than soaking the fish in warm lake water, it is best to keep the fish By Bryce Nielson determine the proper time and size to dry so that excess water is not Bear Lake Project Leader stock the reared wild fish back into the absorbed into the meat. lake so gill-netting and creel census The simple switch from using a Prior to the mid-1970s, Bear Lake programs were initiated to assess fish stringer to using a cooler to keep your was best known for its cold, azure blue survival. Additional information was fish should eliminate the majority of water, dip-netting Bonneville cisco and also collected on the life history of the complaints of an off-flavor in fish. If an the occasional large cutthroat trout. Bear Lake cutthroat. Idaho Fish and off-flavor is still evident, you may have Fish species including rainbow, brook, Game was involved in egg collection in been unlucky enough to fish at one of brown and lake trout, kokanee, silver Idaho, creel census and by paying for a the few waters in Utah where off- and chinook salmon had been stocked portion of the rearing costs of the flavors can be produced in the food in the past 50 years to improve its cutthroat. chain. By using the cooler with ice sport fishery potential. The lake trout For the next 10 years, a tremendous method, you should find that you have and rainbow survived but were unable amount of data was gathered on the preserved your fish exquisite natural to reproduce and populations had to be Bear Lake cutthroat and how best to flavor and will enjoy a truly delightful maintained by stocking while the rest manage it. Life history data showed meal. slipped out of existence. Efforts were that the fish don't usually spawn until made to rejuvenate the cutthroat trout they are five to six years old and may population and millions of fry from live in excess of 15 years which Did you know? Strawberry Reservoir were stocked in accounts for their trophy size. They the late 1960s but failed to survive. love to eat fish, primarily Bear Lake A license may be purchased What did survive and continue to sculpin and Bonneville cisco but during for resident children ages 6 - reproduce was the native Bear Lake the summer they spend considerable cutthroat also known as the "bluenose". 11 for $8 that will allow them time near the surface feeding on In 1973, DWR embarked on a long- terrestrial insects which fall on the to take a full limit of fish. term research project funded by excise surface of the lake. The best time to tax collected from the purchase of fish for Bear Lake cutthroat is between No license may be fishing tackle to enhance and improve November and March from boats or purchased for children under the existing population of Bear Lake through the ice with all kinds of lures cutthroat. Traps were constructed to or baits because when they are hungry, the age of six. rear the fish eggs. It was necessary to

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY STATE OF UTAH -DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 53 they are not too fussy about what they will take. With stocking effort, the survival and numbers of fish caught by anglers have increased dramatically but there is more to be done. Studies have shown that the larger the fish are before they are stocked at a year old, the better their chance of Where Are They And survival and eventual return to the creel. The water temperature at Mantua Hatchery is cold and the What Can You See? cutthroat were typically only five inches when they were stocked in the spring. In order to move the fish into By Ronald D. Creer The Whiterocks Hatchery is located hatcheries with warmer water, it was Fish Culture Coordinator in the northeastern part of the state necessary to certify that Bear Lake and inside the Ute Indian Reservation was free of any fish diseases. This was As you travel from one end of the near the town of Whiterocks. To reach accomplished and now most of the state to the other you will find a state Whiterocks, you must travel through Bear Lake cutthroat will be reared at fish hatchery to visit somewhere along Roosevelt and go east approximately warmer Utah hatcheries like Fountain the way. five miles on Highway 191 before Green and Glenwood. They will Utah's fish hatchery* stations were built turning north for 20 miles to produce fish in the spring that should to supplement natural fisheries that Whiterocks. Whiterocks has be more than seven inches and will are unable to meet the demands placed the more suitable cold water for result in improved survival and more on the resource by increasing culturing kokanee salmon, fish in the anglers creel. All of the population and the pleasure of fishing. cutthroat and brook trout. This site eggs that are collected from wild fish in There are 10 production stations has been chosen to attend the hatch Bear Lake will be returned to the lake throughout the state in strategic and raise all the kokanee salmon taken to maintain the genetic diversity of locations to provide fishing recreation from Flaming Gorge and Porcupine this unique fish. to the surrounding water and reservoirs. Idaho Fish and Game biologists will statewide fisheries program. This The Midway Hatchery nestled in the be working with water users on St. article is a guide to DWR's hatcheries beautiful Herber Valley, is about 11/2 Charles Creek to improve that and an explanation of the type of fish miles north of Springville on old important spawning tributary so that reared at each station. Highway 89 and 91. the cutthroat will be able to naturally On your way east from Bringham Springville Hatchery consists of two reproduce and contribute truly "wild" City towards the city of Logan you hatcheries, one of which was a federal fish back into Bear Lake. enter a beautiful valley and the town of hatchery and was turned over to the The efforts to improve the cutthroat Mantua. Turning right from Mantua state of Utah. This hatchery is located population and fishery have been and going east 1 1/2 miles, you will find 1 1/2 miles north of Springville on old expensive and time consuming, but Maple Spring on which is located the Highway 89 and 91. The water supply above all, successful. The future of Mantua Hatchery. This hatchery was at Springville was recently improved Bear Lake is promising with larger built with federal aid funds as part of and an oxygen supplementation system fish being stocked, habitat improved the Bear Lake Enhancement Project is being installed. This station's output and additional research into the and was designated to raise strictly will increase by two or three fold upon endemic populations of forage fish Bear Lake cutthroat for Bear Lake. completion of this project. Rainbow which need to remain healthy for sport Currently this hatchery produces lake trout is the basic production species, fish survival. Bear Lake is a large, trout, rainbow trout and other cut­ and on occasion, walleye pike are beautiful water with unlimited throat strains to be planted statewide. reared. opportunities for catching once-in-a- The Kamas Hatchery was built in Fountain Green Hatchery is found lifetime trophy cutthroat. Mark it on 1928 and is located three miles east of 14 miles east of Hephi and is above and your calendar and try it this winter. the town of Kamas on the Mirror Lake to the south of the town of Fountain highway. This strategically located Green. This unit is in the preliminary cold water station is very instrumental planning stages for new construction To advertise in the in rearing such cold water species as and will be built on the newly lake trout, eastern brook, grayling, and purchased property just above the 1993 fishing cutthroat. You can also see rainbow existing station. Water conditions at and albino rainbow trout. Brook and the Fountain Green Hatchery are ideal proclamation call cutthroat trout are aerial stocked into for culturing all strains of cutthroat (801)451-0857 the lakes of the High Uintas from the and will eventually become the Kamas Hatchery. primary cutthroat station. At this

Page 54 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Capital Reef National Park, approximately five miles east and south of the town of Bicknell, you will find the J. Perry Egan Hatchery. At this hatchery you will see the most important phase of Utah's fish Mantua production system. Egan raises all the Hatchery I domestic brood fish and provide 95 percent of trout eggs for Utah's fisheries program. Many large fish of various species, such as albino rainbow, Kamas Hatchery I cutthroat, German brown, brook and Whiterocks rainbow trout, are reared at the Egan Hatchery Midway Hatchery. Hatchery I The most southerly and most uniquely located hatchery is nestled Springville beneath high ledges, three miles south Hatchery of the town of Hatch on the beautiful Mammoth Creek. Hatch is 17 miles south of Panguitch and can be an enjoyable stop while touring Bryce and Fountain Green Zion National Parks and Cedar Breaks Hatchery National Monument. You can picnic and tour the hatchery facility and see rainbow trout as well as a sterile cross Glenwood between lake and brook trout called Hatchery "splake". This fish is becoming very Loa Hatchery popular for anglers fishing through the ice on southern Utah lakes. For more information about DWR's Mammoth fish hatcheries and their locations, Creek J. Perry Egan please contact your nearest DWR office. Hatchery Hatchery Strawberry Reservoir Anglers— hatchery, you may now see rainbow Glenwood have made this hatchery one and Bear Lake cutthroat in several of the more interesting sights in the DWR encourages you levels of growth. area. Glenwood Hatchery is 150 miles Driving east some forty miles from to voluntarily release south of Salt Lake City and lies seven Richfield, across the Fish Lake ridge, miles east of Richfield. Newly and into Wayne County, you will find all Bear Lake constructed raceways and the addition the Loa and J. Perry Egan hatcheries. cutthroat trout you of an oxygen supplementation system Loa Hatchery is two miles north of Loa will more than double previous towards the town of Fremont, on the catch. This will production. The water quality and way to the Thousand Lake Mountain greatly enhance future temperature is excellent for fast growth area. The station can boast of having of high quality fish. one of the most stable and best quality iris^s^St'y'uC'uKw. 9w3is tor German brown, rainbow, cutthroat water supplies in the state. Rainbow this species. and tiger trout are grown and stocked trout is the primary species raised here from this hatchery throughout the year. and can be seen in various stages of Some of the old hatchery productive development. Eastern brook trout is system still remains at Glenwood and also raised at this hatchery to be aerial has the potential of rearing warm stocked on the Boulder and Thousand water species such as catfish and bass. Lake mountains. The design and landscaping at As you go south from Loa towards

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and Current Records Certain procedures must be followed to qualify for certification of record fish. This article enumerates those procedures. RULES

1. CATCHING THE FISH

To qualify for the state record, the fish must be caught legally by angling. However, a separate record fish category has been established for fish caught by other legal methods. These include set line, archery, and spear fishing.

2. IDENTIFYING THE FISH

The fish must be positively and properly identified. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is the sole judge. The fish is to be documented by It seems that the most popular record to break is for walleye. It seems that every year Division personnel whenever possible. or two someone catches a monster walleye. Utah walleye range up to about 16 pounds. If a Division employee is not available to verify identification, the angler must present close-up, side view, color photo with the fish laying near a suitable, legible measuring stick. This SS MARINE should be done as soon as possible and before freezing. In the event the fish cannot be identified by the Division 1305 N. 1200 W. from the color photo, a certificate will not be issued. Orem, UT 84057 (801) 225-3844 3. WEIGHING THE FISH World's #1 Selling Fishing & Pontoon Boats! Only one weighing is required. The fish must be weighed on a inspected certified scale (most grocery store scales are certified and inspected). This weighing must be witnessed and certified in writing.

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1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 57 employee is not available, the days of the date of catch. Pictures and d. The total length in inches from weigh-in must be witnessed by at other documentation must be received tip of snout to tip of tail, and least TWO UTAH RESIDENTS within 60 days. girth in inches (in front of the who are not members of the forward edge of the dorsal fin). successful angler's family or 6. REQUIRED DOCUMENTA­ fishing party. The witnesses TION AND INFORMATION e. Name of lake or stream and must be 18 years of age or older, exact location in that water and must provide their address, Applicants must provide the following where the fish was caught. phone numbers, and make information to the Utah Division of written statement that the weigh- Wildlife Resources, Fisheries Section, f. Date and time of day taken. in was on inspected scales, and 1596 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City. attest to the accurate true weight Utah 84116. g. Type of gear used—, of the fish. angling, set line, archery, or a. Name, address, telephone spear gun. 4. Fish taken from Flaming Gorge number, and Utah fishing or Reservoir, Lake Powell and Bear Lake combination license number h. Kind of bait or name of lure. will be recognized if taken legally from and fishing stamp (on any portion of these waters, provided applicable waters) of the i. Name of Division personnel that the fish must be weighed in Utah person taking the fish. who witnessed the species in accordance with Sections 2 and 3, of identification and weight or all these rules. Page, Arizona will also be b. Common name of the fish. necessary documents required accepted as an official weigh-in in Section 2 and 3 concerning Location, c. Weight—in pounds and names and signatures of nearest whole ounce or nearest witnesses and pictures of fish. 5. TIME LIMIT FOR ENTREES tenth of pound. All entrees must be made within 30

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Page 58 1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH • DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES CURRENT RECORD FISH FOR THE STATE OF UTAH

SPECIES YEAR WEIGHT LENGTH GIRTH ANGLER LOCATION

BASS, Largemouth 1974 101b 2oz 24 1/4 in 20 in Sam Lamanna Lake Powell BASS, Smallmouth 1983 6 lb 12 oz 20 1/2 in 17 1/3 in Roger Tallerico Midview Res, (Lake Borharo) BASS, Striped 1991 48 lb 11 oz 45 in 31 1/4 in Travis T. Jensen Lake Powell BASS, White 1970 41b loz John R. Welcker Utah Lake BLUEGILL 1983 21b 3oz 10 5/8 in 14 1/4 in Calvin Davis Pelican Lake BULLHEAD, Black 1984 21b 7oz 17 in 10 1/4 in Ray Johnson Utah Lake CARP 1960 301b Ooz Ralph Merril Marshes CATFISH, Channel 1978 321b 5oz 39 3/4 in 22 in LeRoy Mortenson Utah Lake CHUB, Utah 1987 1 lb 11 oz 13 1/4 in 11 in Ray Johnson Starvation Reservoir CRAPPIE, Black 1982 2 lb 11 OB 15 3/4 in 13 1/4 in Jerry H. Little Lake Powell GRAYLING, Arctic 1990 1 lb 4 oz 15 1/4 in 8 1/2 in Harris Asay Whiskey Island Lake PERCH, Sacramento 1987 2 lb 13 oz 15 3/4 in 14 1/4 in Ronald Brinkman Garrison Res. (Pruess Lake) PERCH, Yellow 1984 2 lb 11 oz 15 1/8 in 9 3/4 in Ray Johnson Sevier Bridge Reservoir PIKE, Northern 1986 221b Ooz 44 1/4 in 17 1/2 in Dean E. Johnson Sevier Bridge Reservoir SALMON, Kokanee 1984 5 lb 5 oz 23 3/4 in 14 1/8 in Ray Johnson Flaming Gorge Reservoir SCULPIN, Mottled 1987 01b 1.12 oz 5 3/8 in 3 1/2 in Jeremy G. Bone Spring Creek (Springville) SCULPIN, Bear Lake 1991 01b 2oz 5 7/8 in 3 15/16 in Donald Jenkins Bear Lake SUCKER, Bluehead 1988 21b 6 oz 19 1/4 in 19 1/4 in Rick T. Wardle SUCKER, Flannelmouth 1985 21b 7oz 19 1/4 in 9 in Ray Johnson Flaming Gorge Reservoir SUCKER, Utah 1988 61b 6oz 24 1/2 in 13 in William Mehn Weber River SUCKER, White 1985 1 lb 13 oz 17 1/2 in Sin Ray Johnson Flaming Gorge Reservoir SUNFISH, Green 1991 0 lb 12,48 oz 9 1/2 in 9 1/4 in Lee Ann Sparger Red Fleet TROUT, Albino 1989 91b 2oz 24 3/4 in 17 in Nick Manning Joes Valley Reservoir TROUT, Brook 1971 71b 8oz Milton Taft Boulder Mountain TROUT, Brown 1977 33 lb 10 oz 40 in 25 in Robert Bringhurst Flaming Gorge Reservoir TROUT, Cutthroat 1930 26 lb 12 oz Mrs. E. Smith Strawberry Reservoir TROUT, Golden 1977 0 lb 13 1/2 oz 14 1/2 in Breck Tuttle Atwood Creek TROUT, Lake 1988 51 lb 8 oz 45 1/8 in 31 3/4 in Curt Bilbey Flaming Gorge Reservoir TROUT, Rainbow 1979 261b 2oz Del Canty Flaming Gorge Reservoir TROUT, Splake 1991 71b 2oz 26 in 14 1/2 in Michael Houghton Fish Lake WALLEYE 1991 15 lb 9 oz 31 3/4 in 20 3/4 in Jeffery Tanner Provo River WHITEFISH, Bonneville 1982 4 lb 4 oz 21 in 13 3/4 in Deon Sparks Bear Lake WHITEFISH, Mountain 1989 41b 7oz 21 3/4 in 12 7/8 in Blair Newman Provo River

1992 FISHING RULES SUMMARY • STATE OF UTAH « DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES Page 59 CURRENT SPEARFISHING RECORD FISH FOR THE STATE OF UTAH

SPECIES YEAR WEIGHT LENGTH GIRTH ANGLER LOCATION

BASS, Largemouth 1991 41b Ooz 18 1/2 in 14 in Paul Gibson Deer Creek Reservoir CARP 1991 15 lb 10 oz 31 in 19 in Max Scott Deer Creek Reservoir PERCH, Yellow 1988 01b 5oz 8 1/4 in 5 1/2 in Rud Warner Fish Lake SUCKER, Flannelmouth 1991 3 lb 15 oz 22 1/4 in 10 3/4 in Paul L. Gibson Starvation Reservoir SUCKER, Utah 1988 3 lb 12 oz 21 3/4 in 11 in Rud Warner Fish Lake TROUT, Brown 1983 21 lb 12 oz 35 1/2 in 21 3/4 in Bruce Boyd Fish Lake TROUT, Lake 1990 1 lb 10 oz 18 1/2 in 8 1/2 in David Anderson Fish Lake TROUT, Rainbow 1989 1 lb 10 oz 15 3/4 in 9 1/8 in Steve Phipps Fish Lake TROUT, Splake 1989 2 lb 15 oz 20 in 10 3/4 in Ken Sutton Fish Lake

CURRENT SETLINE RECORD FISH FOR THE STATE OF UTAH

SPECIES YEAR WEIGHT LENGTH GIRTH ANGLER LOCATION

CATFISH, Channel 1975 31 lb 0 oz 39 in 20 1/2 in Dorothy Lorenzen Utah Lake

CURRENT ARCHERY RECORD FISH FOR THE STATE OF UTAH

SPECIES YEAR WEIGHT LENGTH GIRTH ANGLER LOCATION

Carp 1991 27 lb 0 oz 34 in 23 3/4 in Ray D. Johnson Great Salt Lake Marshes

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