RULES for SPECIFIC WATERS Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin
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RULES FOR SPECIFIC WATERS Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-13-20 The rules below take precedence over the general rules listed earlier in this guidebook. The seasons, bag limits and other restrictions in this section apply only to the waters listed below. General rules apply to all of the waters NOT listed in this section (see the Bag and Possession Limits section on page 16 to learn more about catching and harvesting fish at waters that are NOT listed in this section): American Fork Creek, Utah County From Utah Lake upstream to I-15. East from Utah Lake to I-15. • CLOSED March 1 through 6 a.m. on the first Saturday of May. Ashley Creek, Uintah County From Steinaker (Thornburg) diversion upstream to the water treatment plant near the mouth of Ashley Gorge. • Limit 2 trout. • ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. Aspen-Mirror Lake, Kane County • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the third Saturday of April. • Fishing from a boat or a float tube is unlawful. Badger Hollow, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Barney Lake, Piute County • Limit 2 trout. • ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. Bear Lake, Rich County ▲ • See Fishing Across State Lines on pages 6–7 for license requirements. • Limit 2 trout. • Cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings with all fins intact must be immediately released. Only cutthroat trout that have had one or more healed fins clipped may be kept. • Cisco may be taken with a handheld dipnet. Net opening may not exceed 18 inches in any dimension. When dipnetting through the ice, the size of the hole is unrestricted. • When ice fishing for fish other than cisco, the size of the hole may not exceed 18 inches. • Anglers may keep foul-hooked Bonneville cisco that are taken through normal, legal fishing activities. • A person may not possess a multipoint hook with a weight permanently or rigidly attached directly to the shank; or a weight suspended below a multipoint hook unless the hook is on an unweighted dropper line thatDraft is at least three inches long. Bear Lake tributaries, Rich County (a) Big Spring Creek from Lamborn Diversion (approximately 500 yards below SR-30) downstream to Bear Lake and that area extending from the mouth out into the lake 1,000 feet, or as buoyed. • CLOSED April 15 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July. • CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY, AND ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY (Jan. 1 through April 14 and from 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July through Dec. 31). (b) Swan Creek from the headwater spring downstream to Bear Lake and that area extending from the mouth out into the lake 1,000 feet, or as buoyed. • CLOSED April 15 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July. • CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY, AND ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY (Jan. 1 through April 14 and from 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July through Dec. 31). 1 Beaver Creek, Cache County See Logan River. Beaver Creek, San Juan County Tributary to La Sal Creek. • CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. • All cutthroat trout must be immediately released. • ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. Beaver River, Beaver County From Minersville Reservoir upstream to the bridge at Greenville. • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July. Beer Creek, Utah County From Utah Lake upstream to I-15 (Includes Benjamin Slough), east from Utah Lake to I-15. • CLOSED March 1 through 6 a.m. on the first Saturday of May. Benches Pond tributaries, Sanpete County • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July. Bicknell Bottoms, Wayne County This area is along the Fremont River. • OPEN to fishing, except where posted CLOSED. Big Spring Creek, Rich County See Bear Lake tributaries. Black Ridge Reservoir, Salt Lake County See Community Fishing Waters. Blue Lake, Tooele County • No limit for tilapia. • Anglers must not release any tilapia they catch. • All tilapia must be immediately killed. Boulder Mountain streams and lakes and reservoirs, Garfield and Wayne counties Bag and Possession Limits: Includes all lakes and reservoirs found within the boundary beginning at the junction of SR-24 and SR-62; then south on SR-62 to SR-22, then south on SR- 22 to the Antinomy-Widtsoe Road; then south on this road to SR-12; then east and north on SR- 12 to SR-24; and then west on SR-24 to the beginning point at the junction of SR-24 and SR-62; EXCEPT Otter Creek Reservoir, Pine Lake, and Wide Hollow Reservoir where statewide rules apply, and Dougherty Basin Lake where separate specific rules apply. Including the Dixie National Forest; Teasdale and Escalante Ranger Districts: general locations known as the North Boulder Slope, East Boulder Slope, South Boulder Slope, Griffin Top, Boulder Top, Escalante Mountain;Draft EXCEPT Pine Lake, Wide Hollow Reservoir and Lower Bowns Reservoir in Garfield County where general rules apply, and EXCEPT Dougherty Basin Lake in Garfield County where separate specific rules apply. Bag and Possession Limits: • Limit 4 trout. • Only 2 trout over 14 inches. • Bonus limit of 4 brook trout (total limit of no more than 8 trout if at least 4 are brook trout). Seasonal Restrictions: The following restriction applies to most Boulder Mountain lakes, ponds and reservoirs. • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the third Saturday of April and Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. EXCEPT The above restriction does not apply to the following waters, which are OPEN year round: Blind Lake, Oak Creek Reservoir, Upper and Lower Barker reservoirs, Donkey Reservoir, Posey Lake, and the Garkane Main Impoundment. Barker Reservoir, Garkane East Fork Impoundment, Garkane Main Impoundment, Lower Barker Reservoir, Lower Bowns Reservoir, 2 North Creek Reservoir, Pine Lake, Posey Lake, Oak Creek Reservoir and Wide Hollow Reservoir (all in Garfield County); and Blind Lake, Coleman Reservoir, Cook Lake, Donkey Reservoir, Miller Lake and Pine Creek Reservoir (all in Wayne County). Bountiful Lake, Davis County See Community Fishing Waters. Broad Hollow, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Brough Reservoir, Uintah County • Limit 1 trout over 22 inches. • All trout 22 inches or smaller must be immediately released. • ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. Brown Duck Basin, Duchesne County Uinta Mountains—all streams in the Brown Duck Basin and the outlet of Clemments Reservoir downstream to the its Lake Fork Creek confluence with Lake Fork Creek. • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July. Bryants Fork, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Bullock Reservoir, Uintah County • Unlawful to use whole fish for bait. Cut baitfish must not be larger than one inch in any dimension and no more than one piece per hook. Calder Reservoir, Uintah County • Limit 1 trout over 22 inches. • All trout 22 inches or smaller must be immediately released. • ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. Canyon View Park Pond, Utah County See Community Fishing Waters. Carbon County Community Fishery, Carbon County See Community Fishing Waters. Causey Reservoir, Weber County • CLOSED to the possession of kokanee salmon with any red color within the high water mark of the reservoir from Aug. 15 through 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of September. Causey Reservoir tributaries, DraftWeber County Right and left forks of South Fork Ogden River from Causey Reservoir upstream to the headwaters. • Limit 2 trout and salmon in the aggregate. • ARTIFICIAL FLIES AND LURES ONLY. • CLOSED Aug. 15 through 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of September. Chicken Creek, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Chipman Creek, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Clinton Pond, Davis County See Community Fishing Waters. 3 Clyde Creek, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Cold Springs Lakes, Box Elder County Also called Honeyville Ponds. • CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the Saturday before Memorial Day. Co-op Creek, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Coal Canyon, Wasatch County See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries. Colorado River, Grand and San Juan counties • Limit 24 channel catfish. • Limit 12 northern pike. • No limit for burbot. Anglers must not release any burbot they catch. All burbot must be immediately killed. • Species of threatened and endangered fish occur in the Colorado. See page 12 for a list of prohibited fish. Community fishing waters The following rules apply to all the fisheries listed below: • Limit 2 fish. (Daily bag and possession limit is a combined total of 2 fish for all species. For example, you could catch and keep 1 trout and 1 channel catfish, or 2 trout, or 2 channel catfish, but no more than the limit of 2 fish per day.) • Anglers are encouraged to voluntarily release all largemouth bass. • Waters are open to fishing only when the community parks are open to the public. Box Elder County: Mayors Pond and Pioneer Park Pond Cache County: Skylars Pond (West Willow Pond) and Wellsville Reservoir Carbon County: Carbon County Community Fishery and Gigliotti Pond Davis County: Bountiful Lake, Clinton Pond, Farmington Pond, Jensen Park Pond (Syracuse Pond), Kaysville Ponds, Mabey Pond and Steed Pond Emery County: Green River State Park Golf Course Ponds and Huntington Game Farm Ponds Iron County: Leigh Hill Reservoir, Parowan Pond and Woods Pond Juab County: Burraston Ponds Salt Lake County: Black Ridge Reservoir, Cove Pond, Kidney Pond, Midas Pond, Millrace Park Pond, Riverton Pond, Sandy Urban Fishery, Sunset Pond and Willow Park Pond Utah County: Canyon View Park Pond, Highland Glen Park Pond, Manila Creek Pond, Salem Pond, Spanish Oaks Reservoir, Spring Lake and Vivian Park Pond (Note: Spanish Oaks Reservoir is closed Dec.