Fishing limits for Wellsville Reservoir, Skylarâs Pond and Garden City Pond were increased Thursday, along with 54 other community fishing ponds in Utah.
According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, this increased limit will remain in effect until Aug. 31. These limits were put in effect in anticipation of fish die-off because of the extreme drought conditions and low-water levels in Utah.
At the 57 community fishing ponds, fishers can keep up to four fish as long as two of the fish are trout.
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âCommunity fisheries are small ponds, and we anticipate that temperatures in these ponds this summer will exceed the maximum temperature tolerated by trout,â DWRâs sportfish coordinator Randy Oplinger said. âThe intent of this regulation change is to provide anglers the opportunity to harvest and use additional fish before any potential fish loss.â
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources made emergency changes to fishing limits on Tuesday, allowing fishers to catch and keep more fish at 10 waterbodies in the state, including the
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources made emergency changes to fishing limits on Tuesday, allowing fishers to catch and keep more fish at 10 waterbodies in the state, including the
DWR increases fishing limits at 10 waterbodies in Utah
In anticipation of low water levels due to drought conditions, we’ve issued some emergency changes to Utah’s fishing regulations. These changes will allow anglers to catch and keep more fish at 10 waterbodies around the state.
These changes are effective immediately and will remain in effect until Oct. 31, 2021. Here are the waterbodies with new increased daily fish limits:
Blacksmith Fork River, Cache County: Increasing the daily limit to eight trout from the Nibley Diversion downstream to the confluence with the Logan River
Forsyth Reservoir, Sevier County: Increasing the daily limit to eight trout