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Utah
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Rules change by area and can change mid-season. We explain what the rules mean and always link you to the official source — we never copy a limit table and call it current.
Licences — what you need
- • One fishing licence covers the state; a combination licence bundles hunting. A reciprocal stamp lets Utah anglers fish the Arizona side of Lake Powell and Wyoming-side rules apply at Flaming Gorge under its own stamp arrangement.
- • A second pole requires a separate permit and is not valid on every water.
How the rules are organized
- • Rules are published in the Utah Fishing Guidebook organized by water — community ponds, reservoirs and streams each carry their own entries.
- • Several famous waters (Green River, Provo River, Strawberry Reservoir) have special regulations that replace the general rules entirely.
Good to know — common mistakes
- • Artificial flies and lures only on many quality trout waters — bait is prohibited even if the general rules allow it elsewhere.
- • Live baitfish are illegal statewide as bait — one of the strictest bait regimes in the West.
- • Flaming Gorge and Lake Powell follow interstate agreements; the line you are fishing determines which state's rules apply.
- • Crayfish are treated as a fishery in their own right in many reservoirs with their own rules.
Official links
Fishing locations covered in this guide
This page is a plain-language summary, not the law. Regulations change — including in-season by official notice — and if anything here disagrees with the official source, the official source governs.
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