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Show A regulation allowing only the use of lures and flies on all streams and rivers in the state after two trout exceeding 13 inches have been taken was approved by the Wildlife Board for the 1982 fishing year. "This is an attempt to reduce the mortality from hooking fish which must be released," explans Rod Stone, assistant chief of fisheries for Utah Wildlife Resources. As in 1981, the daily bag and possession limit of eight for trout and salmon on streams and rivers must not include more than two fish exceeding 13 Inches in total length. The 1982 general fishing season will be May 29 to November 30. In setting the 1982 fishing proclamation at their meeting November 12 in Ogden, the board approved a six-trout limit for the first three days of the general fishing season, May 29-31. The normal limit of eight will be In effect at aU other times. The Wildlife Board approved ap-proved a statewide bag limit of 20 bluegill, 24 buUhead catfish, and 50 crapple (except (ex-cept on Lake Powell where there Is no bag or possession posses-sion limits on these species, except for a limit of 20 on bluegUl In Pelican Lake. On Flaming Gorge, a size limit will go Into effect January Jan-uary 1. Only one trout or salmon over 20 Inches in length may be Included in the daily bag and possession limit of eight. The Wildlife Board approved ap-proved an Ice fishing season 'of January 1 to March 15 for Pangultch Lake. This season was requested by the clti-ens clti-ens of Garfield County. The season was approved for ice fishing only. A $5 stamp must be acquired for Ice fishing on Pangultch Lake. Several additional Waters win have closed periods during dur-ing the regular season. The Price River (Fish Creek) and Pontown Creek from Scofield Reservoir upstream to the Forest Service boundary, bound-ary, and all waters entering Electric Lake shall be open to angling only from July 15 to November 30. This regulation Is to protect spawning trout In these waters. Porcupine Reservoir will be closed to the taking of kokanne salmon during' their spawning period between be-tween August 16 and September Sep-tember 30. The whltefish season has been reduced from 12 to 11 months so that trout may be planted In May. The 1982 fishing proclamations procla-mations will be available to the public the latter part of December 1981. |
