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Show Year Round Fishing Open At Many Waters of Utah Many Utah waters offer good fishing opportunities year-round The soon to be issued 1976 Aquatic Wildlife Proclamation specif las the year round water and the current changes in open and closed waters for the new fishing season. The proclamation becomes effective January 1. The following waters, summarized by county, are open to twenty-four hours a day year-round angling: Beaver County All waters west of Highway 91 except Minersville Reservoir and Beaver River from Highway U-21 downstream to the reservoir. Box Elder County All waters except Locomotive Springs, Etna Reservoir, Lynn Reservoir, Mantua (Box Elder) Creek above the Brigham City Equalization Reservoir, Honey ville Ponds, and tributaries to Brigham City (Mantua) Reservoir. Cache County Ballard Springs and all waters in Cache County west of Highway 91 except Wellsville Reservoir and Spring Creek Reservoir. Carbon (Emery, Utah) Counties Price River downstream from confluence with White River. Daggett County Flaming Gorge Reservoir (see Waters With Special Regulations, Section C). Davis County All waters within Davis County. Duchesne County Duchesne River downstream from Highway 208 Bridge. All ponds, lakes and reservoirs below U. S. Forest Service boundaries except Red Creek, Big Sand Wash and Starvation Reservoirs and Lake Canyon Lake. Emery County All waters downstream from Mantl Forest boundary except Huntington North Reservoir and Milisite Reservoir. Garfield County Colorado River, South Fork of Sevier River, Asay Creek proper including entire west fork, and Lake Powell. Grand County Colorado River, Dolores River and Green River. Juab County All waters except Burriston Ponds and Goshen Creek. Kane County Lake Powell. Millard County All waters west of Highway 91 except Oak Creek east of Oak City. Piute County Piute Reservoir, Sevier River, South Fork Sevier River and East Fork Sevier River below Otter CreVk Reservoir. Rich County Big Spring Creek (tributary to Bear Lake), Bear River downstream from Wyoming state line and Bear is n ii n 0 i m t t Lake except Swan Creek Bay (see Waters vVith Special Regulations, Section C). Salt Lake Cowrty All waters west of Bonneville Boulevard, Foothill Drive, Wasatch Drive and Wasatch Boulevard except hatchery property on Mill Creek from Seventh East to Ninth East. fen Juan County Colorado River, San Juan River and Lake Powell. Sanpete County Gunnison Reservoir, Sanpitch River proper, Sevier River proper, Wales Reservoir and Yuba Reservoir. Sevier County All waters below forest boundary except Koosharem Reservoir and Otter Creek. Tooele County All waters within Tooele County except Clover Creek, North Willow Creek, South Willow Creek, Settlement Creek, Settlement Canyon Reservoir, Ophir Creek and Vernon Creek. Uintah County Big Brush Creek below Highway U-44; Green River downstream from the Colorado state line; Central Canal of Ashley Creek south of Maeser Road; all ponds, lakes and reservoirs below U. S. Forest Service boundaries except Steinaker Reservoir, Crouse Reservoir and Brough Reservoir. Utah County Salem Pond, Spring Lake and all waters west of Highway 91 except Goshen Creek. Washington County All waters below Forest Service boundary except Kolob Reservoir, tributaries to Kolob Reservoir and Bakei Reser-' voir. Wayne County All waters below Forest Service boundary except Mill Meadow Reservoir. Weber County Ogden River drainage below Pineview Reservoir Dam and Weber River drainage in Weber County. Anglers intending to fish in year-round waters of Bear Lake, Flaming Gorge and Lake Powell should also check the '76 proclamation for changes in regulations pertaining to those waters. Utah hunting and fishing licenses purchased in 1975 are valid through January 31. 1976 The 197P licenses, now available at license outlets statewide, are valid from January 1 to December 31, 1976. |