Changes proposed for Utah Fishing Regulations

[Propnut69]

The change that I’d love to see made is to separate the Kokanee and trout limits so that they stand on their own.

That might not be a bad idea.If might be easier to enforce,if kokes were in a different category.

 

[dubob]

Guess I need to clarify. I was talking about the two day limit in possession,not the corn or the lake trout limit. The way I read the new regs, a two day limit applies to rainbow trout,brown trout,and kokanne? No where in the article does it say that the new possession limit only applys to the Utah side,and not the Wyoming side.

While it IS possible for there to be different rules/regulations in each states part of the Gorge, generally Utah & Wyoming do their best to keep them the same. I'm 99.9% sure that both states talk to each other before any proposals are put forth for the Gorge. Both states have requested a 2-day possession limit to begin in 2019 and I would be VERY surprised if it were NOT approved by one state only. The Wyoming proposal talked about it in regard to the Gorge Lake Trout limit. I did not look further to see if they meant it to apply to the trout/kokanee limit as well but assume that it will. You can research it if you still need to know. I'll just wait for the new guidebooks and check it out next year. Tight lines to you Sir.

 

[SuperD]

If I had an ice chest on both sides of the border, could I have 12 fish in a 2 day period?

 

[dubob]

You decide

If I had an ice chest on both sides of the border, could I have 12 fish in a 2 day period?

That is a grey area in the Utah Guidebook and I can not find any reference to the actual Reciprocal Fishing Agreement (RFA) between the WGFD and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to verify. However, there is this quote from the list of Wyoming proposed changes for 2019:

[Rationale: Revised language to conform to the updated Reciprocal Fishing Agreement (RFA) between the WGFD and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The proposed changes to Section 30 would eliminate the sale of stamps to anglers from states other than Utah, thereby requiring those anglers to purchase nonresident fishing licenses from the state they wish to fish in. Past language limited harvest to a single creel limit, “regardless of the number of stamps or licenses held”. The revised language would allow anglers that possess either two fishing licenses (UT and WY) or a fishing license and a reciprocity stamp to harvest a limit of fish from each state. The price of the stamp was last increased in 1996, when it went from $5 to $10. The WGFD Commission recently directed the WGFD to recommend a reasonable increase in the cost of the stamp for 2019. The price will ultimately be set by the WGFD Commission. Either state may choose to withdraw from the RFA with 90 days notice to the other state agency. If this occurs in 2018, Section 30 will be completely eliminated from Chapter 46 and Wyoming resident anglers will no longer be able to purchase a reciprocal fishing stamp from Utah and would have to purchase a UT nonresident fishing license to fish the UT portions of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.]

I will leave it to you to determine if what you asked is true or not. If you pursue this matter further and come up with a definitive answer, please let us know.
Inquiring minds want to know! thumbsup

 

[gorgehunter]

Even in the odd chance that Wyoming doesn't make the same changes, it's not too hard to catch a limit in WY and be camped in UT where you store your double limit, simply process one limit and go back for more. I just wish more people would actually keep laker pups, but the ones who don't are the same ones who will whine when the pups eat up the kokanee eggs and likely lead to fewer kokes in the future, the population of bigger macs has already decreased substantially due to competition for resources. I personally love laker pups and never release them, they are awesome on the grill or in the smoker! Now I just want to learn to catch burbot.

 

[SuperD]

I personally love laker pups and never release them, they are awesome on the grill or in the smoker!

I'm going to try and do my part to help. I'll either save all my laker pups for you or find my way around any want and waste issues.

 

[Kokaholic]

In all my years of fishing the Gorge I've never seen any enforcement on or off the water. I don't see any changes in how people choose to be ethical sportsmen or not.

I have seen it and been checked in Wyoming, numerous times, however, never on the Utah side