Shad legal?

[Ahi1953]

Other than at Willard Bay. Is shad a legal bait fish? I have been getting a lot of them in my cast net at bear river looking for baby carp and chub minnows. I have been letting them go. Wrote an email to DNR and asked but have not yet heard from them. If they are legal are they a good catfish bait?
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[GloIvxx]

From what I had read it's all legal as long as it's dead and you didn't pull it in from Willard. Just did another read on the handbook
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[a_bow_nut]

Here is what is in the 2016 fishing proclamation.

• Dead shad from Lake Powell may
be used as bait only in Lake Powell.
It is illegal to remove dead shad
from the Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area.

You may use commercially prepared and
chemically treated baitfish or their parts as
bait in any water where bait is permitted.

Possession of the following nongame fish
is prohibited. If you catch any of these fish, you
must release them immediately:
• Bonytail
• Bluehead sucker
• Colorado pikeminnow (formerly, Colorado
squawfish)
• Flannelmouth sucker
• Gizzard shad (except at Lake Powell,
where you may possess dead shad and
use them as bait)

Willard Bay Reservoir and inlet channel,
Box Elder County
• Limit 10 crappie.
• Limit 6 walleye, only 1 walleye may be
over 24 inches.
• Limit 3 wiper.
• Possession and use of commercially sold
and preserved gizzard shad is allowed.
Otherwise, possession of gizzard shad,
dead or alive, is unlawful.

So unless you are at Powell or are using the commercially prepared packets of shad from the store then the answer is no.
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[Northman]

Any luck for the baby carp and chubs? And what size are the shad up to know?
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[Ahi1953]

only a few carp here and there must of my throws bring in shad. the shad have been 2 to 4 inches.
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[Ahi1953]

Thank you for clearing that up for me. the guide book. just mention Willard and the Powell deal. but I could not find anything else on shad in there.
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[Ahi1953]

OK I found it. its under Prohibited Fish Thanks again
[quote a_bow_nut]Here is what is in the 2016 fishing proclamation.

• Dead shad from Lake Powell may
be used as bait only in Lake Powell.
It is illegal to remove dead shad
from the Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area.

You may use commercially prepared and
chemically treated baitfish or their parts as
bait in any water where bait is permitted.

Possession of the following nongame fish
is prohibited. If you catch any of these fish, you
must release them immediately:
• Bonytail
• Bluehead sucker
• Colorado pikeminnow (formerly, Colorado
squawfish)
• Flannelmouth sucker
• Gizzard shad (except at Lake Powell,
where you may possess dead shad and
use them as bait)

Willard Bay Reservoir and inlet channel,
Box Elder County
• Limit 10 crappie.
• Limit 6 walleye, only 1 walleye may be
over 24 inches.
• Limit 3 wiper.
• Possession and use of commercially sold
and preserved gizzard shad is allowed.
Otherwise, possession of gizzard shad,
dead or alive, is unlawful.

So unless you are at Powell or are using the commercially prepared packets of shad from the store then the answer is no.[/quote]
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[Northman]

Thanks, I wonder what the reasons are for not letting us use dead shad caught from Willard for bait at Willard.
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[gmwahl]

Are you getting them below cutler dam or above? I've seen loads of them below the dam, but have yet to see any above. Just curious if bucket biologist have put them up above yet. With so many in the river below the dam I think it's just a matter of time before they show up in cutler reservoir. If they do, I hope it doesn't screw up the fishing up there. I'm happy with it just the way it is.

Mike
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[Ahi1953]

way below cutler. down here in Brigham fishing the bird refuge

[quote gmwahl]Are you getting them below cutler dam or above? I've seen loads of them below the dam, but have yet to see any above. Just curious if bucket biologist have put them up above yet. With so many in the river below the dam I think it's just a matter of time before they show up in cutler reservoir. If they do, I hope it doesn't screw up the fishing up there. I'm happy with it just the way it is.

Mike[/quote]
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