04-30-2019, 12:10 AM
I was bored at work the other day so I pulled out the Fishing Guide and read it cover-to-cover to make sure I wasn't 
or was unaware of any regulations. I underlined the parts that I felt most affected me as I went. When this question came up I checked again.
Chris wrote:
"Regarding the tilapia bait question, it would be illegal to use tilapia for bait. The way the fishing guide lays it out on page 12 in the Bait section, when it comes to using fish it only mentions what is allowed and then everything else is prohibited. So it mentions some species that can be used at the waters where they were caught such as perch, cisco, white bass, etc. Then there are the species that you can use anywhere bait is permitted which include dead mountain sucker, Utah sucker, redside shiner, and carp. Then it also mentions the use of commercially processed fish baits. That's pretty much it. If tilapia were to be permitted, it would be included in the section that outlines the dead fish that can be used at any water where bait is permitted."
I'm afraid that some of this information doesn't jibe with what I read on page 12. I don't believe that every fish you may use legally is named there.
" Dead fresh or frozen saltwater species, including sardines and anchovies, may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted."
The word "including" seems to mean that there are others, meaning all the saltwater fish in the world. Of course his does not include tilapia but would include mackerel and any number of other species that you might buy at, say, an Asian market.
I'm also about the use of Utah sucker at Utah Lake. I thought that it was not legal but the Fishing Guide says:
"Dead ... Utah sucker... may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted." Is this accurate? If not, why not?
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or was unaware of any regulations. I underlined the parts that I felt most affected me as I went. When this question came up I checked again.Chris wrote:
"Regarding the tilapia bait question, it would be illegal to use tilapia for bait. The way the fishing guide lays it out on page 12 in the Bait section, when it comes to using fish it only mentions what is allowed and then everything else is prohibited. So it mentions some species that can be used at the waters where they were caught such as perch, cisco, white bass, etc. Then there are the species that you can use anywhere bait is permitted which include dead mountain sucker, Utah sucker, redside shiner, and carp. Then it also mentions the use of commercially processed fish baits. That's pretty much it. If tilapia were to be permitted, it would be included in the section that outlines the dead fish that can be used at any water where bait is permitted."
I'm afraid that some of this information doesn't jibe with what I read on page 12. I don't believe that every fish you may use legally is named there.
" Dead fresh or frozen saltwater species, including sardines and anchovies, may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted."
The word "including" seems to mean that there are others, meaning all the saltwater fish in the world. Of course his does not include tilapia but would include mackerel and any number of other species that you might buy at, say, an Asian market.
I'm also
about the use of Utah sucker at Utah Lake. I thought that it was not legal but the Fishing Guide says:"Dead ... Utah sucker... may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted." Is this accurate? If not, why not?
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