04-30-2019, 11:31 AM
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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?"
[#0000FF]In the section dealing with specific regulations for specific waters, it says that you must immediately release ANY suckers caught. That is because the general public usually cannot distinguish between Junies and other sucker species. In the past the language was a bit clearer...that it was not legal to possess or use sucker meat of any kind on Utah Lake.
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[#0000FF]The current wording under baits might easily be misconstrued to assure anglers that sucker meat is legal. If caught with it you WILL be cited.[/#0000FF]
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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?" [#0000FF]In the section dealing with specific regulations for specific waters, it says that you must immediately release ANY suckers caught. That is because the general public usually cannot distinguish between Junies and other sucker species. In the past the language was a bit clearer...that it was not legal to possess or use sucker meat of any kind on Utah Lake.
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[#0000FF]The current wording under baits might easily be misconstrued to assure anglers that sucker meat is legal. If caught with it you WILL be cited.[/#0000FF]
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