04-19-2007, 01:30 AM
Wasting of protected aquatic wildlife is illegal. If you don't want them to eat.....you should release them. Flycasting you are absolutely right. The definition of protected aquatic wildlife means all fish species. Technically even killing carp and abandoning them to rot is illegal although clearly it's not enforced and few people care due to the overall image of carp as "trash" fish. This waste law applies to both game and nongame fish in utah. Killing stripers and throwing them back is definitely illegal.
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