01-27-2012, 11:53 PM
[size 3]MLE: Here's the regs. concerning bait, directly from the booklet that hopefully you've either already read, or will read:
Bait
[/size][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 1][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 1]Utah Admin. Rule R657-13-12
[/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2]While you are fishing, [#ff0000]it is unlawful to: [/#ff0000]
• Use or possess corn, hominy or live baitfish
• Use or possess tiger salamanders (live or dead)
• Use or possess any bait if you are on waters designated artificial fly and lure only
• Use or possess artificial baits that are commercially imbedded or covered with fish or fish parts
[#ff0000]• Use or possess bait in the form of fresh or frozen fish or fish parts, except as provided below[/#ff0000]:
• Dead Bonneville cisco may be used as bait only in Bear Lake.
[#ff0000]• Dead yellow perch may be used as bait only in Deer Creek, Echo, Fish Lake, Gunnison, Hyrum, Johnson, Jordanelle, Mantua, Mill Meadow, Newton, Pineview, Rockport, Starvation, Utah Lake, Willard Bay and Yuba reservoirs. [/#ff0000]
• Dead white bass may be used as bait only in Utah Lake and the Jordan River.
• 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.
• Dead, fresh or frozen saltwater species, including sardines and anchovies, may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted.
• Dead mountain sucker, white sucker, Utah sucker, redside shiner, speckled dace, mottled sculpin, fathead minnow, Utah chub and common carp may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted.
• The eggs of any species of fish caught in Utah, except prohibited fish, may be used in any water where bait is permitted. You may not, however, take or use eggs from fish that are being released.
You may only use live crayfish for bait if you are on the water where the crayfish were captured. It is unlawful to transport live crayfish away from the water where they were captured.
You may use commercially prepared and chemically treated baitfish or their parts as bait in any water where bait is permitted.
Manufactured, human-made items that may not be digestible—including items that have been chemically treated with food stuffs, chemical fish attractants or feeding stimulants—may not be used on waters where bait is prohibited.
If the Utah Wildlife Board has declared that a water is infested with an aquatic invasive species—or the water is subject to a closure order or control plan—you may not transport any species of baitfish (live or dead) from that water to use in any other water. To determine whether a water is infested, visit [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2]wildlife.utah.gov/mussels/waters.php[/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2].
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Bait
[/size][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 1][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 1]Utah Admin. Rule R657-13-12
[/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2]While you are fishing, [#ff0000]it is unlawful to: [/#ff0000]
• Use or possess corn, hominy or live baitfish
• Use or possess tiger salamanders (live or dead)
• Use or possess any bait if you are on waters designated artificial fly and lure only
• Use or possess artificial baits that are commercially imbedded or covered with fish or fish parts
[#ff0000]• Use or possess bait in the form of fresh or frozen fish or fish parts, except as provided below[/#ff0000]:
• Dead Bonneville cisco may be used as bait only in Bear Lake.
[#ff0000]• Dead yellow perch may be used as bait only in Deer Creek, Echo, Fish Lake, Gunnison, Hyrum, Johnson, Jordanelle, Mantua, Mill Meadow, Newton, Pineview, Rockport, Starvation, Utah Lake, Willard Bay and Yuba reservoirs. [/#ff0000]
• Dead white bass may be used as bait only in Utah Lake and the Jordan River.
• 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.
• Dead, fresh or frozen saltwater species, including sardines and anchovies, may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted.
• Dead mountain sucker, white sucker, Utah sucker, redside shiner, speckled dace, mottled sculpin, fathead minnow, Utah chub and common carp may be used as bait in any water where bait is permitted.
• The eggs of any species of fish caught in Utah, except prohibited fish, may be used in any water where bait is permitted. You may not, however, take or use eggs from fish that are being released.
You may only use live crayfish for bait if you are on the water where the crayfish were captured. It is unlawful to transport live crayfish away from the water where they were captured.
You may use commercially prepared and chemically treated baitfish or their parts as bait in any water where bait is permitted.
Manufactured, human-made items that may not be digestible—including items that have been chemically treated with food stuffs, chemical fish attractants or feeding stimulants—may not be used on waters where bait is prohibited.
If the Utah Wildlife Board has declared that a water is infested with an aquatic invasive species—or the water is subject to a closure order or control plan—you may not transport any species of baitfish (live or dead) from that water to use in any other water. To determine whether a water is infested, visit [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2]wildlife.utah.gov/mussels/waters.php[/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2][font "Myriad Pro Cond,Myriad Pro Cond"][size 2].
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