SALT LAKE CITY — Due to an upcoming rotenone treatment to help restore native cutthroat trout, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources issued an emergency change on Monday to increase the fish limit at Fall Creek and its tributaries — including Phinney and Anderson lakes — effective immediately. DWR Director […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding the public that it is both illegal and harmful to introduce new fish species into a waterbody in response to an illegally released walleye recently caught at Strawberry Reservoir. The DWR was contacted on Dec. 21, 2023 by […]
My grandfather, a man who I’m relatively confident has never had a drop of alcohol in his life, always said that if you’re going to go ice fishing, you need to bring beer. It’s his belief that you either have to be drunk or crazy to go sit out in […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Anyone who goes fishing knows how thrilling it is to catch a fish, especially if it is a large, potentially record-breaking one. And in 2023, anglers set a few new fishing records in Utah. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources began tracking records for harvested fish […]
SALT LAKE CITY — During a public meeting Thursday, the Utah Wildlife Board approved a few changes to the state’s black bear management plan and hunting rules and also some updates to the rules that authorize rewards for people who report poachers, as well as a few other items. Changes […]
(St. George, UT) — Anglers across the Beehive State have had plenty of fish to catch and that should continue into the New Year. The Division of Wildlife Resources announced recently more than ten-million fish were stocked into more than 600 bodies of water in Utah last year. It’s part […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Environmental officials are finding high levels of mercury in Utah fish. The Department of Environmental Quality said two lakes and four reservoirs have been added to the state’s Mercury Fish Consumption Advisory list. Officials say young children and those who are pregnant or may become […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah wildlife officials are looking to adjust its spearfishing rules. The state Division of Wildlife Resources unveiled a series of possible rule changes that will allow spearfishing to grow in the state. The proposed changes will allow the sport to take place in more rivers. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah officials are crediting a recent law for helping increase child support payments in the state. A law that went into effect last year suspends hunting and fishing licenses for anyone who is more than 25-hundred dollars behind in their child support obligations. Nearly three-thousand […]
SALT LAKE CITY — In anticipation of low water levels due to drought conditions and repair work that will require one waterbody to be drained, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources issued emergency changes to Utah’s fishing regulations on Thursday. These changes will allow anglers to catch and keep more […]
