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Rules for Specific Utah Waters

Every heading in the guidebook list of water-by-water rules, with NEW 2027 entries flagged and links where a page exists.

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Specific waters

How the Utah specific-waters list works

The 2027 Utah Fishing Guidebook lists 179 water headings under Rules for specific waters. 63 link to a water page on this site, 37 are cross-references that send you to another heading, and 27 are marked NEW for 2027 and only apply from January 1, 2027. Entries without that mark appear in the 2026 guidebook as well.

A water entry replaces the statewide line for the species it names; anything it leaves out still follows the statewide table.

179headings

63linked to a page

37cross-references

27NEW in 2027

2027 Utah Fishing Guidebook, p. 35-58 (effective January 1, 2027; DWR PDF), read November 11, 2026.

Utah Admin. Code R657-13 (R657-13-20), last changed June 23, 2026 as printed on the DWR rules page, read November 11, 2026.

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A to Z

Every Utah specific-water heading, alphabetical

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A

Water as printed	County	Rule lines
American Fork Creek	Utah County	See Utah Lake tributaries.
Anderson Meadow Reservoir	Beaver County	Fishing from a boat with a motor is unlawful.
Annabella Lake	Sevier County	Limit of 8 trout from Aug. 15–Dec. 31.
Ashley Creek	Uintah County	From Steinaker (Thornburg) diversion upstream to the water treatment plant near the mouth of Ashley Gorge. Limit 2 trout. Artificial flies and lures only.
Aspen-Mirror Lake	Kane County	Fishing from a boat or float tube is unlawful.

B

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Badger Hollow	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Barney Lake	Piute County	Fishing from a boat with a motor is unlawful.
Bear Lake	Rich County	See Fishing across state lines and reciprocal fishing permits on page 10 for license
Bear Lake tributaries	Rich County	(a) Big Spring Creek from Lamborn Diversion (approximately 500 yards below SR-30) downstream to Bear Lake and that area extending from the mouth out into the lake 1,000 feet, or as buoyed. CLOSED April 15 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July. Catch and release only and artificial flies and lures only (Jan. 1–April 14, and from 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July through Dec. 31). (b) Swan Creek from the he
Beaver Creek	Cache County	See Logan River.
Beaver Creek	San Juan County	Tributary to La Sal Creek. CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. All cutthroat trout must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only.
Beaver Dam Reservoir	Wayne County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Beaver River	Beaver County	From Minersville Reservoir upstream to the bridge at Greenville. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Beer Creek	Utah County	See Utah Lake tributaries.
Benches Pond tributaries	Sanpete County	CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Bicknell Bottoms	Wayne County	This area is along the Fremont River. Open to fishing, except where posted CLOSED.
Big Lake	Sevier County	Limit 8 trout from Aug. 15–Dec. 31.
Big Sand Wash Reservoir	Duchesne County	Limit 10 yellow perch and 20 walleye (no size restrictions).
Big Spring Creek	Rich County	See Bear Lake tributaries.
Blacksmith Fork River	Cache County	From the first highway bridge (at the mouth of the canyon) of State Road 101 (Blacksmith Fork Canyon Road) to the headwaters. Limit 1 fish over 15 inches. Bonus limit of 4 brown trout (total limit of no more than 8 trout if at least 4 are brown trout).
Blue Lake	Tooele County	No limit for pacu or tilapia. Anglers must not release any pacu or tilapia they catch. All pacu and tilapia must be immediately killed.
Boulder Mountain lakes and reservoirs	Garfield and Wayne counties	See specific water restrictions for individual waters. Statewide regulations apply to those waters not specifically identified. Fishing from a boat with a motor is unlawful, EXCEPT at Wide Hollow Reservoir, Pine Lake and Lower Bowns Reservoir.
Broad Hollow	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Bryants Fork	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Bulberry Lakes	Wayne County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Burraston Ponds	Juab County	Fishing from a boat with a motor of any kind is prohibited.

C

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Calder Reservoir	Uintah County	Limit 1 trout over 22 inches. All trout 22 inches or smaller must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only.
Causey Reservoir	Weber County	Limit 4 trout, and no more than 1 may be a lake trout over 22 inches. All lake trout under 22 inches must be immediately released. (NEW) Limit 8 kokanee salmon (in addition to the daily limit of 4 trout). An angler may use up to six lines when fishing through the ice. If the angler is using more than two lines, the angler’s name must be attached to each line, pole or tip-up, and the angler may check only their lines.	NEW 2027
Causey Reservoir tributaries	Weber County	Right and left forks of the South Fork Ogden River, from Causey Reservoir upstream to the headwaters. CLOSED Aug. 15 through 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of September.
Chicken Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Chipman Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Clyde Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Co-op Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Coal Canyon	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Colorado River	Garfield, Grand, San Juan and Wayne counties	From the Colorado state line downriver to the Hite bridge on SR-95. No limit for channel catfish. No limit for burbot, northern pike, smallmouth bass or walleye. Anglers may not release any of these fish, which must be immediately killed. Species of threatened and endangered fish occur in the Colorado. If you catch one of these fish, you must release it immediately. See page 19 for a list of prohibited fish.
Colorado River tributaries	Garfield, Grand and Wayne counties	Dolores River (Grand County) from the confluence with the Colorado River upstream to the Colorado state line; Mill Creek (Grand County) from the confluence with the Colorado River upstream to headwaters; Dirty Devil River (Garfield and Wayne counties) from the SR-95 bridge upstream to the Hanksville Diversion. No limit for channel catfish. No limit for burbot, northern pike, smallmouth bass or walleye. Anglers may no
Cow Hollow	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Currant Creek	Wasatch County	From the confluence with Water Hollow Creek upstream to the headwaters, including all tributaries to Currant Creek Reservoir, but not the reservoir itself. Artificial flies and lures only.
Cutler Reservoir	Box Elder and Cache counties	Limit 4 channel catfish. Limit 15 black crappie.
Cutler Reservoir tributaries	Cache County	Little Bear River and all tributaries to Little Bear River upstream to Mendon Road (600 S); Logan River and all tributaries to Logan River upstream to Mendon Road (600 S); Bear River and all tributaries to Bear River upstream to Highway 218. Limit 4 channel catfish.

D

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Deep Lake	Sevier County	Limit of 8 trout from Aug. 15–Dec. 31.
Deer Creek Reservoir	Wasatch County	No limit on black bullhead catfish. Anglers must not release any black bullhead catfish they catch. All black bullhead catfish must be immediately killed.
Deseret Reservoir	Tooele County	The reservoir is located at Deseret Chemical Depot, a U.S. Army facility. Open to fishing on the first Saturday of May through Oct. 31 during daylight hours. (Gate will be CLOSED and locked from dusk to dawn.) Facility CLOSED Nov. 1–Dec. 31 and Jan. 1–April 30. Fishing at Deseret Reservoir requires an on-post fishing permit. You can obtain one at the following locations: the Outdoor Recreation Shop (Building 1011, 43
Dmad Reservoir	Millard County	(NEW) Limit 40 northern pike, only two may be over 36 inches.	NEW 2027
Donkey Lake	Wayne County	(NEW) Limit 8 brook trout.	NEW 2027
Dougherty Basin Lake	Garfield County	Boulder Mountain—the lake and outflow from the dam downstream one-quarter mile. CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Dry Creek	Utah County	See Utah Lake tributaries.
Duck Creek Springs Lake	Kane County	Fishing from a boat or float tube is unlawful.
Duck Fork Creek and other tributaries to Duck Fork Reservoir	Sanpete County	Limit 2 tiger trout. CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Duck Fork Reservoir	Sanpete County	Limit 2 tiger trout. CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. Artificial flies and lures only.

E

Water as printed	County	Rule lines
East Fork Boulder Creek	Garfield County	From the confluence with West Fork Boulder Creek upstream to the headwaters. No limit for brook trout.
East Fork Little Bear River	Cache County	From Porcupine Dam downstream to the Avon-Paradise road (SR-165), second stream crossing below reservoir. Limit 2 trout or salmon (a combined total, regardless of species). Artificial flies and lures only.
East Fork Little Bear River and its tributaries	Cache County	From Porcupine Reservoir upstream to the headwaters. CLOSED Aug. 15 through 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of September.
East Fork Sevier River	Garfield and Piute counties	(a) Feeder canal from the diversion near Antimony down the channel to Otter Creek Reservoir: CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July. (b) From the BLM boundary (about four miles south of the town of Antimony) upstream to the confluence of Deer Creek: Artificial flies and lures only.
Escalante River	Garfield and Kane counties	From the confluence of Pine Creek downriver to the confluence of Lake Powell. All roundtail chub must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only.

F

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Fish Creek Reservoir	Wayne County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Fish Lake	Sevier County	No limit on yellow perch Limit 1 trout or salmon over 24 inches, regardless of species (goes toward the statewide trout limit). When ice fishing, the size of the hole may not exceed 18 inches.
Fish Lake tributary	Sevier County	See Twin Creek.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir	Daggett County	See Fishing across state lines and reciprocal fishing permits on page 10 for license

G

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Gooseberry Creek	Sanpete County	From the confluence with Upper Fish Creek upstream to Gooseberry Dam. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Gooseberry Reservoir tributaries	Sanpete County	CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Grandaddy Lake tributaries	Duchesne County	Located in the Uinta Mountains. All tributaries to Grandaddy Lake are CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Grantsville Reservoir	Tooele County	No limit for smallmouth bass. Anglers must not release any bass they catch. All bass must be immediately killed. (NEW) Any white sturgeon caught must be immediately released (limit is zero).	NEW 2027
Grassy Trail Reservoir	Carbon County	CLOSED TO FISHING.
Green River	Carbon, Daggett, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Uintah and Wayne counties	(a) From the Flaming Gorge Dam downriver to the confluence of the Colorado River: No limit for channel catfish. No limit for burbot, northern pike, smallmouth bass or walleye. Anglers may not release any of these fish, which must be immediately killed. Species of threatened and endangered fish occur in the Green River. If you catch one of these fish, you must release it immediately. See page 19 for a list of prohibit
Green River tributaries	Carbon, Duchesne, Emery and Uintah counties	Ashley Creek (Uintah County) from the confluence with the Green River upstream to the town of Vernal; Brush Creek (Uintah County) from the confluence with the Green River upstream to Red Fleet Dam; Duchesne River (Duchesne and Uintah counties) from the confluence with the Green River upstream to the Knight Diversion; White River (Uintah County) from the confluence with the Green River to the Utah-Colorado border; Wil
Gunlock Reservoir	Washington County	Limit 100 black crappie. No limit on smallmouth bass. Anglers must not release any smallmouth bass they catch. All smallmouth bass must be immediately killed. Limit 6 largemouth bass of any size.
Gunnison Bend Reservoir	Millard County	(NEW) Limit 40 northern pike, only two may be over 36 inches.	NEW 2027

H

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Hobble Creek	Utah County	See Utah Lake tributaries.
Hobbs Reservoir	Davis County	Limit 2 trout under 15 inches. All trout over 15 inches must be immediately released. Limit zero white sturgeon. Any white sturgeon caught must be immediately released. It is unlawful to take any trout species using bait. (NEW) Artificial flies and lures only EXCEPT when fishing using a single hook no smaller than size 4/0 with the intent to catch white sturgeon.	NEW 2027
Holmes Creek Reservoir	Davis County	Limit 6 largemouth bass, only 1 may be over 12 inches.
Honeymoon Lake	Wayne County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Horse Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Huntington Creek	Emery County	Below Electric Lake. (a) Right Fork (from Flood and Engineers canyons upstream to Electric Lake Dam): Limit 2 trout. Artificial flies only. (b) Left Fork (from the top of the USFS campground, near the confluence with Right Fork, to the headwaters, including all tributaries: Scad Valley Creek, Rolfson Creek, Lake Creek, Staker Creek, Millers Flat Creek and Paradise Creek): Artificial flies and lures only.
Huntington North Reservoir	Emery County	Near the city of Huntington. Limit 6 bass, only 1 may be over 12 inches.
Huntington Reservoir	Sanpete County	Near the top of Huntington Canyon. CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings.
Huntington Reservoir tributaries	Sanpete County	Near the top of Huntington Canyon. CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. Anglers are encouraged to harvest tiger trout. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.

I

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Indian Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.

J

Water as printed	County	Rule lines
Joes Valley Reservoir	Emery County	Limit 1 trout over 18 inches (goes toward the statewide trout limit).
Jones Hole Creek	Uintah County	Artificial flies and lures only.
Jordanelle Reservoir	Wasatch County	Limit 6 bass.

K

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Kolob Reservoir	Washington County	Limit 2 trout (must be under 15 inches or over 22 inches). All trout from 15 to 22 inches must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only from Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the third Saturday in May, and from the second Saturday in September through Dec. 31.
Kolob Reservoir tributaries	Washington County	From Kolob Reservoir upstream to the headwaters. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.

L

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Lake Canyon Lake	Duchesne County	Limit 2 trout, only 1 may be a cutthroat trout over 22 inches. To learn how to identify cutthroat trout in this water, see the description of Colorado River cutthroat trout on page 32. All cutthroat trout 22 inches or smaller must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED near the inlet stream, as posted for spring spawning operations.
Lake Powell	Garfield, Kane and San Juan counties	See Fishing across state lines and reciprocal fishing permits on page 10 for license and
LeBaron Reservoir	Beaver County	Fishing from a boat with a motor is unlawful.
Little Co-op Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Little Creek Reservoir	Rich County	Limit 8 trout from Aug. 1–Oct. 31 (all other times of the year, statewide trout limits apply).
Little Dell Reservoir	Salt Lake County	CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. All cutthroat trout must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only.
Little Reservoir	Beaver County	Fishing from a boat with a motor is unlawful.
Logan River	Cache County	(a) From Card Canyon Bridge upstream to the highway bridge at Red Banks Campground, including all tributary streams in between, but not including Tony Grove Lake: Limit 2 trout and whitefish (a combined total). Artificial flies and lures only. (b) From the highway bridge at Red Banks Campground upstream to the Idaho state line, including all tributaries, but not including White Pine Lake: Limit 2 trout and whitefish
Long Willow Bottom Reservoir	Garfield County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Lost Creek	Morgan County	From the bridge (culvert) approximately one-quarter mile above Lost Creek Reservoir upstream to the headwaters, EXCEPT Squaw Creek. Catch and release only. Artificial flies and lures only.
Lost Creek Reservoir	Morgan County	Limit 4 trout or kokanee salmon (a combined total). Kokanee salmon of any size may be harvested as part of the limit. No more than 3 trout may be under 15 inches. No more than 1 trout may be over 22 inches. All trout between 15 and 22 inches must be immediately released. Trout and salmon may not be filleted, and their heads or tails may not be removed in the field or in transit.
Lower Fish Creek (Price River)	Carbon and Utah counties	From the railroad bridge (approximately one mile below the Scofield Reservoir dam) downstream to the confluence with the White River. Artificial flies and lures only.
Lower Stillwater Ponds	Duchesne County	All ponds in the complex. (NEW) Limit 2 trout.	NEW 2027

M

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Mammoth Creek	Garfield County	From the canal diversion (about three miles upstream from the Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery), upstream 7.5 miles to the end of Hatch Meadow and the beginning of summer home sites. Limit 2 trout between 10 and 15 inches. All trout less than 10 inches or over 15 inches must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only.
Manning Meadow Reservoir, tributaries and spillway	Piute County	CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Mantua Reservoir	Box Elder County	(NEW) Limit 15 bluegill. (NEW) No limit for walleye. Anglers must not release any walleye they catch. All walleye must be immediately killed.	NEW 2027
McGath Lake	Garfield County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Minersville Reservoir	Beaver County	Limit 1 trout over 22 inches. All trout 22 inches or smaller must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only. Cement outlet channel between the dam and spillway pond, approximately 55 feet long, is CLOSED.
Mona Reservoir	Juab County	Limits for all species are double the statewide limits listed on page 9.
Moon Lake	Duchesne County	Limit 2 splake (goes toward the statewide trout limit).
Mountain Dell Creek	Salt Lake County	(a) From Mountain Dell Reservoir upstream to Little Dell Dam: CLOSED TO FISHING. (b) From Little Dell Reservoir upstream to the headwaters: CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Mountain Dell Reservoir	Salt Lake County	CLOSED TO FISHING.
Mud Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.

N

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Navajo Lake	Kane County	Limit 1 trout or Arctic grayling over 22 inches, regardless of species (goes toward the statewide trout limit). (NEW) Limit 1 tiger muskie, any size.	NEW 2027
Newcastle Reservoir	Iron County	Limit 2 wiper.
Newton Reservoir	Cache County	(NEW) Limit 1 tiger muskie over 40 inches. Unlawful to use whole fish for bait. Cut bait must not be larger than one inch in any dimension and no more than one piece per hook.	NEW 2027

O

Water as printed	County	Rule lines
Oak Creek Reservoir (Upper Bowns Reservoir)	Garfield County	Limit 16 brook trout.
Ogden River	Weber County	From Pineview Dam downstream to the first bridge, approximately one-half mile. CLOSED TO FISHING.
Otter Creek Stream	Piute County	From Otter Creek Reservoir upstream to the Angle Diversion. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.

P

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Pacer Lake	Garfield County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Panguitch Lake	Garfield County	Limit 4 trout (a combined total). No more than 2 may be cutthroat or tiger trout under 15 inches, and no more than 1 may be a cutthroat or tiger trout over 22 inches. All cutthroat and tiger trout from 15 to 22 inches must be immediately released. Trout may not be filleted and the heads or tails may not be removed in the field or in transit. Any trout with cutthroat markings is considered to be a cutthroat trout. To
Panguitch Lake tributaries	Garfield County	Excluding Blue Springs Creek upstream from Bunker Creek Road Bridge. (The bridge is approximately one mile upstream from Panguitch Lake.) Also excluding Clear Creek upstream from the Panguitch Lake North Shore Highway, located approximately onequarter mile upstream from Panguitch Lake. Limit 2 cutthroat or tiger trout (a combined total); no more than 2 may be under 15 inches, and no more than 1 may be a cutthroat or
Paragonah (Red Creek) Reservoir tributaries	Iron County	CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Parleys Creek	Salt Lake County	(a) From Mountain Dell Reservoir upstream to SR-65. CLOSED TO FISHING. (b) From SR-65 upstream to the headwaters. CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Pelican Lake	Uintah County	(NEW) No limit for bullhead. Anglers must not release any common carp they catch. All common carp must be immediately killed. An angler may use up to six lines when fishing through the ice. If the angler is using more than two lines, the angler’s name must be attached to each line, pole or tip-up, and the angler may check only their lines.	NEW 2027
Pine Creek Reservoir	Wayne County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Pine Hollow	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Pine Lake inflow	Garfield County	Inflow, including the spawning channel. CLOSED TO FISHING.
Pine Valley Reservoir	Washington County	Fishing from a boat or float tube is unlawful.
Pineview Reservoir	Weber County	Limit 20 crappie. CLOSED to the possession of tiger muskie. All tiger muskie must be immediately released. Unlawful to use whole fish for bait. Cut bait must not be larger than one inch in any dimension and no more than one piece per hook.
Pond at Poulter Preserve	Weber County	Artificial flies and lures only and catch-and-release only fishing is allowed from 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of Sept. through the third Saturday in May. At all other times of the year, there is a 2-fish limit.
Porcupine Reservoir	Cache County	Limit 12 trout and kokanee salmon, only 4 may be rainbow, cutthroat or brown trout (a combined total). To take 12 fish, you must possess at least 8 kokanee. See East Fork Little Bear River. Operating a boat above wakeless speed is prohibited. An angler may use up to six lines when fishing through the ice. If the angler is using more than two lines, the angler’s name must be attached to each line, pole or tip-up, and
Provo River	Summit, Utah and Wasatch counties	(a) From Lakeview Parkway Bridge upstream to I-15 (Utah County): All suckers must be immediately released. CLOSED to walleye possession from March 1 through 6 a.m. on the first Saturday of May. No limit on northern pike. Anglers must not release any northern pike they catch. All northern pike must be immediately killed. (b) From I-15 upstream to Olmstead Diversion Dam (Utah County): Statewide regulations apply. (c) F
Provo River Delta	Utah County	All suckers must be immediately released. CLOSED to walleye possession from March 1 through 6 a.m. on the first Saturday of May. No limit on northern pike. Anglers must not release any northern pike they catch. All northern pike must be immediately killed.

Q

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Quail Creek Reservoir (Quail Lake)	Washington County	No limit on smallmouth bass. Anglers must not release any smallmouth bass they catch. All smallmouth bass must be immediately killed. Limit 6 largemouth bass of any size

R

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Red Butte Creek and Red Butte Reservoir	Salt Lake County	Upstream of entrance to Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area to the headwaters: CLOSED TO FISHING.
Red Fleet Reservoir	Uintah County	Limit 50 bluegill, green sunfish, black crappie and yellow perch (a combined total) and no more than 20 of those fish may be black crappie.
Redmond Lake	Sevier County	(NEW) Limit 40 northern pike, only two may be over 36 inches.	NEW 2027
Right Fork of Logan River	Cache County	See Logan River.
Road Hollow	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Round Willow Bottom Reservoir	Garfield County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027

S

Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Sage Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
San Juan River	San Juan County	From Lake Powell to the Utah-Colorado state line. No limit for channel catfish. No limit for burbot, northern pike, smallmouth bass or walleye. Anglers may not release any of these fish, which must be immediately killed. Species of threatened and endangered fish occur in the San Juan River. If you catch one of these fish, you must release it immediately. See page 19 for a list of prohibited fish.
San Juan River tributaries	San Juan County	Comb Wash (San Juan County) from the confluence with the San Juan River upstream to headwaters; Montezuma Creek (San Juan County) from the confluence with the San Juan River upstream to headwaters; Recapture Creek (San Juan County) from the confluence with the San Juan River upstream to the Recapture Reservoir dam. No limit for channel catfish. No limit for burbot, northern pike, smallmouth bass or walleye. Anglers m
Sand Hollow Reservoir	Washington County	Limit 8 largemouth bass of any size. No limit on smallmouth bass. Anglers must not release any smallmouth bass they catch. All smallmouth bass must be immediately killed.
Santa Clara River	Washington County	No limit on smallmouth bass.
Scofield Reservoir	Carbon and Utah counties	Limit 4 trout (a combined total). No more than 2 may be cutthroat or tiger trout under 15 inches, and no more than 1 may be a cutthroat or tiger trout over 22 inches. All cutthroat and tiger trout from 15 to 22 inches must be immediately released. Trout may not be filleted, and the heads or tails may not be removed in the field or in transit. Any trout with cutthroat markings is considered to be a cutthroat trout. To
Scofield Reservoir tributaries	Carbon, Sanpete and Utah counties	Including Gooseberry Creek. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Scout Lake	Garfield County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Sevier River	Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sevier, Sanpete, Juab and Millard counties	(NEW) Limit 40 northern pike, only two may be over 36 inches.	NEW 2027
Sheep Creek	Daggett County	From Flaming Gorge Reservoir upstream to the Ashley National Forest boundary. CLOSED Aug. 15 through 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of November.
Sheep Creek Lake	Daggett County	Limit 2 trout, only 1 may be a cutthroat trout over 22 inches. To learn how to identify cutthroat trout in this water, see the description of Colorado River cutthroat trout on page 50. All cutthroat trout 22 inches or smaller must be immediately released. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED near the spawning trap and portions of the lake and canal, as posted during spring spawning operations.
Soldier Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Solitaire Lake	Garfield County	(NEW) CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on April 1 and Dec. 1–31.	NEW 2027
Spanish Fork River	Utah County	See Utah Lake tributaries.
Spring Creek	Utah County	See Utah Lake tributaries.
Spring Run Creek	Utah County	See Utah Lake tributaries.
Squaw Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Stansbury Lake	Tooele County	CLOSED to the possession of largemouth bass. Limit 10 bluegill, green sunfish and black crappie (a combined total). Limit 2 channel catfish.
Starvation Reservoir	Duchesne County	Limit 10 bluegill, green sunfish, black crappie and yellow perch (a combined total). (NEW) Limit 20 walleye under 15 inches, and no more than 1 walleye over 20 inches. All walleye 15–20 inches must be immediately released.	NEW 2027
Stateline Reservoir	Summit County	Limit 4 trout, and no more than 1 may be a lake trout over 22 inches. All lake trout under 22 inches must be immediately released. (NEW) Limit 8 kokanee salmon (in addition to the daily limit of 4 trout).	NEW 2027
Strawberry Reservoir	Wasatch County	Limit 4 trout or kokanee salmon (a combined total). No more than 2 may be cutthroat trout under 15 inches, and no more than 1 may be a cutthroat trout over 22 inches. All cutthroat trout from 15 to 22 inches must be immediately released. Trout and salmon may not be filleted, and the heads or tails may not be removed in the field or in transit. Anglers are encouraged to voluntarily release all cutthroat trout. Any tro
Strawberry Reservoir tributaries	Wasatch County	(a) Indian Creek and all tributaries to Indian Creek, Squaw Creek, the Strawberry River from Strawberry Reservoir upstream to USFS Road 124 (Bull Springs Road), Co-op Creek from the confluence with the Strawberry River upstream to US-40, and the Central Utah Project Canal (commonly known as the “steps” or “ladders”) from the fencedin upper concrete step structure upstream to the tunnel at US-40. CLOSED TO FISHING YEA
Strawberry River	Duchesne and Wasatch counties	From the confluence with Red Creek, near Pinnacles, upstream to Soldier Creek Dam, including all flowing water, standing water, and instream lakes and ponds. Artificial flies and lures only. No overnight camping on division land.
Swan Creek	Rich County	See Bear Lake tributaries.

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Water as printed	County	Rule lines
Temple Fork	Cache County	See Logan River.
Tony Grove Lake	Cache County	Limit of 8 trout from Aug. 15–Dec. 31.
Trail Hollow	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Trout Creek	Wasatch County	See Strawberry Reservoir tributaries.
Twin Creek	Sevier County	Tributary to Fish Lake. CLOSED TO FISHING.

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Water as printed	County	Rule lines
Uinta Mountains lakes and streams	Summit County	Beaver Lake, Bridger Lake, Marsh Lake, Quarter Corner Lake and Teapot Lake: Limit 8 trout from Aug.15–Dec. 31.
Um Creek	Sevier and Wayne counties	From Forsyth Reservoir upstream to the headwaters, including the right and left forks. Artificial flies and lures only.
Upper Bowns Reservoir (Oak Creek Reservoir)	Garfield County	Limit 16 brook trout.
Upper Kents Lake inflow	Beaver County	Inflow, approximately 900 feet, from the mouth up to the waterfall. CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Utah Lake	Utah County	Limit 6 largemouth or smallmouth bass (a combined total), only 1 may be over 12 inches. No limit on northern pike. Anglers must not release any northern pike they catch. All northern pike must be immediately killed. All suckers must be immediately released.
Utah Lake tributaries	Utah County	(a) Including but not limited to tributaries west of I-15: American Fork Creek, Beer Creek, Dry Creek, Hobble Creek, Spanish Fork River, Spring Creek and Spring Run Creek: All suckers must be immediately released. CLOSED to the possession of walleye from March 1 through 6 a.m. on the first Saturday of May. No limit on northern pike. Anglers must not release any northern pike they catch. All northern pike must be imme

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Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Virgin River	Washington County	No limit on smallmouth bass.

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Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Weber River	Summit County	(a) From the first I-80 bridge upstream from Echo Reservoir (near Exit 164) upstream to the I-80 bridge near Wanship (near Exit 156): Limit 2 trout. Artificial flies and lures only. (b) From the Great Salt Lake to Echo Reservoir dam: All cutthroat trout—or trout with cutthroat markings—must be immediately released. To learn how to identify cutthroat trout in this water, see the description of Bonneville cutthroat tro
West Fork Duchesne River	Duchesne and Wasatch counties	From the confluence with Wolf Creek upstream to the headwaters, excluding Wolf Creek. Limit 2 cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings (included in statewide limit). To learn how to identify cutthroat trout in this water, see the description of Colorado River cutthroat trout on page 64. Artificial flies and lures only. CLOSED May 15 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Wheeler Creek	Weber County	From the confluence with the Ogden River upstream to SR-39 (approximately onequarter mile). CLOSED TO FISHING.
White River	Uintah County	See Green River tributaries.
Whitney Reservoir tributaries	Summit County	CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Willard Bay Reservoir and inlet channel	Box Elder County	Limit 10 crappie. Limit 15 yellow perch. (NEW) Limit 6 walleye over 18 inches. Only 1 walleye may be over 24 inches. Possession and use of commercially sold and preserved gizzard shad is allowed. Otherwise, possession of gizzard shad, dead or alive, is unlawful.	NEW 2027
Willard Peak Pond (formerly called The Pond at Willard Bay)	Box Elder County	Limit 5 bluegill. Limit 1 channel catfish. Limit 1 largemouth bass.

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Water as printed	County	Rule lines	Flag
Yankee Meadow Reservoir inlet	Iron County	CLOSED Jan. 1 through 6 a.m. on the second Saturday of July.
Yuba Reservoir	Juab and Sanpete counties	Limits for all species (except for tiger muskellunge) are double the statewide limits listed on page 9. Limit 1 tiger muskellunge over 40 inches. All tiger muskellunge under 40 inches must be immediately released. Setline fishing is allowed. Angler feedback, biological data and you Wherever you fish—whether it’s a big reservoir, a slow river or a bustling community pond—you probably have an opinion about fishing in U

2027 Utah Fishing Guidebook, p. 35-58 (effective January 1, 2027; DWR PDF), read November 11, 2026.

Answers

Utah specific-water rules, answered

How many Utah waters have their own rules?

179 headings in the 2027 guidebook list, including 37 cross-references.

Which entries are new in 2027?

27 headings carry the NEW mark and take effect January 1, 2027.

Do the other entries apply now?

Yes. Entries without the NEW mark also appear in the 2026 guidebook, which is in force through December 31, 2026.

What does a cross-reference entry mean?

The heading points to another entry, such as a creek that follows its reservoir or the Utah Lake tributaries.

Why are some waters plain text?

Those headings have no water page on this site yet, or cover a stretch of stream DWR does not describe on Fish Utah.

Does a water entry cancel the statewide limit?

Only for the species and methods it names; everything else follows the statewide table.

Where are the community pond rules?

On the Utah community fisheries page; those ponds share one set of rules.

Are DWR emergency changes listed here?

No. They are short-term notices; each affected water page and the license page carry them with their end dates.