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2012 General Statewide Bag & Posession Limits
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Any trout, salmon or grayling that is not immediately released and
that’s held in your possession—whether the fish is dead or alive—is part
of your bag and possession limit.
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A trout, salmon or grayling may not be released if it’s been held in or
on a stringer, fish basket, livewell or by any other device.
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Any fish that doesn’t meet the size, bag or species rules for the water
you’re fishing must be returned to the water immediately.
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In Utah, the bag and possession limits are the same. For example, once
you’ve harvested a limit of trout you cannot harvest any more trout
until you’ve consumed or donated at least some of the trout you’ve
harvested. So, if you eat one trout, you can harvest one more the next
day; if you eat a full limit, you can harvest a full limit the next day.
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You may not fish at waters that have a specific bag or size limit if you
possess fish in violation of that limit. For example, if the cutthroat
trout limit at a river you’d like to fish is two cutthroats, and you
harvested three cutthroats earlier that day at another water, you can’t
fish at that river until you consume or donate at least one of the
cutthroats you harvested earlier.
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Residents and nonresidents who are under 12 years of age may fish
without a license and take a full bag and possession limit.
The following general bag and possession limits apply statewide, except
as provided in the Rules for Specific Waters section of the fishing guide:
General Possession Limits for Utah Game Fish Species
*On some waters, specific bag or size restrictions apply. Please
see the Rules for Specific Waters section of the Fishing Guide.
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