2013 Utah Fishing Guidebook

The 2013 Utah Fishing Guidebook summarizes the laws and rules that govern fishing in Utah. The guidebook is designed to be a convenient quick-reference document for fishing regulations. You can use the references in the guidebook to search for the detailed statute or rule that underpins the guidebook summary.

PDFs

You can download the 2013 Utah Fishing Guidebook in Adobe PDF format. Adobe's free Acrobat Reader is required to view or print the guidebook.

• PDF — (23 MB)
• PDF with low-resolution photos — (2 MB)

eBooks

You can also download the 2013 Utah Fishing Guidebook in a digital book format. You can view the ePub file using either Barnes and Noble's free NOOK reader for Windows, Mac, Android, iPad or iPhone or Apple's free iBooks reader for iPhone and iPad. (Note: Read how to transfer ePubs to your Nook reader.

If you're a Kindle user, you should follow these instructions to transfer the guidebook to your reader. You can also view the guidebook in Kindle format using Amazon.com's free Kindle reader for Windows, Mac, Android, iPad, iPhone, Windows Phone 7 or Blackberry.

• iBooks- and Nook-compatible ePub format — (13 MB)
• Kindle format — (4 MB)

Note: This is the final edition of the 2013 Utah Fishing Guidebook. If you downloaded the draft edition on or before November 30, 2012 please make sure you pick up or download the final edition.

Emergency changes to the guidebook

• DAILY BAG LIMIT INCREASE FOR TIGER MUSKIE: Cottonwood Reservoir (Uintah County) (PDF format)
  • The daily bag and possession limit is increased from 1 tiger muskie over 40 inches to 2 tiger muskie of any size. This change is effective from May 1, 2013 to January 1, 2014. The Division's Northeastern Region Office has plans to treat Cottonwood Reservoir to remove carp, black bullhead and other undersirable species in October 2013. Limits are being temporarily liberalized to allow anglers to harvest fish that would otherwise be lost.

• DAILY BAG LIMIT INCREASE FOR RAINBOW TROUT: Ken's Lake (San Juan County) (PDF format)
  • The daily bag and possession limit for rainbow trout is increased to 8 trout. This change is effective from May 13, 2013 to January 1, 2014. Drought-like conditions will require the lake to be drained to low levels. The low water level at the lake will likely result in the loss of stocked rainbow trout. Limits are being temporarily liberalized to allow anglers to harvest rainbow trout that would otherwise be lost.

• DAILY BAG LIMIT INCREASE FOR TROUT: Spirit Reservoir (Daggett County) (PDF format)
  • The daily bag and possession limit for trout is increased to 8 trout. This change is effective from June 1, 2013 to January 1, 2014. The Division's Northeastern Region Office has plans to treat the Middle Fork Sheep Creek drainage, including Spirit Lake, with the piscicide rotenone in September 2013. Limits are being temporarily liberalized to allow anglers to harvest fish that would otherwise be lost.