05-09-2023, 06:50 PM
The issue of using sucker meat in Utah Lake has been discussed before on this forum. The proclamation states:
Dead mountain sucker, white sucker, Utah sucker, redside shiner, speckled dace, mottled sculpin, fathead minnow (all color variants, including rosy red minnows), Utah chub and common carp may be used as bait anywhere bait is permitted.
Then it states in the water specific regulation:
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 release any tagged northern pike they catch. All untagged 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.
So it states you must release all suckers caught, but doesn't prohibit the use of sucker meat according to the proclamation. Proceed with caution, it can be interpreted both ways. Do you gamble?
Dead mountain sucker, white sucker, Utah sucker, redside shiner, speckled dace, mottled sculpin, fathead minnow (all color variants, including rosy red minnows), Utah chub and common carp may be used as bait anywhere bait is permitted.
Then it states in the water specific regulation:
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 release any tagged northern pike they catch. All untagged 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.
So it states you must release all suckers caught, but doesn't prohibit the use of sucker meat according to the proclamation. Proceed with caution, it can be interpreted both ways. Do you gamble?