R657-13-14. Taking Nongame Fish

  (1)(a) As provided in this Section, a person possessing a valid Utah fishing or combination license may take nongame fish for personal, noncommercial purposes during the open fishing season set for the given body of water.

  (b) A person may not take any species of fish designated as prohibited in Section R657-13-13.

  (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), nongame fish may be taken by angling, traps, bow and arrow, liftnets, dipnets, cast nets, seine, or spear in any water of the state with an open fishing season.

  (b) Nongame fish may not be taken in the following waters, except carp may be taken by angling, archery, crossbow, spear, or underwater spearfishing statewide:

  (i) San Juan River;

  (ii) Colorado River;

  (iii) Green River (from confluence with Colorado River upstream to Colorado state line in Dinosaur National Monument);

  (iv) Green River (from Colorado state line in Brown's Park upstream to Flaming Gorge Dam, including Gorge Creek, a tributary entering the Green River at Little Hole);

  (v) White River (Uintah County);

  (vi) Duchesne River (from Myton to confluence with Green River);

  (vii) Virgin River (Main stem, North, and East Forks).

  (viii) Ash Creek;

  (ix) Beaver Dam Wash;

  (x) Fort Pierce Wash;

  (xi) La Verkin Creek;

  (xii) Santa Clara River (Pine Valley Reservoir downstream to the confluence with the Virgin River);

  (xiii) Diamond Fork;

  (xiv) Thistle Creek;

  (xv) Main Canyon Creek (tributary to Wallsburg Creek);

  (xvi) Provo River (below Deer Creek Dam);

  (xvii) Spanish Fork River;

  (xviii) Hobble Creek (Utah County);

  (xix) Snake Valley waters (west and north of US-6 and that part of US-6 and US-50 in Millard and Juab counties);

  (xx) Raft River (from the Idaho state line, including all tributaries);

  (xxi) Weber River; and

  (xxii) Yellow Creek.

  (c) Nongame fish, may be taken by underwater spearfishing in the waters and under the conditions specified in Section R657-13-9.

  (3) Seines shall not exceed 10 feet in length or width.

  (4) Cast nets must not exceed 10 feet in diameter.

  (5) Except as provided in Section R657-13-21, lawfully taken nongame fish shall be either released or killed immediately upon removing them from the water, however, they may not be left or abandoned on the shoreline.