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Lake Powell

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Lake Powell, as the state words them

Kane County · Lake · UT

Has its own special rules
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Today's rule hereParsed

Season
Utah has a year-round fishing season for most waterbodies. It runs from Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025.Statewide
Gear
No line may have attached to it more than three baited hooks, three artificial flies or three artificial lures.Statewide
Bait
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Poles
you can fish with two poles at any water in the state during its open fishing seasonStatewide
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Black crappie and white crappie
50 (a combined total)-Statewide
Bluegill and green sunfish
50 (a combined total)-Statewide
Bonneville cisco
30-Statewide
Bullhead
24-Statewide
Burbot
No limit-Statewide
channel catfish
25 channel catfish-This water
Crayfish
No limit-Statewide
Kokanee salmon
See trout limit next column-Statewide
Largemouth and smallmouth bass
6 (a combined total)-Statewide
Nongame species
No Limit-Statewide
Northern pike
20, only 1 over 36 inchesmin. only 1 over 36 inchesStatewide
Roundtail chub
Varies by water: limit 2 (Most Utah fisheries)
The statewide limit for roundtail chub is 2 fish unless otherwise specified in the Rules for specific waters .-Statewide
Sacramento perch
10-Statewide
striped bass
Fish may be filleted at any time. Anglers may possess filleted fish.
No limit on striped bass-This water
Tiger muskellunge
1 over 40 inchesmin. over 40 inchesStatewide
Trout, kokanee salmon and Arctic grayling
4 (a combined total)-Statewide
walleye
Fish may be filleted at any time. Anglers may possess filleted fish.
No limit on walleye-This water
Whitefish
10-Statewide
White bass
No limit-Statewide
Wiper
3-Statewide
Yellow perch
50-Statewide
nongame fish
Nongame fish that are legal to take must either be released or killed immediately after you remove them from the water. You may not leave them on the shoreline.-Statewide
game fish or crayfish
a legal limit-Statewide
smallmouth bass
20 smallmouth bass-This water
largemouth bass
5 largemouth bass-This water
crappie
10 crappie-This water

The official text, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from UT's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

Whole water
  • All fish
    Bait Dead shad from Lake Powell may be used as bait only in Lake Powell. It is illegal to remove dead shad from the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
  • All fish
    Bait Dead striped bass from Lake Powell may be used as bait or chum only in Lake Powell.
  • striped bass
    May legally dispose of this fish without violating the state's wasting laws.
  • smallmouth bass
    Daily limit 20 smallmouth bass
  • largemouth bass
    Daily limit 5 largemouth bass
  • crappie
    Daily limit 10 crappie
  • channel catfish
    Daily limit 25 channel catfish
  • striped bass
    Daily limit No limit on striped bassGear Gaffs may be used to land striped bass only.
    Fish may be filleted at any time. Anglers may possess filleted fish.
  • walleye
    Daily limit No limit on walleye
    Fish may be filleted at any time. Anglers may possess filleted fish.
  • All fish
    Archery (and underwater spearfishing) are prohibited within: one-quarter mile of all existing developed areas; one-quarter mile of any structure; Rainbow Bridge National Monument; one-quarter mile of Dangling Rope Marina; one hundred yards (300 feet) of any boats.

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

Where this rule applies

This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in Lake Powell's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
UT official fishing regulations
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.
Special rules - Lake Powell
This water
UT official fishing regulations
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.

Local services near Lake Powell

Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

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