Utah Lake and the Jordan River
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Utah Lake and the Jordan River, as the state words them
Utah County · Lake · UT
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
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
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 | 8 | - | Statewide |
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 Anglers must not release any northern pike they catch. All northern pike must be immediately killed. | No limit on northern pike | - | This water |
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 | No limit | - | Statewide |
Tiger muskellunge | 1 over 40 inches | min. over 40 inches | Statewide |
Trout, kokanee salmon and Arctic grayling | 4 (a combined total) | - | Statewide |
Walleye | 10, only 1 over 24 inches | min. only 1 over 24 inches | Statewide |
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 |
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.
- All fishBait Dead white bass may be used as bait only in Utah Lake and the Jordan River.
- Northern pike, white bassGear Northern pike and white bass only.
- northern pikeMay legally dispose of this fish without violating the state's wasting laws.
- largemouth or smallmouth bassDaily limit 6 largemouth or smallmouth bass (a combined total), only 1 may be over 12 inchesSize only 1 may be over 12 inches
- northern pikeDaily limit No limit on northern pikeAnglers must not release any northern pike they catch. All northern pike must be immediately killed.
- suckersAll suckers must be immediately released.
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- 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 Utah Lake and the Jordan River'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
Local services near Utah Lake and the Jordan River
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