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Fishing regulations at First Salt Creek, UT
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Fishing regulations in Utah can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Common carp as of April 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Seasons
No bag limit. No size limit. No closed season.
You may use a variety of techniques to take common carp—including angling, traps, archery, dipnets, cast nets, liftnets, seines, crossbow, a handheld spear from above the surface of the water, or underwater spearfishing—to take common carp in any water during its open fishing season.
You may also use artificial lights while bowfishing for carp. Carp are the only nongame fish you may take in the following waters:
- Ash Creek
- Beaver Dam Wash
- Colorado River
- Diamond Fork
- Duchesne River (from the Myton SR-40 bridge to the confluence with the Green River)
- Fort Pierce Wash
- Green River (from the Colorado state line in Browns Park upstream to Flaming Gorge Dam, including Gorge Creek, a tributary that enters the Green River at Little Hole)
- Green River (from the confluence with the Colorado River upstream to the Colorado state line in Dinosaur National Monument)
- Hobble Creek
- La Verkin Creek
- Main Canyon Creek (tributary to Wallsburg Creek)
- Provo River (below Deer Creek Dam)
- Raft River (from the Idaho state line, including all tributaries)
- San Juan River
- Santa Clara River (from Pine Valley Reservoir downstream to the confluence with the Virgin River)
- Snake Valley waters (west and north of US-6 and the part of US-6 and US-50 in Millard and Juab counties)
- Spanish Fork River
- Thistle Creek
- Virgin River (main stem and the north and east forks)
- Weber River
- White River (Uintah County)
- Yellow Creek
Cyprinus carpio
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FAQ about First Salt Creek fishing
- Common carp - 3 members reported to have caught this fish
- Hybrid striped bass - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- Channel catfish - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @jose.l.cortez reported a nice Hybrid striped bass.
- @omarsstuccoplastering reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @Kokanee_King reported a nice Channel catfish.
- @Catfish-jimmy reported a nice Common carp.
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