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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 02:39

New Utah Catch-And-Release Record Channel Catfish

Written by Dave Webb
DWR reports that Utah has a new catch-and-release record for channel catfish! John Konzelman caught this 36-inch fish on April 16. More details to come.  
  A USU study finds that fishing brings in $259 million or more annually for Utah economy. The Salt Lake Tribune has this article about the study. Below are excerpts.   The economists say that conservatively, they estimate anglers contributed $259 million in direct spending to fish in Utah in 2011 — about $184 million of that spent specifically to fish Utah’s Blue Ribbon waters.   This study showed that Wasatch County benefitted the most from Blue Ribbon Fisheries, with more than $110 million of total economic input from anglers heading to waters like Strawberry Reservoir, the middle Provo River,…

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