Who knew corn could make headline news? But for anglers, the Utah Wildlife Board’s approval last week of corn as bait on limited Utah waters is big news. Flaming Gorge is among the very limited waters where anglers can fish with corn starting
January 1st, 2017
. Utah was the only state in the west where corn was not allowed to be used as bait but last week’s approval doesn’t guarantee the change will be permanent. DWR sport fisheries coordinator Randy Oplinger says officials will be looking for any negative effects such as littering on the shore or waters. “If we find that is has [negative results],” says Oplinger, “ we can recommend not allowing corn as bait in 2019.”
