2026 regulation year
Pelican Lake (Uintah County) 2026 — Utah Fishing Regulations
Utah statewide rules apply unless overridden below.
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Pelican Lake (Uintah County) carries a special-regulation overlay on top of Utah's 2026 fishing rules. Verify the agency booklet before launching: in-season changes are not yet wired to this page.
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State-level special regulation
UDWR panfish-management lake — limit 15 bluegill, only 5 of which may exceed 8 in; limit 50 bullhead; no limit on common carp; one of the country's most renowned trophy-bluegill waters in the Uinta Basin (vs the statewide panfish defaults)
Source: Utah special-water list
Official source
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) publishes the authoritative 2026 Utah fishing regulations. Special-regulation lakes and rivers are listed in the agency booklet — always verify before fishing.
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Emergency-order channel
In-season closures, slot-limit changes, and run-count-driven harvest pauses are posted to Utah Division of Wildlife Resources's emergency-order feed — check it before any Utah trip during the active season.
Other special-regulation waters in Utah
- Bear Lake
- Bear River drainage
- Boulder Mountain (Aquarius Plateau)
- Calder Reservoir (Uintah County)
- Causey Reservoir
- Currant Creek (Wasatch County)
- Deer Creek Reservoir
- Family Fishing Waters
- Fish Lake
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Green River + Yampa + White + listed eastern UT drainages
- Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam
Frequently asked questions
- What special fishing regulations apply at Pelican Lake (Uintah County)?
- Pelican Lake (Uintah County) carries one special-regulation overlay that overrides Utah's statewide 2026 rules. It reads: "UDWR panfish-management lake — limit 15 bluegill, only 5 of which may exceed 8 in; limit 50 bullhead; no limit on common carp; one of the country's most renowned trophy-bluegill waters in the Uinta Basin (vs the statewide panfish defaults)." Every overlay on this water body is listed in full above.
- Do I need a fishing license to fish Pelican Lake (Uintah County)?
- Yes. Pelican Lake (Uintah County) is in Utah, so a valid Utah fishing license is required just as it is anywhere else in the state, issued by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR). The special regulations on this page change the bag, size, slot, or gear rules for Pelican Lake; they do not waive the license requirement. Free-fishing days and youth exemptions follow the statewide Utah rules.
- Do Pelican Lake (Uintah County)'s special rules replace Utah's statewide limits?
- Only where they conflict. Utah's statewide 2026 regulations apply on Pelican Lake by default; the overlays above replace the matching statewide rule for the species or gear they name, while everything not specifically overridden still follows the statewide rule. When a water-body rule and the statewide rule disagree, the water-body rule wins.