Fishing

White sturgeon are a dinosaur-like fish that can live for decades and grow longer than a pickup truck. They're not native to Utah. So why is a state agency introducing them?

In other news, a bat tested positive for rabies in Weber County, the fourth in Utah this year. And, you can light fireworks at the Bonneville Salt Flats on the Fourth of July this year.

In other news, Eva Lopez Chavez, who was being investigated for sexual misconduct, has been removed from the Salt Lake City Council for living outside district boundaries.

Utah is one of only two states that don't already have their own historical museum. In other news, white sturgeon may get stocked in two northern Utah reservoirs.

In other news, fish are being stocked in Utah's reservoirs early ahead of near-record heat this week. And, another Utah lawmaker has decided not to run for reelection.

We're joined by author Kirk Wallace Johnson to discuss the story of white fishermen and Vietnamese shrimpers clashing on the Texas coast in the 1970s and ‘80s.

Drought means less water and less oxygen for Utah's fish, putting them under increased stress and requiring more care from anglers this summer.

I sit on the front swivel seat of a drift boat gliding across the smooth water of Newton Reservoir. The sun begins to send morning rays of brilliance over the Cache Mountains.

The Green River is Utah’s largest stream and draws fishermen from around the world for its year-round trout fishery. With thousands of trout per mile in stretches, it is an angler's dream — one that retired fly fishing guide 78-year-old Emmett Heath is living in.

In other news, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is asking anglers to harvest specific fish in four water bodies. And, a $152 million road project began in San Juan County.