10-01-2003, 10:03 PM
[cool]My understanding is that all states touched by the Colorado River or any of it's lakeshores are subject to the dual permit laws. The upside of that is that you can cross over into the other state and fish from the other state's shoreline...not just launch and fish from your home state.
The residents up and down the river take advantage of this all the time, to get to better fishing spots on the other side of the "fence". In Utah, the folks who fish Lake Powell are happy to pay the extra permit, because it gives them access to marinas on the Arizona side that can be great fishing at different times of the year.
It is much better than having to buy out of state licenses whenever you wanna go across the river or launch on the other side of a lake.
Then, if you fish the lower parts of the Colorado River, above Yuma, you also have to buy tribal permits, since much of the river flows across land deeded to the native American nations in the area. They can ding you another twenty to thirty dollars for a weekend of fishing on their land.
The good news? They don't charge any extra for the rattlesnakes. Lots of them along the river. Makes night fishing for catfish an "interesting" experience for bank anglers. That and the fifty pound flathead cats that are plentiful down there.
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The residents up and down the river take advantage of this all the time, to get to better fishing spots on the other side of the "fence". In Utah, the folks who fish Lake Powell are happy to pay the extra permit, because it gives them access to marinas on the Arizona side that can be great fishing at different times of the year.
It is much better than having to buy out of state licenses whenever you wanna go across the river or launch on the other side of a lake.
Then, if you fish the lower parts of the Colorado River, above Yuma, you also have to buy tribal permits, since much of the river flows across land deeded to the native American nations in the area. They can ding you another twenty to thirty dollars for a weekend of fishing on their land.
The good news? They don't charge any extra for the rattlesnakes. Lots of them along the river. Makes night fishing for catfish an "interesting" experience for bank anglers. That and the fifty pound flathead cats that are plentiful down there.
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