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Here’s how extreme drought has changed fishing in Utah

Wildlife officials have raised limits in areas where fish might struggle, and changed how they stock lakes and reservoirs.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rainbow trout are put into Smith and Morehouse Reservoir by Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Last year’s extreme drought conditions have led Utah officials to consider how hot temperatures and less water could kill fish throughout the state.