"These waters receive a lot of fishing pressure," Cushing said. "Most of the fish we stock are caught two or three days after we stock them. Then fishing usually slows down until we can stock the water again."

Cushing says lowering the limit would keep fish in these waters for a longer period of time. And that would improve fishing for everyone.

"Each time you went out, you'd have a better chance at catching a fish because many of the fish we stocked would still be in the water," he said.

Based on suggestions from the directors and from anglers, biologists recommend lowering the daily limit at the community waters to two fish a day. They're also recommending that largemouth bass be protected under a catch-and-release only regulation.

"Largemouth bass don't spawn until they're at least eight inches long," Cushing said. "Very few of the bass in these waters ever make it to that length without being caught.

"The community waters that have bass also have bluegill. We need the bass to keep the bluegill populations under control. If the bluegill populations get too large, the bluegill won't reach a size that most anglers want to catch."

Changes at Kolob Reservoir — Some anglers who fish at Kolob Reservoir in southwestern Utah have asked the DWR to consider changing the trout limit at the reservoir. They hope the change will bring more families and children to the reservoir to fish.

Under the current rules, anglers may fish at Kolob with artificial flies and lures only. They can keep only one trout, and that trout must be at least 18 inches long.

After a cabin owner near the reservoir circulated a petition last fall, the Wildlife Advisory Council in southwestern Utah asked the DWR to assemble an advisory committee to suggest various options.

"This committee worked really hard, and we appreciate their efforts," said Roger Wilson, cold water sport fisheries coordinator for the DWR.

"The committee has come up with a compromise. Their goal is to maintain quality fishing at the reservoir while giving kids a better chance to catch and keep fish."

Starting in 2010, the committee recommends that the trout limit be increased to two trout. Any trout kept would have to be less than 15 inches or over 22 inches in length. All trout between 15 and 22 inches would have to be released.

Anglers would also be required to use artificial flies or lures from early September through late May of the following year.

From late May until early September, anglers would be allowed to use bait.

Wilson says the committee is recommending the new rules on a three-year trial basis.

For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR's Salt Lake City office at 801-538-4700.