Utah wildlife officials are allowing anglers to collect more fish every day at three reservoirs across the state because of low water levels tied to a mix of drought and upcoming projects.

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources upped the daily limits at Nine Mile Reservoir in Sanpete County and Vernon Reservoir in Tooele County late last week amid low reservoir levels.

Anglers will be able to keep up to eight rainbow trout and eight tiger trout caught at Nine Mile Reservoir every day, which is double what was previously allowed in one day. They can also catch as many as eight brown trout, eight rainbow trout and eight tiger trout every day at Vernon Reservoir.

Both limits will remain in place through the end of October.

The agency typically orders emergency daily increases at bodies of wa

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