Wyoming Fishing
Wyoming is a fisherman's paradise. With legendary trout fishing and beautiful mountain lakes your dream of the perfect fishing trip can come true in Wyoming.
Non-Resident fishing license: $65 annually
Afton - Brown trout and cut throat trout fishing
can be done year round on Salt River. You can also enjoy
fishing at the Pallisades Reservation in nearby Alpine.
Pinedale - In the Bridger-Teton National Forest,
you will find the Bridger Wilderness and many opportunities
for fishing in the 1,300 mountain lakes and streams. Fish
found in the area are grayling, rainbow, mackinaw, brown
trout, and golden. During the winter months, you can go
ice fishing north of town.
Rawlins - Head over to Seminoe State Park where
you can fish for trout and walleye at Seminoe Dam.
Thermopolis Hot Springs State Park and Boysen
State Park have year round fishing for trout and walleye.
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North Platte River provides a challenge which lends
to the overall experience. The trout here are unusually
strong and it is not uncommon to catch 5-7 pound fish as
well as the occasional 10 pound trout. Standard fishing is nymphing
with a 2 fly rig; streamers are also done on 2 fly set-ups
and dry fly fishing can also be enjoyed.
Flaming Gorge - When fishing here, you will find
large numbers of 8-15 inch small mouths, which can weigh
4 pounds or more. They love anything that even remotely
resembles crayfish—their favorite food. Also at Flaming
Gorge Reservoir you will find lake trout, brown trout, and
rainbow trout. The Flaming Gorge Dam is one of Wyoming’s
most popular fishing areas. This warm muddy water is home
to protected squawfish, razorback sucker, humpback chub,
bonytail chub and the round tail chub.
Green River is best visited during the spring when the trout are spawning
and the large trout have moved into the shallow waters.
Flies recommended are fish egg patterns, scuds, small nymphs,
midges, emerges or riseis. During the summer there are many
recreational floaters but the fishing is still good with
pale morning dun, midges and caddis. In late summer the
small baetis are hatching with a large one being a size
18.
For a complete guide to fishing in Wyoming we suggest Flyfisher's Guide to Wyoming: 
Including Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks (Flyfishing Guides) (Flyfishing Guides) (Flyfishing Guides) (Flyfishing Guides)
Photo Credits: Banner photo by Tiare Scott;
River through Trees by BL Murch; Fly Fishing Wyoming by
J Hull
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