Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam

The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Upper Snake Field Office informed the State of Wyoming that a reduction of water flow from Jackson Lake Dam will occur for six to eight weeks, which began May 10. According to the BOR, flow reductions from the dam are necessary to prevent water from leaving the system and spilling over Milner Dam downstream in Idaho due to the above-average snowpack.

The State of Wyoming and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have reached an agreement on water management operations for the Upper Snake River Basin that will avoid impacts to fisheries below Jackson Lake Dam.

Free Fishing Day June 3

Free Fishing Day is your chance to celebrate Wyoming's five-star fisheries by fishing without a license ? for free! The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites anglers to celebrate Free Fishing Day on June 3. Each year Game and Fish designates the first Saturday of National Boating and Fishing Week as a free fishing day when anyone can fish in Wyoming ? except within the Wind River Reservation and Yellowstone National Park? ?? without a fishing license. Free Fishing Day is a perfect opportunity to bring along that friend or family member who hasn't yet purchased their license.

Riverton angler breaks two state records in April

Patrick Edwards prides himself in going after big fish in Wyoming. The Riverton angler took that to a new level during a two-week span earlier this year.? On April 2 Edwards broke the state record for longnose sucker when he caught a 3-pound, 15.6-ounce fish. The old record was set in 2022 by Christopher Bobo of Casper at 2 pounds, 11.3 ounces. It marked the third consecutive year the longnose sucker record was broken.

Become a published photographer ??Wyoming Wildlife calendar contest

Wyoming Wildlife?magazine is calling for your best wildlife photographs from the Cowboy State. The publication has opened entries for the fourth annual?Wyoming Wildlife?Calendar Photo Contest. Entries will be accepted until midnight June 12. Only wildlife photo entries are eligible to win the contest.

Game and Fish opens public comment on two aquatics-related regulations

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has opened a comment period to gather public input on the following regulations:

• Chapter 22, Watercraft Regulations
• Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations

Game and Fish proposes two instream flow water rights to protect native trout

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking instream flow water rights for segments of Rock Creek and Trail Ridge Creek in the upper Green River basin. Both segments are entirely on public lands in the Pinedale Region. The proposed water rights are important to maintaining populations of Colorado River cutthroat trout in their native range.

Fish return to Saratoga Lake

To close out a challenging period of work at Saratoga Lake, fisheries biologists with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department have started rebuilding the lake?s fishery. The lake had to be eradicated of all fish last year to remove illegally introduced yellow perch. On Wednesday, trout were stocked back into the lake for the first time. The lake was stocked with tiger and rainbow trout that came from the Game and Fish Wigwam Rearing Station in Ten Sleep.

Wyoming fishing challenges

Wyoming has some pretty sweet spots to go fishing, and some pretty nice fish to catch in those spots, so it?s no surprise that anglers new and old are casting their lines at some of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department?s fishing challenges. One of the longer running challenges is the cuttslam, which ended its 26th year with another 123 anglers catching the required four native subspecies of cutthroat trout: Bonneville, Colorado, Snake River and Yellowstone. Over 2200 anglers have received this certificate since the challenge began in 1996.

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department manages and conserves more than 800 species of fish and wildlife across Wyoming. ?For nearly 120 years, we?ve carried out our mission to conserve wildlife and serve people. Through these efforts, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department ensures the public continues to enjoy Wyoming?s vast fish and wildlife resource ?through ?hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife watching and other forms of outdoor recreation. Hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers contribute over a billion dollars to Wyoming?s economy each year.

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