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The quest to catch trout in Wyoming is tough to beat. These colorful fish are found throughout the Cowboy State, and can be caught a variety of different ways throughout the year. Also, the pursuit of walleye is growing in popularity in Wyoming. These toothy, predatory fish provide a good test for anglers, and their mild-tasting meat is, in a word, delicious.?However, these two fish can mean trouble if they share the same body of water. So, what happens when they live side-by-side?
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Four Wyoming fishing enthusiasts recognized as ?Ultimate Anglers?
Four more Wyoming anglers can say they conquered one of the toughest fishing challenges in the state. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is happy to announce the newest Ultimate Anglers who caught 10 different species of trophy-sized fish in Wyoming. The achievement is recognized as part of the department?s Master Angler program. The newest Ultimate Anglers come from the Casper, Lander and Cody regions.
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More than 2.4 million trout eggs collected at Story Hatchery?
Eagle Lake rainbow trout spawning operations wrapped up in June. Although the spawning season was later than normal, more than 2.4 million eggs were collected. Eyed-eggs were shipped in-state to Speas, Clark?s Fork, Auburn and Ten Sleep hatcheries and rearing stations, and to the Bellvue-Watson Hatchery in Colorado. The ?eyed? stage occurs 30 to 60 days after fertilization when the eyes of the fish become visible in the embryo.?
Golden trout spawning operations also took place in June. Almost 230,000 eggs were collected and placed into incubation trays. When the eggs eye-up, they will be shipped to rearing facilities for eventual stocking in Wyoming waters.?
An additional 14,000 golden trout eggs were collected that will be kept for future brood stock.?
The hatchery also hosted more than 4,000 visitors to the facility in June! Newly installed educational signs throughout the facility will improve the self-guided tour experience for future visitors.
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Fisheries managers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are strongly encouraging anglers to target lake trout at Flaming Gorge reservoir ? one of the most productive in the state. The southwest Wyoming reservoir has a long history of superb Lake Trout and kokanee salmon fishing. However, the high abundance of lake trout isn't the best situation for the kokanee.
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 Sportsperson Hotline: ?(307) 777-4600?| Open?8 a.m.- 5 p.m. MT Monday-Friday
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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