Fishing & Floating

It's no wonder people come from near and far to fish, float and boat the waters of southern Wyoming. There are plenty of opportunities to whet an angler's appetite with good access to rivers, lakes & streams amidst picturesque mountain scenery.

TROUT, KOKANEE AND WALLEYE

Area waters contain several coexisting trout species such as brook, brown, cutthroat, golden, rainbow, splake (brook trout/lake trout cross) and tiger (brown trout/brook trout cross). The only native trout to Wyoming is the cutthroat. Southern Wyoming's three subspecies of cutthroat, the Snake River, the Colorado River and the Bear River cutthroat, can be distinguished from other trout by the orange/red markings around the jaw.

Kokanee, a variety of sockeye salmon, are found in Lake Hattie (along with Bear River cutthroat) and in the High Savery Reservoir.

Walleye fishermen prefer Seminoe Reservoir with over 20,000 acres of water and 180 miles of shoreline. Of all of the places in southern Wyoming where walleye are found, Seminoe is where they are most abundant.

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