Fishing is permitted as described in Sections 1 through 15 of this Chapter, except as otherwise specified in this Section:
(a) All lakes within Area 5, unless indicated otherwise, in Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona, Niobrara, and Platte counties. - (i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.
(b) All streams within Area 5, unless indicated otherwise, in Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties. - (i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be sixteen (16) per day or in possession.
(c) The total combined creel limit for the brook trout category, regardless of the waters (streams, lakes or a combination of both), a person is fishing, shall not exceed sixteen (16) per day or in possession.
(d) All waters within Area 5 in Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties. - (i) Burbot (ling) and northern pike are designated as nongame fish.
- (ii) All burbot and northern pike caught shall be killed immediately.
(e) Alcova Reservoir in Natrona County. - (i) The creel limit on walleye shall be twelve (12) per day or in possession.
- (ii) The two (2) fish limit on walleye taken by spear gun (Section 10 ) shall not apply.
(f) Bump Sullivan Reservoir in Goshen County. - (i) Closed to fishing from November 1 through the last day of February .
(g) Crow Creek, Dale Creek, Horse Creek and Lodgepole Creek drainages on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest (Pole Mountain District) upstream from the forest boundary in Albany County. - (i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.
(h) Dome Rock Reservoir in Carbon County. - (i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.
- (A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.
- (ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
(i) Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park, all ponds within the park in Natrona County. - (i) Closed to fishing, seining, and trapping throughout the calendar year.
(j) Encampment River, from Highway 230 at Riverside downstream to its confluence with the North Platte River in Carbon County. - (i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
(k) Glendo Reservoir including the North Platte River downstream from the bridge on Highway 319 (near Orin Junction) to Glendo Reservoir in Platte County. - (i) All walleye less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.
- (ii) All walleye must be kept whole (gills and entrails may be removed) until the angler is off the water or ice and done fishing for the day. Once off the water or ice and done fishing for the day, walleye can be filleted for transportation and storage.
- (iii) The Special Fishing Contest Provision applies (see Section 14(f) ).
- (A) No fishing contests shall be approved from June 15 through June 30 during each calendar year.
(l) Grayrocks Reservoir in Platte County. - (i) Between the spillway and floating regulatory buoys or as designated by regulatory signing is closed to fishing throughout the calendar year.
- (ii) The creel limit on largemouth and smallmouth bass in combination shall be three (3) per day or in possession.
- (A) No more than one (1) shall exceed twelve (12) inches.
(m) Huck Finn Pond in Albany County. - (i) It shall be unlawful for persons fourteen (14) years of age and older to fish.
(n) Lake Absarraca (Country Club Lake) in Laramie County. - (i) All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.
(o) North Platte River from Colorado-Wyoming state line downstream to the Saratoga Inn Bridge in Carbon County. - (i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
(p) North Platte River from Kortes Dam downstream to the confluence with Sage Creek (Miracle Mile) in Carbon County. - (i) The creel limit on walleye shall be twelve (12) per day or in possession.
(q) North Platte River from vehicle bridge eight tenths (0.8) of a mile downstream from Pathfinder Dam downstream to Alcova Reservoir in Natrona County. - (i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.
- (A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.
- (ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
(r) North Platte River from Gray Reef Dam downstream eight (8) miles to the upstream boundary of the Lusby Public Fishing Area in Natrona County. - (i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.
- (A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.
- (ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
- (iii) That portion lying between the "Closed Area" signs at the gauge cable crossings (the first cable crossing is approximately 700 yards downstream from Gray Reef Dam) is closed to fishing from April 1 through April 30.
(s) Packers Lake in Goshen County. - (i) All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.
(t) Sloans Lake in Laramie County. - (i) All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.
(u) Springer Reservoir in Goshen County. - (i) Closed to fishing from November 1 through February 15.
040-46 Wyo. Code R. § 46-32