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Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Rules change by area and can change mid-season. We explain what the rules mean and always link you to the official source — we never copy a limit table and call it current.
Licences — what you need
- • A fishing licence plus a conservation stamp are required; separate stamps/permits apply to special waters and ice fishing follows the same licence.
- • Flaming Gorge Reservoir straddles the Utah line and needs a reciprocal stamp to fish the other state's side.
How the rules are organized
- • Rules are organized by drainage basin with area-wide standards and many water-specific exceptions listed by name.
- • Some waters are managed under special regulations (trophy, wild trout, or artificial-only) that override the basin defaults.
Good to know — common mistakes
- • Live baitfish use is tightly controlled and prohibited in most western drainages — bait rules are drainage-specific.
- • Cutthroat conservation waters and brook trout liberalized waters sit side by side — identical-looking creeks can have opposite rules.
- • Wind River Indian Reservation waters require tribal permits, not just a state licence.
- • Ice fishing is a major season and shelter/line rules vary by water — check the individual reservoir.
Official links
Fishing locations covered in this guide
This page is a plain-language summary, not the law. Regulations change — including in-season by official notice — and if anything here disagrees with the official source, the official source governs.
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