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it's illegal to bypass a check station, no matter if you have been inspected or not. If you have been inspected in Colorado and have a valid seal and receipt, the process is much quicker. Also, if you have been inspected and sealed in Colorado, and you do not come by a check station in Wyoming, you are good to go, just keep the seal and receipt in your boat with you. At least, that's how it was when I was doing boat inspections.
I have a question on boat inspecting. I have some freinds from Ne. Coming to wy to fish and no check stations are open at the time they enter. Can they self inspect and go fishing? If not what do they do when there is no check station open at the port of entry or lake. This is usually the case early and late in the season.
One thing that would really help is if you had people at the check stations a couple hours before the sun comes up. A lot of people including myself like to get there early as usually the best fishing is early and I haven't been able to fish my favorite lake since you implemented the check stations because no one is there at 4:30 or 5 in the morning in the summer. Dear Wy fishing nut,Any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1 through November 30 must undergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching. Any watercraft that has been in a water infested with zebra/quagga mussels within the last 30 days, is required to undergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching during ALL months of the year. Any watercraft transported into Wyoming from December 1 through the last day of February that HAS NOT been in a water infested with zebra/quagga mussel within the past thirty (30) days and did not encounter a mandatory aquatic invasive species check station prior to reaching a water of the state, may launch without a mandatory inspection. All watercraft must have a valid Wyoming AIS decal before boating on any waters of the state. Decals are available online, at regional offices and at automated license vendors.Your friend can find authorized inspectors at all Wyoming Game and Fish offices and there are also authorized private inspectors as well. You can find a list of inspection locations, list of infested waters, and more information at the link below.https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Fishing-and-Boating/Aquatic-Invasive-Species-Prevention/AIS-Boating-InformationWGFDFishBioLaramie
How are the perch and walleye doing in Rock Lake near Wheatland this year?
Could someone please clarify an issue with regulations for goldeneye reservoir in Natrona county. It is referred to by both names in the regs ? Burlington listed as closed and goldeneye under special ice provisions? One says the reservoir is closed for the winter ?
As most all fisherman I am looking for the biggest minnow to fish with in a lot of cases when chasing the big fish. Buying from local tackle shops for minnows does not always offer the consumer very big minnows. So my question is can someone buy minnows in bulk, something like 100-500 minnows at a time. I was curious if I could have a garage setup with something like a trough as a tank and raise the minnows to be bigger then legally fish with? What are the legal steps to do this if it's even allowed?
Goldeneye Res used to be called burlington lake on the old maps. It is my understanding that when a dam and canal were created to raise the water level it then became known as goldeneye reservoir. It is the one we stock about 20 miles west of town at the goldeneye wildlife and recreation area. Burlington reservoir, on the other hand, is just nothwest of the town of powder river. It was once a thriving fishery, but has silted in greatly and is no longer stocked. The access agreement to cross private lands to access burlington required the winter closure which is why it was listed as closed. There are no such restrictions to access goldeneye, it is open 24/7/365 with statewide creel limits. 6 lines are allowed through the ice but live minnows are prohibited.
SO? the minnows trapped on a seining/trapping permit in the fall of 2016 are legal in 2017 with a new permit?
Now that ling are classified as a non-game fish on flaming gorge can we use them as bait?
Yep. Top of page 10 in the 2017 regulations "Wild caught live baitfish may be held indefinitely by the holder of a valid, unexpired seining license, but shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape". So as long as you renew your seining license before the end of the year, you can keep the minnows you captured and use them as long as you can keep them alive.
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