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Has there ever been Golden Trout stocked in Deep Lake in Med Bow Nat Forest or do you know of any ever having been caught there? I have been told by a few people they have caught them there but all of the research I have done leads me to ask you folks. I am aware of Bear Lake, and the Shelf lakes but other than that I am curious as I don't want to spend my time on a lake fishing for a fish that isn't there. Thanks,Chuck
Dear Pyro Chuck,Looking back at our historical records, Deep Lake has never been stocked with golden trout. It was first stocked with brook trout in 1935 and brook trout were stocked almost annually up until 1969, when it appeared they were naturally reproducing. Cutthroat trout were stocked in 1945 and 1952 and rainbow trout were stocked once in 1956. Currently, based on our most recent netting, brook trout are the only game fish present. Since 1985, golden trout in the Laramie Region have only been stocked into Shelf Lake #1, Shelf Lake #2, Bear Lake, and <300 once into Lake Owen in 1989. We (the Department) did stock some bigger golden trout (about 8 inches) into Bear Lake last year, so that might be the place to start catching some larger golden's. Good Luck!Thanks,WGFDFishBioLaramie
Is the WGF going to acquire the black hills power pond in Osage?
I was wondering if there's anything that can be done about minnows for bait across state lines. Specifically the anglers in the northern part of Wyoming who would like to fish live bait in the Tongue River Reservoir. I live in buffalo wy. Is there anything that I can do, or that can be done to enable me to use live bait 40 miles north in Montana without having to drive to the nearest baitshop (billings?) then back again to the reservoir, then discarding all before I go home?
Unfortunately there is nothing we can do at this time. I understand the frustration from anglers on this issue. Wyoming's water is going into a Montana reservoir, so what's the big issue if Wyoming statewide certified minnows are used at TRR? As the post from gemcityslayer mentioned, there are numerous issues with live bait. Most anglers would follow the rules, but a few bad apples may not. In this day and age of illegal or accidental introductions the only way to prevent such a mishap is to not allow minnows to go across statelines. WGFD has been in contact with MTFWP about working something out. I'm optimistic that someday we will be able to do so, but for now, no minnows can go from WY to MT or vice/versa.Hope this helps
Looking for some new adventure options and saw a post about Lake Trout being in West Tensleep Lake up by Meadowlark. Is there any truth to this and if so, are they very few and far between or is the population good enough to where a guy has a fighting chance of catching some? Also, do any other lakes up in that area have them as well?
I have heard that trout have been stocked in Wheatland #3 over the past few years. Is this true?
Dear wyice,Since refilling in 2009, Wheatland #3 has been stocked annually, from 2009 through 2012 the size of fish stocked ranged from 2 inches to 8 inches, but a majority stocked in that time period were smaller fish in the 3-5 inch range. 2009 - 265,397 trout stocked; 2010 - 176,412; 2011 - 145,117; 2012 - 264,142; 2013 - 54,229 (all of these were 7-inch fish). From 2009 through 2012 the Game and Fish, Fish Culture Section did an outstanding job finding extra fish within their system to stock into #3. 2013 represented the first year of a normal fish stocking schedule, which should be around 70,000 7-inch RBT. The reservoir is starting to decrease again, stocking will continue until it is deemed the stocked fish will no longer survive. Lots of different trout species were stocked from 2009 through 2013, these include brown trout, Snake River cutthroat, Yellowstone River cutthroat, Bear River cutthroat, Colorado River cutthroat, and rainbow trout. Sincerely,WGFDFishBioLaramie
Is there any place on the G&F website stating where and how many fish were stocked for the year?