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A R EA 3 - EX C E P T I O NS TO STAT E WI DE R E GU L AT I O N S
18. Tongue River drainage lakes and streams in Area 3 in Johnson
and Sheridan counties.
* All walleye and sauger shall 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 and sauger can be filleted for
transportation and storage. A piece of skin large enough
to allow species identification (at least one (1) inch square)
shall remain on all fish fillets while in transit or in the field.
19. Tie Hack Reservoir in Johnson County.
* Use of internal combustion engines is prohibited.
Other Area 3 Regulations
Area 3 Live Baitfish
The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 3 is prohibited except
as otherwise specified in this section:
Area 3 Live Baitfish Location A
Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection (i)
provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish dealer
authorized to sell baitfish for use in these waters or the baitfish were
seined or trapped from the waters listed below in subsection (ii). Live
baitfish restricted to use in location A shall not be transported out
of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area defined
in subsection (iii).
(i) Live baitfish may be used in the following waters: Keyhole
Reservoir; and, Belle Fourche River proper.
(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap or spear
baitfish from the following waters: Keyhole Reservoir; and, Belle
Fourche River proper.
(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for
location A is the Belle Fourche River drainage and the Little Powder
River drainage upstream of the confluence of Cottonwood Creek
in Campbell County.
Area 3 Live Baitfish Location B
Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection
(i), provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish
dealer authorized to sell commercially produced live baitfish as
described in the live baitfish dealer regulations at https://wgfd.wyo.
gov/Fishing-and-Boating/Forms-and-Applications.
(i) Commercially produced live baitfish may be used in the following
waters: Lake DeSmet; Healy Reservoir in Johnson County;
and, LAK Reservoir.
Area 3 Live Baitfish Location C
The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 3C is prohibited. A
holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap or spear baitfish
in the Tongue River and Goose Creek (Sheridan and Johnson
counties) drainages upstream of the Wyoming-Montana state line.
Any live baitfish captured shall be killed immediately and used only
as dead bait.
AREA 4 - REGULATION EXCEPTIONS
Area 4 means the Green River, Little Snake River, Bear River and Great Divide Basin drainages. Fishing is permitted as described on
pages 3 and 20-24 except as otherwise specified in this section:
Category
Trout (in combination includes brown, cutthroat, grayling, golden,
rainbow, salmon, tiger trout, and other trout hybrids). Excludes
brook trout, lake trout and splake.
Burbot (ling)
Northern pike*
Walleye
Yellow perch*
Creel and Possession Limits
All lakes within Area 4, unless indicated otherwise: six (6)
All streams within Area 4, unless indicated otherwise: three (3)
No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.
TOTAL STREAMS AND LAKES COMBINED: six (6)
Nongame fish, unlimited harvest. Must be killed immediately.
Nongame fish, unlimited harvest. Must be killed immediately.
Nongame fish, unlimited harvest. Must be killed immediately.
Nongame fish, unlimited harvest. Must be killed immediately.
* Please promptly report any captured Northern pike or any yellow perch captured in waters other than Woodruff Reservoir by calling
one of the Drainage Area 4 offices (see page 7)
" Must be killed " regulations above pertain to all fish, regardless of size. Persons improperly disposing of unwanted nongame fish may
be subject to Wyoming littering statutes. Appropriate methods of disposal of dead fish include eviscerating and sinking fish in the water
of capture and disposal at home or in any approved landfill.
1. Bear River drainage streams including Smiths Fork and Salt
Creek (also called Thomas Fork) drainages, unless indicated
otherwise, in Lincoln and Uinta counties.
* The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.
No more than three (3) shall be cutthroat trout; and, no more
than one (1) cutthroat trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.
2. Burnt Lake in Sublette County.
* Closed to fishing from December 1 through April 30.
3. Currant Creek in Sweetwater County.
* Closed to fishing from April 1 through June 30.
* All cutthroat trout shall be released to the water immediately.
* Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
4. Dollar Lake in Sublette County.
* Use of internal combustion engines is prohibited.
5. Fall Creek in Sublette County.
* Closed to fishing from May 1 through June 30 from Burnt
Lake downstream five hundred (500) yards.
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