2023 Fishing Regulations - 16

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6. Fish Creek drainage (of South Piney Creek) on the BridgerTeton
National Forest upstream from the forest boundary
in Sublette County.
* Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
7. Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Sweetwater County.
* The creel limit on trout (excluding lake trout) shall be four (4)
per day or in possession.
* The creel limit on lake trout shall be twelve (12) per day,
twenty-four (24) in possession. No more than one (1) lake
trout in possession shall exceed twenty-eight (28) inches.
* All kokanee salmon caught from September 10 through November
30 shall be released to the water immediately.
* All lake trout 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, lake trout 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.
* All smallmouth bass shall be returned to the water immediately.
*
The possession or use of gaffs for landing fish is prohibited.
* See Flaming Gorge Reciprocal Stamp section on page 15.
8. Flume Creek below Fontenelle Reservoir in Sweetwater County.
* Closed to fishing throughout the calendar year.
9. Green River from Warren Bridge (U.S. Highway 191) downstream
to the Swain's (Wood's) Bridge, Sublette County Road
23-179 in Sublette County.
* Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
10. Green River from Fontenelle Dam downstream approximately
one (1) mile to the U.S. Geological Survey gauge station (cable
crossing) at the Weeping Rocks Campground in Sweetwater
County.
* Closed to fishing from October 1 through December 31.
11. Green River from the Sweetwater County Road 8 Bridge, 4.5
miles below Fontenelle Dam, downstream to the Big Sandy
River in Sweetwater County.
* The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.
All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released
to the water immediately.
* Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
12. Green River Lakes (upper and lower lakes) in Sublette County.
* Use of personal watercraft is prohibited.
13. Halfmoon Lake in Sublette County.
* The creel limit on lake trout shall be two (2) per day or in
possession. No more than one (1) lake trout shall exceed
twenty-four (24) inches.
14. Ham's Fork River from Viva Naughton Reservoir downstream
to Kemmerer City Reservoir in Lincoln County.
* Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
Stream Exceptions
Drainage Exceptions
Other Exceptions
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37
27
36
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30
6
33
19
34
Cokeville
1
17
38
14
Kemmerer
16
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Green River
Evanston
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Fontenelle
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Big Piney
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18
24
9
12
25
20
35
Pinedale
31
22
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26
21
2
Boulder
15. High Savery Reservoir in Carbon County.
* The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.
No more than one (1) trout shall exceed twenty (20) inches.
16. Jim Bridger Pond in Sweetwater County.
* Closed to ice fishing.
* Watercraft prohibited inside that area inside the pumphouse
booms.
* The use of a motor in excess of fifteen (15) horsepower prohibited.
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Kemmerer City Reservoir in Lincoln County.
* The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.
No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.
* Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.
* Use of motorized watercraft is prohibited.
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