Pitcher Brokaw Public Access Area Alert:
Sportspersons are advised that the Bureau of Land Management has initiated a timber harvest project that will involve use of the Pitcher Brokaw Public Access Area road. PAA users should exercise caution due to the presence of logging equipment and trucks in the vicinity. The logging company will be on-site until weather conditions require them to shut down in 2024, and will finish work in 2025.
This selective logging project aims to promote the growth of younger trees and enhance biodiversity by creating a variety of wildlife habitats.
Laramie Region
Located in southeast Wyoming, the Laramie Region encompasses a range of natural resources and Game and Fish services. Game and Fish facilities in the region include the Laramie Regional Office and Forensics and Fish Health Lab, Cheyenne Headquarters, the Wildlife Health Laboratory, the Tom Thorne and Beth Williams Wildlife Research Facility at Sybille, and the Downar Bird Farm. Natural resources and recreation opportunities range from pheasant hunting the plains near Torrington to high alpine fishing and hunting in the Medicine Bow Mountains.
Latest News
Game and Fish to host mule deer community conversations
Downar Bird Farm to release 17,500 pheasants this fall
Sybille Wildlife Research Center working on CWD composting study
Laramie Region angler survey - update and early results
Twin Buttes Reservoir Angler Survey
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is conducting a multi-year angler survey at Twin Buttes Reservoir. The goal of the survey is to evaluate the success of stocked rainbow trout, to improve this popular fishery over time.
In 2020, Game and Fish began stocking two strains of rainbow trout into Twin Buttes Reservoir. One strain was marked by removing adipose fins at the time of stocking, allowing fish biologists to now see if one strain is surviving and being caught by anglers more than the other. If you go fishing at Twin Buttes Reservoir, you can help with this survey effort. When you are done fishing for the day, you can fill out the survey to support this research effort. Please submit a survey each time you fish at Twin Buttes, even if you do not catch any fish. Knowing if anglers are catching fish helps Game and Fish evaluate the success of this fishery.
Thank you for your help with this project!
Cheyenne's community fishing ponds
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Lake Absarraca hosts a diverse fishery with species including bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, and more. It's one of Cheyenne's original community fishing ponds and has produced Master Angler qualifying cutthroat trout, sunfish, and largemouth bass.
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Located in Lions Park, Sloans Lake hosts a warmwater fishery that includes black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, largemouth bass, and channel catfish. Rainbow trout are also stocked. Another of Cheyenne's original community fishing ponds, Master Angler qualifying rainbow trout and largemouth bass have been caught here.
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Dry Creek is a new community fishing pond in the Cheyenne Business Parkway Natural Area. The Laramie County Conservation District completed construction in spring 2024. Bluegill were stocked in spring 2024 and largemouth bass will be stocked in 2025. Fishing access will likely open in late 2024.
While the statewide bluegill creel and possession limit of 50 fish applies here, anglers are encouraged to catch and release or harvest less than their limit for the first few years to allow this fishery to establish.
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Notice: Access to this walk-in fishing area will be temporarily closed beginning July 8, 2024 as Game and Fish conducts work to rebuild its fishery. Fishing opportunity is expected to return in spring 2025.
The LCCC Pasture Pond was enrolled as a walk-in fishing area in 2022. Game and Fish is working alongside LCCC to create a warmwater bluegill and largemouth bass fishery in the pond.
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Pointe Pond can be accessed off of Legacy Parkway in northern Cheyenne. The local homeowners association has been supportive of allowing public fishing access. To establish a community fishery, Game and Fish stocked the pond with bluegill in spring 2024 and will stock largemouth bass once the bluegill population becomes established.
While the statewide bluegill creel and possession limit of 50 fish applies here, anglers are encouraged to catch and release for the first few years to allow this fishery to establish.
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