The 7 Best Places To Go Ice Fishing In Wyoming This Winter

Have you ever tried ice fishing in Wyoming? If you absolutely love to fish and spend time outdoors, you shouldn’t let a little winter weather keep you from one of your favorite pastimes.

Wyoming is a fisherman’s paradise. Our rivers, lakes, and streams have some of the best fishing in the country. As a result, visitors come from near and far to spend time fishing in Wyoming during winter and throughout the year. If you can’t wait for warmer weather to start fishing, the following is a list of 7 of the best places you can go ice fishing when it’s winter in Wyoming. Read on to learn about these scenic Wyoming ice-fishing destinations.

Keyhole Reservoir, Wyoming 82721, USA

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Fishermen love Keyhole reservoir — it's where they've caught some of the largest fish in the state. Local fishing aficionados don't let a little ice over the water keep them from drilling a hole and casting their lines for walleye, crappie, and pike
during winter in Wyoming.

Brooks Lake, Wyoming 82513, USA

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Fly fishermen enjoy angling the waters of Brooks Lake for the splake, rainbow, brook, and lake trout that swim the waters there. Only the most adventurous will don hip waders and brave the freezing lake to go fly fishing in Wyoming during the wintertime, though. The majority prefer finding a spot where the ice is nice and thick to do their fishing. Wyoming winter is cold enough without adding icy lake water to the mix.

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Glendo Reservoir, Wyoming 82213, USA

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The variety of fish is a big draw for Wyoming ice fishing at Glendo Reservoir. Black and white crappie, channel catfish, walleye, and yellow perch all call this man-made lake home. The locals advise that the crappie population groups up in schools in the wintertime, so if you can find a school, it's like striking oil.

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Sulphur Creek Reservoir, Wyoming 82930, USA

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You'll find Sulfur Creek Reservoir about 12 miles southeast of Evanston. The area is nicely furnished with restrooms and electricity, but you don't go Wyoming ice fishing for the comforts. When you troll beneath the ice of this reservoir, you can expect to catch smallmouth bass, walleye, and a variety of trout including cutthroat and rainbow.

Seminoe Reservoir, 44G4+4C, Kortes Dam, WY 82334, USA

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The reservoir at Seminoe State Park is described as an outdoorsman's wonderland, with ample fishing opportunities year-round. Trout and walleye are abundant here, so drill a hole, drop a line, and start reeling them in when you fly fish in Wyoming.

Yellowstone National Park, United States

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This aptly named lake in Wyoming's most famous park is not only full of trout such as cutthroat, rainbow, and a hybrid derived from the two but the fish here are known for being huge. Trout as big as 30 inches have been pulled from the waters of this lake while ice fishing in Wyoming.

Boysen State Park, 120 Boysen Dr, Shoshoni, WY 82649, USA

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It's been reported that the fish numbers are strong in Boysen Reservoir this year. That's good news, considering that the last few years have been slim fishing. With anglers catching substantial-sized sauger, walleye, and perch, the fishing at this reservoir is the best it's been in about a decade, so winter in Wyoming is the time to get out on the ice and fish!

As a friendly reminder, make sure your fishing license is up to date before you set out on your adventure during winter in Wyoming,

So, along with the destinations that made this list, what are your favorite spots to go ice fishing in Wyoming? Feel free to share in the following comments section. Let us know what type of fish you caught when you went ice fishing in Wyoming as well!

Ice fishing is just one way to enjoy the extended cold season in the Cowboy State. Check out our feature article to read up on the many other things to love about winter in Wyoming.