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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced they will host a public meeting Jan. 8 to discuss the results of a recent angler preference survey and a proposed change to fishing regulations on the North Fork of the Shoshone River and Buffalo Bill Reservoir west of Cody.
The public is invited to attend the meeting from 6-8 p.m. on Jan. 8, at the Cody Regional Game and Fish office. The results of a four-year tagging study will also be presented.
According to the department, currently, the North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage from Newton Creek downstream to Gibbs Bridge is closed to fishing from April 1 through June 30. The creel limit on trout in the North Fork and Buffalo Bill Reservoir in Park County is three per day, or in possession. No more than two shall be cutthroat trout, and no more than one trout shall exceed 18 inches.
The proposed change to this regulation is a seasonal closure from April 15 through June 30 from Newton Creek to Gibbs Bridge, and a creel limit on trout for the river and reservoir of six per day, or in possession. No more than two shall be rainbow, rainbow/cutthroat hybrid or cutthroat trout.
“The proposed regulation change would offer 14 days of additional fishing opportunity in the lower portion of the North Fork of the Shoshone River in the spring,” Cody Regional Fisheries Supervisor Sam Hochhalter said. “In addition, the bag limit change will simplify the regulations for harvest-oriented anglers and help reduce catch-and-release mortality associated with the previous ‘only one over 18 inches’ regulation.”
“This meeting is an opportunity for anglers to hear from biologists on the biological and social data that motivated the proposed changes,” Hochhalter said. “It’s also a great opportunity for anglers to ask any questions they may have on the management of trout in the North Fork and Buffalo Bill Reservoir.”
Fishing regulations will be open for proposed changes this winter with any changes adopted by the Game and Fish commission going into effect Jan. 1, 2026. The public will have the opportunity to comment on proposed changes in March and April 2025.
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