Johnson Reservoir

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Fishing regulations at Johnson Reservoir, WY

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Brown trout

Regulation boundaryWY Wyoming Drainage Area 5

Bag limit3

The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.

Aggregate limit3

The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.

Memorable / trophy limits1 > 16

The maximum number of trophy individuals legally harvested per harvester per day. A trophy is any individual of a length greater than the max size limit. Trophy individuals are included in the daily bag limit unless stated otherwise.

Restrictions & requirements

WY Snagging

It is unlawful to snag fish.

WY Illegal Methods

It is unlawful to take, wound or destroy fish with a firearm of any nature or by using poison, deleterious drug, electrical device, chemical, explosive or any similar substance or device.

WY Release of Caught Fish

It is unlawful to release fish alive that have been placed on a stringer, in a container, in a live well, or not released immediately to the water without written approval from the Department.

WY Release of fish or fish eggs

It is unlawful to plant or release live fish or fish eggs without the consent and supervision of the Department or its authorized personnel. This does not include fish captured by legal means and released immediately upon capture.

WY Sale or Purchase of Fish

It is unlawful to sell, barter, dispose of, or abandon, or obtain by sale or barter, any edible portion of any game fish in this state.

WY Taking Game Fish for another Person

It is unlawful to take game fish for another person.

WY Aquatic Invasive Species

It is unlawful to possess of transport an aquatic invasive species in the State of Wyoming

WY Allowed Methods

Except as otherwise provided, fish shall only be taken or fished for with a maximum of two (2) rods or poles, with lines and hooks attached and the angler in attendance. No line may have more than three (3) single hooked devices attached. It is legal to use hand lines, set lines, poles, or tip ups when fishing through the ice and the angler is in attendance.

WY Use of Bait

Internal organs, eggs, eyes, fins, and skin of game fish are the only portions that may be used legally as bait. Any part of nongame fish may be used as bait. The use of bait may be restricted on specific waters. Use or possession of bait is prohibited in areas or on waters where fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only. Corn may be possessed and used as bait in all waters where fishing with bait is permitted.

WY Use of a Trout Bead

A trout bead fixed on a line or leader two (2) inches or less from the eye of a bare hook is considered an artificial lure. Fishing with a trout bead more than two (2) inches from the eye of a bare hook or artificial fly is considered snagging and is prohibited.

WY Archery Equipment and Game Fish vs Nongame Fish

It is legal to take nongame fish with archery equipment without a license or permit, but it is always unlawful to take game fish with archery equipment.

WY Use of Artificial Light

Artificial light may be used while fishing with legal fishing methods.

WY Use of Spear Gun

No person shall use an underwater spear gun to take game fish under water without obtaining a fishing license.Fish may be taken by underwater spear gun fishing in lakes only.Underwater spear gun fishing is not permitted within one hundred (100) yards of any designated swimming or water ski areas, boat dock, ramp or spillway.A diver flag shall be displayed on the water when diving or under- water spear gun fishing. It shall be a rectangular flag that is either blue and white in color or red in color with a white diagonal stripe, not less than twelve (12) inches by twelve (12) inches and displayed no less than three (3) feet above the surface of the water.The use of artificial light to take game fish with a spear gun is prohibited.No game fish may be taken unless the underwater spear gun fisherman is completely submerged.All spears used on spear guns shall be attached to the spear gun with a lanyard with a maximum length of twenty (20) feet.

WY Ice Fishing

The use of more than two lines is permitted only during the ice covered period, and only when the angler is fishing through the ice, on waters listed below as being included under the Special Winter Ice Fishing Provision. No person shall use more than six lines at any time to fish. When using more than two lines, the angler's name shall be attached to each line, pole or tip-up; the angler shall be no more than three hundred yards from all lines; and, anglers shall check their own lines. Special Winter Ice Fishing Provision Waters:Alcova ReservoirBighorn Lake in Big Horn CountyBig Sandy ReservoirBoulder Lake in Sublette CountyBoysen ReservoirDeaver Reservoir in Park CountyFlaming Gorge ReservoirFontenelle Reservoir in Lincoln CountyGlendo ReservoirGoldeneye ReservoirGray Reef ReservoirGrayrocks ReservoirGuernsey ReservoirHarrington Reservoir in Big Horn CountyHawk Springs ReservoirKeyhole ReservoirKortes ReservoirLake DeSmetLake HattieOcean Lake in Fremont CountyPathfinder ReservoirPilot Butte ReservoirSeminoe ReservoirSulphur Creek Reservoir in Uinta CountyWardell ReservoirWheatland Reservoir #1 in Platte CountyWheatland Reservoir #3 in Albany CountyWoodruff Reservoir

WY Seining and Trapping of Fish

No person shall seine, net, trap or spear baitfish without first obtaining a valid seining license. A valid seining license is required when using a seine, net, trap or spear to take baitfish, even those that will be used as dead bait. Legal gear for taking baitfish includes seines, traps, cast nets, umbrella nets and dip nets. There are no restrictions on the size of mesh or net size for cast nets, umbrella nets or dip nets. Collection gear shall be hand operated. Seines used for the purpose of taking baitfish shall not be more than five (5) feet deep. Traps used for the purpose of taking baitfish shall not be more than thirty-six (36) inches long, twelve (12) inches deep, twelve (12) inches wide or twelve (12) inches in diameter and the throat shall not exceed one (1) inch width. A seining license holder shall not use more than five (5) traps at a time. A holder of both a seining license and live baitfish dealer's license shall have no restriction on the number of traps that can be used. The owner's name and seining license number shall be attached to each trap while in use. Any game fish taken by trap, net or seine shall be released to the water immediately.

WY Other Animals as Bait

Amphibians and reptiles shall not be used as fishing bait. The possession of live or dead amphibians and reptiles while fishing is prohibited. Crayfish shall only be used as live fishing bait in the water body from which they were captured.

WY Use of Live Baitfish

The use or possession of live baitfish is prohibited throughout Areas 1 and 4 and on all waters in Areas 2, 3, and 5 except as otherwise provided in Wyoming fishing regulations which describe where live baitfish may be obtained, possessed and used. Wild caught live baitfish shall not be transported out of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area from which they were collected. This area shall be listed on the seining license, live baitfish dealer license or live baitfish receipt. No person shall possess live baitfish while fishing on any water where the use of live baitfish is prohibited. Commercially produced live baitfish may be transported and possessed throughout Areas 2, 3 and 5 (east of the continental divide) except where the use of live baitfish is prohibited. Use or possession of commercially produced live baitfish is prohibited on all waters except as otherwise provided in Wyoming fishing regulations

Additional information

All lakes within Area 5, unless indicated otherwise: six (6)

All streams within Area 5, unless indicated otherwise: three (3)

No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.

TOTAL STREAMS AND LAKES COMBINED: six (6)

Trout (in combination includes brown, cutthroat, grayling, golden, rainbow, salmon, tiger trout, and other trout hybrids). Excludes brook trout, lake trout and splake.

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Edibility

Excellent

Synonyms

Salmo trutta

Location regulation notes

AREA 5 EXCEPTIONS TO STATEWIDE REGULATIONSA&M Reservoir in Sweetwater County. •Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Alcova Reservoir in Natrona County. •The creel limit on walleye shall be twelve (12) per day or in Natrona County. •The two (2) fish limit on walleye taken by spear gun shall not applyBryan Stock Trail Pond in Natrona County. • Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited. Bump Sullivan Reservoir in Goshen County. • Closed to fishing from November 1 through the last day of February.Crow Creek, Horse Creek, Dale Creek and Lodgepole Creek drainages on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest (Pole Mountain District) upstream from the forest boundary in Albany County• The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.Crystal Reservoir in Laramie County.• The use of a motor in excess of fifteen (15) horsepower is prohibited.Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park, all ponds within the park •Closed to fishing, seining, and trapping throughout the calendar year. • Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited. Encampment River, from Wyoming Highway 230 at Riverside downstream to its confluence with the North Platte River in Carbon County. • Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only. Festo Lake in Platte County. • Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Glendo Reservoir including the North Platte River downstream from the bridge on Wyoming Highway 319 (near Orin Junction) to Glendo Reservoir in Platte County. • All walleye less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately. • All walleye must 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 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. • The Special Fishing Contest Provision applies during the Fishing Contest free Period. • No fishing contests shall be approved from June 15 through June 30 during each calendar year. Grayrocks Reservoir in Platte County. • The area between the spillway and floating regulatory buoys or as designated by regulatory signing is closed to fishing and watercraft throughout the calendar year. • The creel limit on largemouth and smallmouth bass in combination shall be three (3) per day or in possession. No more than one (1) shall exceed twelve (12) inches. • Please promptly report any captured Northern pike by call- ing 307-745-4046. Hawk Springs Reservoir in Goshen County. • Watercraft prohibited from December 1 - February 15.Huck Finn Pond in Albany County. • It shall be unlawful for persons fourteen (14) years of age and older to fish. Johnson Creek Reservoir in Albany County. • Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Lake Absarraca (Country Club Lake) in Laramie County.• All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.• Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Leazenby Lake in Albany County.• Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Lower North Crow Reservoir (North Crow Diversion Reservoir) in Laramie County. • Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.McIntosh Pond 2(Western Nuclear Pond) in Fremont County.• Use of motorized watercraft is prohibited.Medicine Bow National Forest including all lakes within the boundaries of Medicine Bow National Forest, except Sand Lake, Turpin Reservoir, Lake Owen, Rob Roy Reservoir and Hog Park Reservoir, in Carbon and Albany counties.• Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.North Platte River from Colorado-Wyoming state line down stream to the Saratoga Inn Bridge in Carbon County. • Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only. • Use of motorized watercraft is prohibited.North Platte River from Kortes Dam downstream to the confluence with Sage Creek (Miracle Mile) in Carbon 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. The creel limit on walleye shall be twelve (12) per day or in possession. North Platte River from vehicle bridge eight tenths (0.8) of a mile downstream from Pathfinder Dam downstream to Alcova Reservoir in Natrona 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. North Platte River from Gray Reef Dam downstream, eight (8) miles to the upstream boundary of the Lusby Public Fishing Area in Natrona 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. • That portion lying between the "Closed Area" signs at the gauge cable crossings (the first cable crossing is approximately 700 yards downstream from Gray Reef Dam) is closed to fishing from April 1 through April 30. North Platte River to include that area between the Dave Johnston Power Plant Public Access Area and the Dave Johnston Power Plant in Converse County. • Watercraft prohibited.North Platte River to include only that area between Glendo Dam and Glendo Power plant in Platte County. • Use of motorized watercraft is prohibited.Packers Lake in Goshen County.• All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.• The use of a motor in excess of fifteen (15) horsepower pro- hibited.Rawlins City Reservoir in Carbon County.• Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Sloans Lake in Laramie County.• All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.• The use of a motor in excess of fifteen (15) horsepower prohibited.South Springer Reservoir in Goshen County.• Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Springer Reservoir in Goshen County.• Closed to fishing from November 1 through February 15.Turpin Reservoir in Carbon County.• The use of a motor in excess of fifteen (15) horsepower prohibited.Upper North Crow Reservoir in Laramie and Albany counties.• Use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited.Wheatland Reservoir No.3 Canal from the headgate in Reservoir No. 2 to the mouth in Reservoir No. 3 in Albany County. • Watercraft prohibited.OTHER AREA 5 REGULATIONSArea 5 Live BaitfishThe use or possession of live baitfish in Area 5 is prohibited except as specified below.Area 5 Live Baitfish Location ALive 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: Bump Sullivan Reservoir; Festo Lake; Grayrocks Reservoir; Guernsey Reservoir; Hawk Springs Reservoir; North Platte River proper downstream from Glendo Dam to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; Packers Lake; Rock Lake in Platte County; Springer Reservoir; and, Wheatland Reservoir #1 in Platte County.(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap, or spear baitfish from the following waters: Bump Sullivan Reservoir; Festo Lake; Grayrocks Reservoir; Guernsey Reservoir; Hawk Springs Res- ervoir; North Platte River proper from Glendo Dam downstream to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; Packers Lake; Rock Lake in Platte County; Springer Reservoir; Wheatland Reservoir #1 in Platte County; and, Canals and ditches within Wyoming that are in the Interstate and Fort Laramie canal systems in Goshen County downstream from the Whalen Diversion on the North Platte River.(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location A is the North Platte River drainage below Glendo Dam,excluding all locations in the South Platte River drainage and all locations in Albany County.Area 5 Live Baitfish Location BLive 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 B 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: Pathfinder Reservoir; Alcova Reservoir; Gray Reef Reservoir; Glendo Reservoir; Kortes Reservoir; and, North Platte River proper between Seminoe Dam and Glendo Dam, except eight (8) river miles from Gray Reef Dam to the upstream boundary of the Lusby Public Fishing Area and from the vehicle bridge eight tenths (0.8) of a mile downstream from Pathfinder Dam downstream to Alcova Reservoir.(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap, or spear baitfish from the following waters: North Platte River drainage from Seminoe Dam downstream to the bridge on Wyoming Highway 319 (near Orin Junction) in Converse County.(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location B is the North Platte River drainage below Seminoe Dam downstream to Glendo Dam.Area 5 Live Baitfish Location CLive 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 C 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: Seminoe Reservoir; North Platte River from Seminoe Reservoir to Interstate Highway 80.(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net or trap baitfish from the following waters: North Platte River drainage from Interstate Highway 80 downstream to Seminoe Dam.(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location C is the North Platte River drainage from Interstate Highway 80 downstream to Seminoe Dam.

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FAQ about Johnson Reservoir fishing

📍 Where is Johnson Reservoir located?

Johnson Reservoir is a lake located in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Its coordinates are:

41°46′42.2″N 105°22′13″W

🎣 Where on Johnson Reservoir is it best to fish?

Find the best fishing spots on Johnson Reservoir by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.

🐟 What species are in Johnson Reservoir?

The most common species in Johnson Reservoir are:

Brown trout - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
White sucker - 1 members reported to have caught this fish

📢 What are the latest Johnson Reservoir fishing reports?

The latest Johnson Reservoir fishing reports are:

@jaxonkafka reported a nice Brown trout.
@quentinhutcheson reported a nice White sucker.

🪪 Do I need a fishing license to fish at Johnson Reservoir?

Fishing in Wyoming requires a valid state fishing license for anglers. Licenses include resident and non-resident, annual, short-term, and combination options, purchasable online or at licensed vendors.

In Wyoming, no fishing license is required for anglers under 14. Residents 65 and older qualify for a discounted license. A few other exceptions worth knowing:

Free fishing days — most states designate 1–2 weekends a year where anyone can fish without a license
Tribal waters — tribal members fishing on tribal land operate under separate tribal regulations
Private ponds — landowners fishing their own water typically don't need a license

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