Bighorn Reservoir fishing

Fishing at Bighorn Reservoir has Tiger Muskie on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.7 times a year since 2018, most often in August and September.

Last stocked

September 1, 2023

Plants on record

4

Since 2018

Species recorded

1

Average size

6.6 in

Elevation

8,740 ft

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How Bighorn Reservoir is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of August. In 2023 it was September 1, 2023, later than usual.

No plants recorded in 2020 and 2021.

Park Reservoir (2.6 mi), Hope Lake (4 mi), Weston Reservoir (4.4 mi), Lost Wilderness Lake (4.8 mi), and Myrtle Lake (5.4 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Bighorn Reservoir

Fishing Bighorn Reservoir is most likely to be for Tiger Muskie. All 4 plants on record are Tiger Muskie.

Tiger Muskie 4 plants
Plants
4 of 4
Last stocked
September 1, 2023
Average length
6.6 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Tiger Muskie guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 7752018
  • 7012019
  • 1802022
  • 1992023

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
September 1, 2023 Tiger Muskie 199 6.6 in report
September 1, 2022 Tiger Muskie 180 7 in report
August 1, 2019 Tiger Muskie 701 6.5 in report
August 1, 2018 Tiger Muskie 775 6.3 in report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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