Cloud Peak Reservoir fishing

Cloud Peak Reservoir fishing is stocked with Splake and Tiger Trout on a reservoir. Also recorded: Brook trout and Yellowstone cutthroat trout. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2018, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook trout.

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Last stocked
July 2026
Tiger Trout
Plants on record
10
Since 2018
Species stocked
2 (+2 also recorded)
Average size
3.5 in
Elevation
9,722 ft

Fish at Cloud Peak Reservoir

2 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Splake Stocked · 5 plants · last July 2026

Last stocked July 2026 · avg 3.3 in · 5 plants

Splake species guide
Tiger Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last July 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 2026 · avg 3.6 in · 5 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

How Cloud Peak Reservoir is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.

Fish stocked in 2018

7,028

Fish stocked in 2020

5,276

Fish stocked in 2022

6,426

Fish stocked in 2024

7,772

Fish stocked in 2026

5,908

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Tiger Trout2,6513.8 inreport
July 2026Splake3,2573.7 inreport
July 2024Tiger Trout3,5043.5 inreport
July 2024Splake4,2683.3 inreport
July 2022Tiger Trout3,1623.4 inreport
July 2022Splake3,2643.5 inreport
July 2020Tiger Trout1,7823.6 inreport
July 2020Splake3,4943.5 inreport
August 2018Tiger Trout3,5003.7 inreport
August 2018Splake3,5282.6 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Wyoming Game and Fish Department before you go.

Nearest lakes

Camping near Cloud Peak Reservoir

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Cloud Peak Reservoir's mapped point, nearest first: Middle Fork camping (9.6 miles), Tie Hack camping (10.8 miles), South Fork camping (10.9 miles), and West Tensleep Lake camping (11.1 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Cloud Peak Reservoir

Cloud Peak Reservoir is inside Bighorn National Forest.

It is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Cloud Peak Wilderness.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Cloud Peak Reservoir?

Fishing Cloud Peak Reservoir is as likely for Splake and Tiger Trout. Each accounts for 5 of 10 plants on record. Splake was last stocked July 2026, averaging 3.3 in. Tiger Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 3.6 in. Brook trout and Yellowstone cutthroat trout are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Cloud Peak Reservoir stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2018, most often in July and August. No plants recorded in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.

How big are the fish stocked at Cloud Peak Reservoir?

Stocked fish average 3.5 in. Splake average 3.3 in. Tiger Trout average 3.6 in.

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