Horse Creek fishing

Horse Creek fishing is stocked with Cutthroat Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2020, most often in June and July.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
July 2026
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
8
Since 2020
Species recorded
1
Average size
7.7 in
Elevation
7,166 ft

Fish at Horse Creek

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

How Horse Creek is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Willow Lake (12.5 mi) was stocked more recently. Willow Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish stocked in 2020

1,052

Fish stocked in 2021

459

Fish stocked in 2022

915

Fish stocked in 2023

1,100

Fish stocked in 2024

1,050

Fish stocked in 2025

1,000

Fish stocked in 2026

576

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Cutthroat Trout5767.4 inreport
June 2025Cutthroat Trout1,0008.9 inreport
July 2024Cutthroat Trout1,0507.9 inreport
July 2023Cutthroat Trout1,1007.7 inreport
July 2022Cutthroat Trout9157 inreport
June 2021Cutthroat Trout4597 inreport
July 2020Cutthroat Trout5007.1 inreport
June 1, 2020Cutthroat Trout5528.9 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section

Horse Creek Wildlife Habitat Management Area, in the southwest corner of the Gros Ventre Range off US Highway 189.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

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

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Common questions

What fish are at Horse Creek?

Fishing Horse Creek usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 8 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 7.7 in.

When is Horse Creek stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2020, most often in June and July.

How big are the fish stocked at Horse Creek?

Cutthroat Trout stocked at Horse Creek average 7.7 in.

How do you get on Horse Creek?

Horse Creek Wildlife Habitat Management Area, in the southwest corner of the Gros Ventre Range off US Highway 189.

Which lakes near Horse Creek were stocked more recently?

Willow Lake (12.5 mi) was stocked more recently. Willow Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

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