Horse Creek fishing

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

Last stocked

July 1, 2026

Plants on record

Since 2020

Species recorded

Average size

7.7 in

Elevation

7,166 ft

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. Open to fishing May 1 through December 1; closed to human presence in winter for elk feeding.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes

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How Horse Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of June. In 2026 it was July 1, 2026, later than usual.

Fish at Horse Creek

Fishing Horse Creek is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 8 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Cutthroat Trout 8 plants

Plants: 8 of 8
Last stocked: July 1, 2026
Average length: 7.7 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

1,0522020
4592021
9152022
1,1002023
1,0502024
1,0002025
5762026

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date	Species	Quantity	Avg. length	Source
July 1, 2026	Cutthroat Trout	576	7.4 in	report
June 1, 2025	Cutthroat Trout	1,000	8.9 in	report
July 1, 2024	Cutthroat Trout	1,050	7.9 in	report
July 1, 2023	Cutthroat Trout	1,100	7.7 in	report
July 1, 2022	Cutthroat Trout	915	7 in	report
June 1, 2021	Cutthroat Trout	459	7 in	report
July 1, 2020	Cutthroat Trout	500	7.1 in	report
June 1, 2020	Cutthroat Trout	552	8.9 in	report

Species stocked here

Cutthroat Trout (8)

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