Kemmerer Reservoir fishing

Kemmerer Reservoir fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout on a reservoir. It is stocked about once a year since 2014, most often in July and September. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
July 2026
Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
13
Since 2014
Species recorded
1
Average size
6.1 in
Elevation
7,150 ft

Fish at Kemmerer Reservoir

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 13 plants · last July 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 2026 · avg 6.1 in · 13 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Kemmerer Reservoir is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 2023.

Fish stocked in 2014

9,870

Fish stocked in 2015

10,965

Fish stocked in 2016

10,100

Fish stocked in 2017

10,098

Fish stocked in 2018

10,998

Fish stocked in 2019

11,000

Fish stocked in 2020

11,000

Fish stocked in 2021

10,940

Fish stocked in 2022

10,080

Fish stocked in 2024

10,230

Fish stocked in 2025

10,252

Fish stocked in 2026

10,067

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Rainbow Trout10,0674.7 inreport
July 2025Rainbow Trout10,2524.7 inreport
September 2024Rainbow Trout10,2306.3 inreport
August 2022Rainbow Trout10,0806.5 inreport
September 2021Rainbow Trout9006.3 inreport
August 2021Rainbow Trout10,0406.3 inreport
September 2020Rainbow Trout11,0006.1 inreport
September 2019Rainbow Trout11,0006.1 inreport
September 2018Rainbow Trout10,9986.5 inreport
September 2017Rainbow Trout10,0986.2 inreport
September 2016Rainbow Trout10,1006.3 inreport
September 2015Rainbow Trout10,9656.6 inreport
September 2014Rainbow Trout9,8706.4 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Kemmerer, WY

Kemmerer City Reservoir sits on the Hams Fork River below Viva Naughton Reservoir, north of Kemmerer. WGFD says there is marked public access above and below both reservoirs, and the river between them and below this dam holds rainbow and brown trout.

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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 Kemmerer Reservoir?

Fishing Kemmerer Reservoir usually means Rainbow Trout. All 13 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 6.1 in.

When is Kemmerer Reservoir stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 2014, most often in July and September. No plants recorded in 2023.

How big are the fish stocked at Kemmerer Reservoir?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Kemmerer Reservoir average 6.1 in.

How do you get on Kemmerer Reservoir?

The nearest town is Kemmerer, WY. Kemmerer City Reservoir sits on the Hams Fork River below Viva Naughton Reservoir, north of Kemmerer. WGFD says there is marked public access above and below both reservoirs, and the river between them and below this dam holds rainbow and brown trout.

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