La Barge Creek fishing

Fishing at La Barge Creek is on a river section, stocked with Cutthroat Trout. It is stocked about 1.8 times a year since 2013, most often in July and September.

Last stocked

July 1, 2026

Plants on record

25

Since 2013

Species recorded

1

Average size

4.4 in

Elevation

8,161 ft

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Kemmerer, WY

La Barge Creek runs through remote high country in the Bridger-Teton National Forest's Hams Fork area. The nearby La Barge Guard Station, in La Barge Meadow at 8,500 feet near the creek, is reached in summer by about 39 miles of gravel and dirt road from Kemmerer.

Sources: water_type , shore_notes , nearest_town

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How La Barge Creek is stocked

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

Fish at La Barge Creek

Fishing La Barge Creek is most likely to be for Cutthroat Trout. All 25 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout.

Cutthroat Trout 25 plants
Plants
25 of 25
Last stocked
July 1, 2026
Average length
4.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Cutthroat Trout guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 6,7102013
  • 12,7302014
  • 18,3782015
  • 9,1592016
  • 13,8732017
  • 9,0362018
  • 13,4382019
  • 20,7502020
  • 23,6862021
  • 21,2112022
  • 25,5752023
  • 6,4282024
  • 5,1632025
  • 25,7872026

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 25 plants Showing 25 plants

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 1, 2026 Cutthroat Trout 8,746 1.4 in report
June 1, 2026 Cutthroat Trout 17,041 3.1 in report
July 1, 2025 Cutthroat Trout 5,163 8.3 in report
July 1, 2024 Cutthroat Trout 1,948 5.1 in report
June 1, 2024 Cutthroat Trout 4,480 0.9 in report
September 1, 2023 Cutthroat Trout 25,092 2.4 in report
July 1, 2023 Cutthroat Trout 483 10.6 in report
August 1, 2022 Cutthroat Trout 20,098 2.6 in report
July 1, 2022 Cutthroat Trout 1,113 8.4 in report
August 1, 2021 Cutthroat Trout 23,686 2.8 in report
September 1, 2020 Cutthroat Trout 20,750 2.8 in report
September 1, 2019 Cutthroat Trout 11,458 3.4 in report
July 1, 2019 Cutthroat Trout 1,980 6.8 in report
September 1, 2018 Cutthroat Trout 9,036 2.8 in report
September 1, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 12,777 2.8 in report
July 1, 2017 Cutthroat Trout 1,096 7.1 in report
October 1, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 5,429 3.1 in report
September 1, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 1,220 5.2 in report
August 1, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 2,012 5.3 in report
July 1, 2016 Cutthroat Trout 498 7 in report
October 1, 2015 Cutthroat Trout 14,447 3 in report
September 1, 2015 Cutthroat Trout 1,636 5.9 in report
August 1, 2015 Cutthroat Trout 2,295 5 in report
October 1, 2014 Cutthroat Trout 12,730 2.2 in report
September 1, 2013 Cutthroat Trout 6,710 3.2 in report
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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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