Lick Creek fishing

Lick Creek fishing has Cutthroat Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about once a year since 2016, most often in June and July.

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Last stocked
July 2026
Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
11
Since 2016
Species recorded
1
Average size
9.4 in
Elevation
6,102 ft

Fish at Lick Creek

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

How Lick Creek is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Sibley Lake (12 mi) was stocked more recently. Sibley Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish stocked in 2016

601

Fish stocked in 2017

300

Fish stocked in 2018

600

Fish stocked in 2019

540

Fish stocked in 2020

540

Fish stocked in 2021

602

Fish stocked in 2022

600

Fish stocked in 2023

660

Fish stocked in 2024

660

Fish stocked in 2025

600

Fish stocked in 2026

540

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Cutthroat Trout5409.5 inreport
July 2025Cutthroat Trout60010.1 inreport
July 2024Cutthroat Trout6609.5 inreport
July 2023Cutthroat Trout6609.4 inreport
June 2022Cutthroat Trout60010.1 inreport
June 2021Cutthroat Trout6029.3 inreport
June 2020Cutthroat Trout5409.1 inreport
July 2019Cutthroat Trout5409.2 inreport
June 2018Cutthroat Trout6008.7 inreport
June 2017Cutthroat Trout3009.2 inreport
July 2016Cutthroat Trout6019.5 inreport

Access and facts

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

Nearest lakes

Camping near Lick Creek

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Lick Creek's mapped point, nearest first: Pine Island Group Campground (9.9 miles), Sibley Lake camping (12.2 miles), Porcupine camping (12.5 miles), Bald Mountain camping (13.2 miles), and Tie Flume camping (14.2 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Lick Creek

Lick Creek is inside Bighorn National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Lick Creek?

Fishing Lick Creek usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 11 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 9.4 in.

When is Lick Creek stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about once a year since 2016, most often in June and July.

How big are the fish stocked at Lick Creek?

Cutthroat Trout stocked at Lick Creek average 9.4 in.

Which lakes near Lick Creek were stocked more recently?

Sibley Lake (12 mi) was stocked more recently. Sibley Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.