Splake Stocked · 6 plants · last July 2026 Last stocked July 2026 · avg 3.3 in · 6 plants
Splake species guideSawmill Reservoir fishing
Sawmill Reservoir fishing has Splake on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2016, most often in July and August.
- Last stocked
- July 2026
- Splake
- Plants on record
- 6
- Since 2016
- Species recorded
- 1
- Average size
- 3.3 in
- Elevation
- 8,214 ft
Fish at Sawmill Reservoir
Splake Stocked · 6 plants · last July 2026 How Sawmill Reservoir is stocked
No plants recorded in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.
Fish stocked in 2016
3,060
Fish stocked in 2018
3,038
Fish stocked in 2020
2,995
Fish stocked in 2022
2,784
Fish stocked in 2024
3,643
Fish stocked in 2026
1,755
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Big Horn, WY
Reached on foot from the Forest Service's Sawmill Lakes Trailhead: from Big Horn, take WY 335 south about 9.9 miles to where it becomes FSR 26, then about 12 more miles. The trailhead is poorly marked (look for the Sawmill Lakes Trail #022 sign), has no facilities and parks only a few vehicles.
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.
Nearest lakes
Camping near Sawmill Reservoir
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Sawmill Reservoir's mapped point, nearest first: Dead Swede camping (8.4 miles), Tie Flume camping (9.5 miles), Ranger Creek camping (11.1 miles), Sibley Lake camping (11.4 miles), and Shell Creek camping (11.7 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Public land at Sawmill Reservoir
Sawmill Reservoir is inside Bighorn National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Sawmill Reservoir?
Fishing Sawmill Reservoir usually means Splake. All 6 plants on record are Splake. Splake was last stocked July 2026, averaging 3.3 in.
When is Sawmill Reservoir stocked?
Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 0.5 times a year since 2016, most often in July and August. No plants recorded in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.
How big are the fish stocked at Sawmill Reservoir?
Splake stocked at Sawmill Reservoir average 3.3 in.
How do you get on Sawmill Reservoir?
The nearest town is Big Horn, WY. Reached on foot from the Forest Service's Sawmill Lakes Trailhead: from Big Horn, take WY 335 south about 9.9 miles to where it becomes FSR 26, then about 12 more miles. The trailhead is poorly marked (look for the Sawmill Lakes Trail #022 sign), has no facilities and parks only a few vehicles.