Tayo Lake fishing

Tayo Lake fishing has Golden Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2020, most often in July. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

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Last stocked
July 2026
Golden Trout
Plants on record
8
Since 2020
Species recorded
1
Average size
3.2 in
Elevation
10,791 ft

Fish at Tayo Lake

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Golden Trout Stocked · 8 plants · last July 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 2026 · avg 3.2 in · 8 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Golden Trout species guide

How Tayo Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

No plants recorded in 2021, 2023, and 2025.

Fish stocked in 2020

2,754

Fish stocked in 2022

2,272

Fish stocked in 2024

2,579

Fish stocked in 2026

2,725

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2026Golden Trout1,0903.3 inreport
July 2026Golden Trout1,6353.3 inreport
July 2024Golden Trout1,0333.1 inreport
July 2024Golden Trout1,5463.1 inreport
July 2022Golden Trout9123.2 inreport
July 2022Golden Trout1,3603.2 inreport
July 2020Golden Trout1,4963.3 inreport
July 2020Golden Trout1,2583.3 inreport

Access and facts

Backcountry lake in the Tayo Creek drainage below Wind River Peak. WGFD says the Tayo lakes are reached by trail from the Stough Creek or Sheep Bridge trailheads at Worthen Meadows Reservoir on the Loop Road (Route 300), Shoshone National Forest, or from the Sweetwater trailhead to the south.

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

Nearest lakes

Leg Lake 7.5 mi last stocked July 2026 Thumb Lake 8.1 mi last stocked July 2026 Petes Lake 9.2 mi last stocked June 2026 Aspen Creek 9.4 mi last stocked June 2026 Upper Silas Lake 10.1 mi last stocked July 2022

Public land at Tayo Lake

Tayo Lake is inside Popo Agie Wilderness and Shoshone National Forest.

It is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Bridger Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Tayo Lake?

Fishing Tayo Lake usually means Golden Trout. All 8 plants on record are Golden Trout. Golden Trout was last stocked July 2026, averaging 3.2 in.

When is Tayo Lake stocked?

Last stocked July 2026. It is stocked about 1.1 times a year since 2020, most often in July. No plants recorded in 2021, 2023, and 2025.

How big are the fish stocked at Tayo Lake?

Golden Trout stocked at Tayo Lake average 3.2 in.

How do you get on Tayo Lake?

Backcountry lake in the Tayo Creek drainage below Wind River Peak. WGFD says the Tayo lakes are reached by trail from the Stough Creek or Sheep Bridge trailheads at Worthen Meadows Reservoir on the Loop Road (Route 300), Shoshone National Forest, or from the Sweetwater trailhead to the south.

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