Fishing

Once again Wyoming is holding a free fishing day as a part of National Fishing and Boating Week. This year free fishing day will take place Saturday, June 7.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Anglers might have worse results on some Wyoming lakes and rivers this year because the state Game and Fish Department has fewer fish to stock. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Friday the department cut by 25 percent the number of fish it has to stock more than 100 waters The cutbacks came after the Legislature rejected a 2013 fishing license fee increase. ...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is considering changes to older fisheries regulations. One involves using artificial light to fish, and another involves snagging on the North Platte River using beads and hooks...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says a donation by Trout Unlimited should help the fish population in a small lake west of Laramie.

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has grown by 37 acres thanks to the Jackson Hole Land Trust and The Conservation Fund.

The 43rd annual KOWB/Y95 Country Huck Finn Fishing Derby is happening this weekend.

The effects of warming temperatures on Yellowstone cutthroat trout is the topic of the weekly summer lecture series, July 18, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Center.

Some anglers are questioning a new rule that allows for the catch and kill of any nonnative trout in Yellowstone National Park.