Wyoming Flaming Gorge

[dubob]

Yep, what SuperD said.

Wyoming side: "Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Sweetwater County.The creel limit on trout (excluding lake trout) shall be four (4) per day or in possession. No more than three (3) shall be kokanee salmon."

Utah side: "It is your responsibility to know and follow each state’s laws and rules for Flaming Gorge." And: "Starting in 2019, you may have up to two daily limits in your possession when fishing for multiple consecutive days at Strawberry Reservoir or Flaming Gorge Reservoir. For more information about when you may possess two daily limits, see page 19. " And for Flaming Gorge: " Limit 4 trout or kokanee salmon (a combined total), excluding lake trout, and no more than 3 may be kokanee salmon."

If you are not a resident of Wyoming or Utah and you want to have 6 salmon in possession from Flaming Gorge, you MUST have a Utah license.

 

[smokepoles]

Bob, I would expect that even with a Utah license you must be in Utah (e.g., camped at Lucerne not Buckboard) or in transit to your Utah home in order to posses?

 

[dubob]

Bob, I would expect that even with a Utah license you must be in Utah (e.g., camped at Lucerne not Buckboard) or in transit to your Utah home in order to posses?

I would not bet on that statement. I always stay in Manilla or at Lucerne when I fish the Gorge. If you want to camp at Buckboard instead of Lucerne because of the FULL hookups at the commercial campground at Buckboard (NOT the Federal campground), then I have no clue what a Wyoming CO might say or do if he/she checked you and you have a 2-day possession limit legally caught on the Utah side of the Gorge. Since I'm not ever going to be in that position, I haven't bothered to track down the answer and have no desire to do so now. If you are going to fish the Utah side only but camp in Wyoming, then I would strongly suggest you call the WY G & F folks and ask them.

 

[ducksfresh]

Much Thanks

Mike,
My understanding was that Utah changed to 6 but Wyoming didn't. See page 3 of the Utah reg book.

Thank You!

 

[Walldiver]

Sorry for posting to an old post

By the time we get all the stamps and licenses it's about $250 for just Wyoming, I don't much want to do double that. I've been to FG the last three years and now am starting to think maybe someplace new this year. We'll fish kokes in April at Whiskytown in NorCal, and in May at O'Dell in Oregon, so there should be plenty of fodder for the canner. When I didn't know better I brought the gear and canned inside my camper, then found that was a no-no. Last year we were giving limits of kokes away to folks in tents, the Wyoming F&G boys were dying to give me a ticket for something, checked the inside of my camper out twice in five days. I guess there'd always be camping at Lucerne and fishing out of there, learn a new spot. Of course at Buckboard I know right where to go and what to use, limit out fairly fast just about every time. I hear there's some good koke fishing Idaho, tho there's no place equal to Flaming Gorge. Decisions decisions. RAY

I realize that this is a response to a old post. I don't keep track of this forum until summer before my annual trip to FG. Ray, I hope you can clarify on you're statement about Wyoming F&G searching your camper twice in 5 days. Were you searched at the campsite you were in? Were you camping at Buckboard NFS campground or the Marina campground? When were you camping there? Were you searched by the launch? The reason I ask is that I camp at NFS Buckboard campground and have for about 4 years always in July and August. I have never seen Wyoming F&G in the Bay or near the campground and never seen them by the launch. I've only seen them before Anvil Draw and just before you get to the Buckboard launch on weekends. Pat

 

[woodjdw]

I don't usually post much here, but I was just looking to see what the fishing was doing at the Gorge, as I have two weeks off. I know I won't be disappointing some by saying that for the price of a license and such low limits, I cant justify spending the money in Utah or Wyoming to fish the Gorge. $60 to fill the boat, $80 to fill the truck one way, $ camping, $ food, $ extra gear, $ Stamps for the boat. So my understanding is JUST $250 for the licenses, not to include my daughter. Blue mesa is a 1 hr. drive ill just stay home. I drive to the Colombia river every year and catch 2 steelhead a day out of my boat and spend less than that. Then drive to the beach and go crabbing and catch a Coho or two, on days the ocean is flat, on the same license. That being said the people that will be missing out are the local vendors in the area that sell gas, gear, and groceries. Sorry Vernal I wont be dropping any cash this year.