Bighorn Lake
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Bighorn Lake downstream from the causeway, as the state words them
Big Horn County · Lake · WY
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Fishing is permitted year-round twenty-four (24) hours a day in any waters of this stateStatewide
- Gear
- fish shall only be taken or fished for with a maximum of two (2) rods or poles, with lines and hooks attached and the angler in attendanceStatewide
- Bait
- Internal organs, eggs, eyes, fins, and skin of game fish are the only portions that may be used legally as bait. Any part of nongame fish may be used as bait.Statewide
- Poles
- a maximum of two (2) rods or polesStatewide
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Burbot (ling) | three (3) fish per day or in possession | - | This water |
Northern pike | unlimited | - | Statewide |
Whitefish | Twenty-five (25) | - | Statewide |
Trout | five (5) fish per day, ten (10) fish in possession | - | This water |
Walleye Varies by water: limit two (2) per day or in possession (underwater spear gun fishing, except where designated as nongame fish or where otherwise provided for Alcova Reservoir on page 16) | unlimited harvest | - | Statewide |
Yellow perch | unlimited harvest | - | Statewide |
Bass | ten (10) fish per day, twenty (20) in possession | - | This water |
Channel catfish | six (6) fish per day or in possession | - | This water |
Crappie | fifteen (15) per day, thirty (30) in possession | - | This water |
Shovelnose sturgeon | two (2) fish per day or in possession | - | This water |
Other game species | no limit | - | This water |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from WY's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- TroutDaily limit five (5) fish per day, ten (10) fish in possession
- BassDaily limit ten (10) fish per day, twenty (20) in possession
- Burbot (ling)Daily limit three (3) fish per day or in possession
- Channel catfishDaily limit six (6) fish per day or in possession
- CrappieDaily limit fifteen (15) per day, thirty (30) in possession
- Walleye and saugerDaily limit six (6) fish per day no more than three (3) shall be sauger, twelve (12) fish in possession, no more than three (3) shall be saugerAll walleye and sauger must be kept whole (gills and entrails may be removed) until the angler is off the water or ice and done fishing for the day.
- Shovelnose sturgeonDaily limit two (2) fish per day or in possession
- Other game speciesDaily limit no limit
- Walleye and saugerAll walleye and sauger shall be kept whole (gills and entrails may be removed) until the angler is off the water or ice and done fishing for the day. Once off the water or ice and done fishing for the day, walleye and sauger can be filleted for transportation and storage. A piece of skin large enough to allow species identification (at least one (1) inch square) shall remain on all fish fillets while in transit or in the field.
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this rule applies
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Bighorn Lake's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
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Local services near Bighorn Lake
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