Wyoming

Fishing

There is no important commercial fishing in Wyoming. Fishing is largely recreational, and fish hatcheries and fish-planting programs keep the streams well stocked. Wyoming's streams annually provide 1.3 million angler days and 3.4 million fish; lakes generate 1.6 million angler days and a harvest of 4.1 million fish. In 1998, the state issued 280,634 fishing licenses. That year, fish farms distributed nearly 3.3 million trout and 9.9 million trout eggs within the state.