Big Sandy Reservoir is a reservoir in Wyoming, near Sublette County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Big Sandy Reservoir is a reservoir in Sublette County, Wyoming and covers about 2,500 acres.
Wind can change Big Sandy Reservoir quickly, so pick one manageable section and learn it before crossing open water.
Big Sandy Reservoir is a Green River Basin storage lake with rainbow and brown trout, burbot, channel catfish, whitefish, and cutthroat trout.
Cast or troll spoons for trout, drift small natural baits for whitefish, and work the bottom with cut bait or a jig for burbot and catfish.
Water enters from the Big Sandy system before eventually reaching the Green River. Seasonal drawdown can pull fish away from old shoreline cover and back toward the creek path.
Give bluegill, brook trout, brown trout and burbot separate passes when they use different water. Around Big Sandy Reservoir, a lure set for one fish should not be dragged through every point, weed edge, and stretch of open water.
For a trip to Big Sandy Reservoir, after two bites, note wind, water color, depth, and bottom. At Big Sandy Reservoir, repeat that short pattern on the next matching feature instead of starting over across the lake.
Before making a long move, change lure depth or speed once near the best spot at Big Sandy Reservoir. When fishing Big Sandy Reservoir, that quick test can show whether the fish moved a few feet or the area went quiet.
On Big Sandy Reservoir, let the first two catches set the plan for the next hour. On Big Sandy Reservoir, match their depth, nearby cover, lure speed, and the kind of bottom before changing areas, because those clues say more than a single lucky bite.
The key difference is this: Big Sandy is a Green River Basin storage lake with rainbow and brown trout, burbot, channel catfish, whitefish, and cutthroat trout.
Start here: Cast or troll spoons for trout, drift small natural baits for whitefish, and work the bottom with cut bait or a jig for burbot and catfish.
Remember this local detail: Water enters from the Big Sandy system before eventually reaching the Green River.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.