Boysen Reservoir is a reservoir in Wyoming, near Fremont 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.
Boysen Reservoir is a reservoir in Fremont County, Wyoming and covers about 19,560 acres.
Wind can change Boysen Reservoir quickly, so pick one manageable section and learn it before crossing open water.
Boysen Reservoir spreads across the Wind River and holds one of Wyoming's broadest fish mixes. Walleye, sauger, trout, kokanee, perch, catfish, and burbot use different parts of the old river path.
Jig channel turns for walleye or sauger, troll cool open water for trout and kokanee, use small jigs for perch, and keep a bottom bait ready for burbot or catfish.
Wyoming anglers must tell walleye from sauger here because both occur in the reservoir. Boysen also produced Wyoming's long-standing state-record walleye, which shows the growth possible in this food-rich system.
Give walleye, sauger, rainbow trout and brown trout separate passes when they use different water. On Boysen Reservoir, a lure set for one fish should not be dragged through every point, weed edge, and stretch of open water.
Around Boysen Reservoir, after two bites, note wind, water color, depth, and bottom. For a trip to Boysen Reservoir, repeat that short pattern on the next matching feature instead of starting over across the lake.
At Boysen Reservoir, before making a long move, change lure depth or speed once near the best spot. That quick test can show whether the fish moved a few feet or the area went quiet at Boysen Reservoir.
On Boysen Reservoir, let the first two catches set the plan for the next hour. When fishing Boysen 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.
Fish listed for Boysen include Walleye, Sauger, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Yellow Perch, Burbot, and Channel Catfish.
For walleye, work a jig, minnow rig, or small crankbait along points and the old channel edge at Boysen.
For yellow perch, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf at Boysen.
For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat at Boysen.
For rainbow trout, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water at Boysen.
Other targets listed here include Brown Trout, Sauger, and Burbot; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
Around Boysen, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
At Boysen, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control at Boysen.
At Boysen, record the wind, water color, depth where fish bit, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
For a trip to Boysen, keep the first hour simple: use one moving bait to find active fish, slow down with a jig or natural bait on the best edge, and repeat the same setup when two bites come from matching depth and bottom during that part of the trip.
The key difference is this: Boysen spreads across the Wind River and holds one of Wyoming's broadest fish mixes.
Start here: Jig channel turns for walleye or sauger, troll cool open water for trout and kokanee, use small jigs for perch, and keep a bottom bait ready for burbot or catfish.
Remember this local detail: Wyoming anglers must tell walleye from sauger here because both occur in the reservoir.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.