Pilot Butte 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.
Pilot Butte Reservoir is a reservoir in Fremont County, Wyoming and covers about 1,000 acres.
The best plan at Pilot Butte Reservoir is to choose one arm or shoreline and work it from shallow cover to the first deep break.
Pilot Butte Reservoir is an off-stream Wind River Project lake with trout, kokanee, lake trout, perch, burbot, and whitefish.
Troll for kokanee and rainbows, jig deeper breaks for lake trout, use small jigs for perch, and keep a bottom bait ready for burbot.
Water reaches Pilot Butte through irrigation works rather than a strong natural river running through the lake. Wind, level changes, and the first firm drop matter more than looking for steady current.
Give brown trout, burbot, cutthroat trout and kokanee salmon separate passes when they use different water. For a trip to Pilot Butte Reservoir, a lure set for one fish should not be dragged through every point, weed edge, and stretch of open water.
At Pilot Butte Reservoir, after two bites, note wind, water color, depth, and bottom. Repeat that short pattern on the next matching feature instead of starting over across the lake at Pilot Butte Reservoir.
When fishing Pilot Butte Reservoir, before making a long move, change lure depth or speed once near the best spot. On Pilot Butte Reservoir, that quick test can show whether the fish moved a few feet or the area went quiet.
On Pilot Butte Reservoir, let the first two catches set the plan for the next hour. Around Pilot Butte 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: Pilot Butte is an off-stream Wind River Project lake with trout, kokanee, lake trout, perch, burbot, and whitefish.
Start here: Troll for kokanee and rainbows, jig deeper breaks for lake trout, use small jigs for perch, and keep a bottom bait ready for burbot.
Remember this local detail: Water reaches Pilot Butte through irrigation works rather than a strong natural river running through the lake.
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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.
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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.
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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.