Waters
NORTH FORK
The North Fork headwaters just outside the eastern boundary of Yellowstone, flowing 50 miles until it's confluence with Buffalo Bill Reservoir. It follows US 14-16-20 for 30 miles from Pahaska Teepee to the National Forest boundary where it then enters primarly private land its final ten miles. The North Fork is full of 10-22" lake run rainbows, cutbows, native Yellowstone cutthroat, and a few browns and brookies.
SOUTH FORK
The South Fork is essentially a smaller version of the North Fork with a few exceptions: Most of the river flows through private land before its confluence with Buffalo Bill Reservoir. It is also primarily a brown trout fishery but also holds Yellowstone cutthroat, rainbows, cutbows, and brookies.
LOWER SHOSHONE
The Lower Shoshone is our local tailwater and flows right through town after emerging from Buffalo Bill Dam fives miles east of Cody. Because of high water due to irrigation in the late spring and summer months, the Lower Shoshone typically fishes best in late August to mid April. It is full of 8-20" browns, rainbows, snake river cutthroat, cutbows, and even a few brookies and tiger trout.
CLARKS FORK
The Clark's Fork is a freestone that flows out of the Beartooth mountains 30 miles north of Cody. As Wyoming's only designated Wild and Scenic River, the Clark's Fork offers some breathtaking scenery as well as fine fishing for rainbows, browns, cutthroat and may be the best whitefish fishery on the planet! While the average trout is smaller than some of the areas other rivers, there are still a few "monsters" caught every year.
GREYBULL
The Greybull flows through the town of Meeteetse, WY, 30 miles south of Cody. The smallest freestone in the area, the Greybull begins in the Absoraka Mountains and runs primarily through private land. It is home to the native Yellowstone Cutthroat.
BIG HORN
The Big Horn flows through the town of Thermopolis, WY, 80 miles south of Cody. A tailwater fishery, it is home to browns, rainbows and cutthroat in the 12-24" range with most trout averaging around 16-18". A calmer river than most in the Cody area, the Big Horn offers great dry fly fishing and is a great place to test or improve your fly fishing skills!
NEWTON LAKES
The Newton Lakes are located only five minutes north of Cody. East Newton is classified as a "trophy stillwater" and holds healthy populations of browns, rainbows, brookies and splake in the 12-26" range. West Newton offers good fishing for 10-18" cutthroat trout.
LUCE / HOGAN
Luce and Hogan Reservoir are located 20 minutes north of Cody at the base of the Beartooth Mountains. Luce is a rainbow fishery that produces trout in the 12-20" range that can be sight fished most days. Hogan holds cutthroat trout in the 10-18" range with some much larger.
SMALL STREAMS
There are countless small streams, creeks and tributaries to our larger rivers in the area that support healthy populations of cutthroat, rainbow, brown and brook trout if smaller and more intimate water appeals to you.