Alkali Creek Reservoir Fishing near Cody, Wyoming

• Overview

  Alkali Creek Reservoir is a Park County water, in Wyoming. The bank is 5,577 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Park County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Cody, 13 miles away. Billings sits 80 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Alkali Creek Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public occurrence data for Park County names brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Alkali Creek Reservoir responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 66°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about early April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Alkali Creek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Ralston Reservoir is 11 miles distant. For Alkali Creek Reservoir in particular, ask before you travel.