Bliss Number 1 Reservoir Fishing Guide, Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  You will find Bliss Number 1 Reservoir in Albany County, Wyoming. It sits at 7,776 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 4 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Albany County are larger. Laramie at 19 miles is the nearest place to stop. Then Ranchettes, 41 miles, and Wheatland, 43 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Bliss Number 1 Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Albany County records list brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of this water decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 21°F in January to roughly 62°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On this water the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Strong Number 1 Reservoir, 2.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish this water.