Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs Fishing in Park County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs is one of the Park County listings for Wyoming. The water sits 5,377 feet up. This is big water, about 9.9 sq miles, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. Nothing else we list in Park County covers more water. The nearest place of any size is Cody, 8.5 miles away. After that come Powell at 29 miles and Lovell at 47 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 65°F and January about 26°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. At Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a reservoir by origin, with the deepest water near the dam. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Newton Lakes at 5.9 miles is the nearest alternative.