Canon Number 3 Reservoir in Laramie County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Wyoming holds Canon Number 3 Reservoir, in Laramie County. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Laramie County list. Supplies mean a trip to Laramie, 27 miles off. After that come Wheatland at 34 miles and Ranchettes at 42 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Canon Number 3 Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. County-wide records name white sucker, brook trout and longnose sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work this water in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 64°F, with January the cold end at about 22°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on this water more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Canon Number 1 Reservoir is 0.2 miles off. Treat access at this water as something to verify.