Fishing at Dwight Reservoir, Johnson County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Dwight Reservoir lies within the bounds of Johnson County, Wyoming. Elevation runs to 5,381 feet. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Johnson County list. You are 26 miles from Buffalo. Sheridan follows at 58 miles, then Worland at 58 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Dwight Reservoir

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public occurrence data for Johnson County names brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, white sucker and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Dwight Reservoir rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 23°F to 67°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Dwight Reservoir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Purdy Reservoir is 7.1 miles off. Where Dwight Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.