Fishing at Farthing Reservoir, Laramie County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Farthing Reservoir is listed under Laramie County, Wyoming. It sits in farm and woodlot. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest town is Laramie, 24 miles away. Ranchettes is 32 miles away, with Cheyenne at 35 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end. You can learn the basics of it in one visit.

• Where to Fish on Farthing Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Survey and observation records for Laramie County include white sucker, brook trout, longnose sucker and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Farthing Reservoir the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 26°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Farthing Reservoir rarely departs from it. Consistent weather beats warm weather for steady sport.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. McLaughlin Reservoir Number 2, 5.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Farthing Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.