Fishing New Rollman Reservoir in Carbon County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Set in Carbon County, Wyoming, this is New Rollman Reservoir. The bank is 7,493 feet above sea level. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Carbon County. The closest town, Saratoga, is 23 miles distant. Fort Collins is the closest city, 89 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on New Rollman Reservoir

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Public occurrence data for Carbon County names brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On New Rollman Reservoir a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 59°F in July and bottoms out near 21°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on New Rollman Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Rollman Reservoir, 0.4 miles out. Nothing on New Rollman Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.