Fishing

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said more than 95% of national refuge lands could be open to hunting after proposed expansions, which follow a Trump Administration order from earlier this year that directs agencies to remove barriers to hunting and fishing.

Irrigation needs downstream summon steady flows out of Jackson Lake Dam, but could mean a low-tide fall.

Record-setting low snowpack and warm temperatures are creating less than ideal fishing conditions.

Outdoor recreation remains a major economic player, but inflation, tariffs and affordability concerns may have contributed to a slowing growth rate in 2024.

The Interior Department’s secretarial order directs federal land managers to find places with unnecessary barriers to hunting and fishing and expand public access to outdoor recreation.

Registration costs $325 per boat and needs to be renewed annually.

The zones are managed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and make up more than 500,000 acres of land, with access to more than 200 miles of streams.

The industry’s been largely unregulated for decades. The change came out of a bill passed by legislators this spring.

The Madison and Firehole Rivers and their tributaries, and the Gibbon River downstream from Norris campground are open again to fishing from sunrise to 2 p.m.

Steamboat Springs can close the Yampa River — a hotspot for tubing, swimming and fishing — when it's too low and hot.