National Park Service Grand Teton U.S. Department of the Interior Grand Teton National Park John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Fishing 2020

Cutthroat Trout by Joe Tomelleri

Licenses A Wyoming fshing license is required. Licenses Purchase fshing licenses at Wyoming Game and Fish require a Conservation Stamp ($12.50) except the ofces, online (wgfd.wyo.gov), or license vendors one- or fve-day licenses. throughout the state. Within the park, purchase Resident Annual* $27.00 licenses at: Snake River Anglers at Dornans, Signal One-Day $6.00 Mountain Lodge front desk, Colter Bay Village Store, Youth (14-17, annual*) $3.00 and the Headwaters Lodge at Flagg Ranch. Under 14 (creel limit applies) none Prohibited Actions Non-resident Annual* $102.00 • Chumming or placing food or other substances in One-Day $14.00 water to feed or attract fsh. Five-Day $56.00 • Digging for or collecting any bait. Youth (14-17, annual*) $15.00 • Snagging, archery, and spear-gun fshing. *Annual license is valid for 12 consecutive months. • Fishing from Jackson Lake Dam, boat docks, any bridge used by vehicles, or within the limits of Non-residents under 14, accompanied by an adult designated mooring areas and swimming beaches. possessing a valid Wyoming fshing license, may fsh • Improper disposal of fsh parts and feeding fsh free; or they may purchase any non-resident license. parts to wildlife such as bears, birds, or foxes. Fish caught by persons under 14 are included in the licensed person’s creel limit.

Seasonal Restrictions Lakes • December 15–March 31. Access to the Snake and Closures Lakes within Grand Teton National Park are open to River is closed from the Bufalo Fork confuence fshing year-round with the following exception: at Moran to Menors Ferry at Moose. Access to the October 1–31. Jackson Lake is closed to fshing. Bufalo Fork is closed from the east park boundary to the Snake River confuence at Moran. Rivers and Streams • December 1–July 31. All streams and Blacktail Please refer to the following list for seasonal closures Spring Ponds within Grand Teton National Park and restrictions. are closed; excluding Polecat Creek, Bufalo Fork • November 1–March 31. All cutthroat trout caught River, Pacifc Creek, Gros Ventre River, and Snake in open, moving water must be released back to the River in Teton County. water immediately.

Legal Tackle Legal Fishing Tackle Polecat Creek, and the Snake River upstream of An angler may use two rods or poles if actively Jackson Lake. monitoring both. Each line may have no more than three single or treble hooks, fies, or lures attached. • Lakes On lakes not otherwise restricted to fshing, or Flies, Lures, and Bait designated as artifcial fies and lures only; the • Rivers and Streams following dead, non-game fsh may be used or Only artifcial fies and lures may be used in the Snake possessed as bait: redside shiner, speckled dace, River from the gauging station (1,000 feet below longnose dace, Paiute sculpin, mottled sculpin, Utah Jackson Lake Dam) to the Wyoming Highway 22 chub, Utah sucker, and commercially preserved dead Bridge (Wilson Bridge) and all streams; excluding baitfsh. the Bufalo Fork, Gros Ventre River, Pacifc Creek,

Creel and Size Limits Lakes in Grand Teton National Park In addition to the previous creel limits, anglers • Six (6) trout* per day or in possession, no more may also have in possession: than three (3) shall be cutthroat trout; and no more • Brook Trout: Sixteen (16) than one (1) cutthroat trout shall exceed twelve • Lake Trout: Six (6), no more than one (1) (12) inches. shall exceed twenty-four (24) inches. Streams in Grand Teton National Park • Whitefsh: Twenty-fve (25) • Three (3) trout*, no more than one (1) shall exceed Any fsh an angler chooses to release must be sixteen (16) inches; and no more than one (1) carefully and immediately returned to the water from cutthroat trout shall exceed twelve (12) inches. which it was taken. * Trout – excludes brook and lake trout.

Aquatic Invasive Species • Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are an increasing March 1–November 30 requires boat inspection concern. Many bodies of water are already prior to launch, and the purchase of an AIS decal. contaminated. Clean, drain, and dry boats, boots, Infatable craft less than 10 feet long are exempt. and waders before entering a new body of water. • Purchase decals at many fshing gear stores, or ~ - • Park inspection stations at Moose and Moran. online: wgfd.wyo.gov. 11111 • Never empty containers of bait, fsh, plants or • AIS Fees Non-motorized Motorized ~ , animals into park waters. Resident $5 $10 •• • Any watercraft transported into Wyoming Non-resident $15 $30 Zones and Seasons Please Note: This map is designed to aid anglers in identifying fshing areas. The boundaries ··R~·~·~·;f·~llfr, Jr. are shown on a small scale and cannot be considered legally proper or exact. For : ~ ,...... ,..... Memorial\ •.. . detailed information please refer to: Wyoming Parkway ·• ... Game & Fish: Wyoming Fishing Regulations 2020. wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations/Regulation-PDFs/ WYFISHINGREGS_BROCHURE.pdf

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Open Year Round. Wildlife closures may apply.*

Open April 1–October 31 Open Year Round (November 1–March 31 Catch and release ONLY for cutthroat trout.) Lakes Open Year Round

Closed October 1–31

*Wildlife Closures (December 15–March 31)

Snake River is close to human access from the Buffalo Fork confuence at Moran to Menors Ferry at Moose. Buffalo Fork River closed to human access from the east park boundary to the Snake River confuence at Moran.

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Protecting Wildlife Permanent Closure Areas Park Resources Bald eagle nesting areas along the Snake River are Areas closed to fshing include: the Snake River from signed and closed to river bank use. Do not fsh Jackson Lake Dam to 150 feet below Jackson Lake near any nest as nesting birds are susceptible to Dam; Cottonwood Creek from the outlet of Jenny disturbance. Lake downstream to the second bridge south of the Jenny Lake parking area; and the artifcial pond next Fish Cleaning and Disposal to the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center. The To avoid attracting or feeding wildlife, pack out and following fsh-less lakes are also closed to fshing: dispose of all fsh parts in bear-resistant garbage cans. Swan Lake, Christian, Hedrick, Moose, and Sawmill ponds.

revised 05/2020