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Bighorn Basinbasin Angler News 2016 Wyoming Game and Fish Department – Cody Region BighornBighorn BasinBasin Angler News Looking Forward to Another Great Year - Sam Hochhalter Inside this issue: Since it’s inception in 1921, eted approaches to managing Cody Region. From monitoring the Wyoming Game and Fish fish populations more pro- fish populations, evaluating re- Beck Lake Complex Update 2 Commission has been commit- nounced. stored populations of native ted to conserving wildlife and species, implementing habitat While a lot has changed one Walleye Tagging Buffalo Bill 2 serving people. restoration projects, and reno- thing remains the same, our vating bass ponds, a lot was Over the years the Game and commitment to conserving wild- accomplished in 2015 and more Shovelnose Sturgeon Update 3 Fish fish management pro- life and serving people. As fish is planned for 2016. gram has evolved and diversi- biologists for Wyoming, we South Fork Shoshone Update 4 fied. During the early days strive to provide quality angling As steward’s of your fishery re- much of our management opportunities and to conserve sources, we value your input and Dead Indian Creek Cutthroats 4 efforts focused on stocking the native aquatic wildlife of the hearing about your fishing ex- fish and maximizing yield or region. Balancing these two periences. For those of you that New Aquatic Habitat Biologist 5 harvest of fish. Managing for objectives can be a challenge at have taken time out of your trophy potential, diverse an- times. schedule to come into the Game gling opportunities, and native and Fish office to chat, give us a Problematic Culverts in 5 The surveys and projects high- species was not as common phone call, or show up at one of lighted in this newsletter are a as it is today. our public meetings I sincerely Restoration on Medicine 6 testament to our commitment thank you and look forward to Lodge Creek Over the years fishery manage- to provide quality angling oppor- chatting again. For those of you ment has become more com- tunities and to conserve the we have not heard from, please Clarks Fork River Update 6 plex and the need for multifac- native aquatic wildlife of the know our doors are always open. Kids Fishing Days 7 We would like to hear from you. Invasive Species Regional 8 A Fresh Start for Renner 9 Egg Basket Survey on Bighorn 9 Contact Us 10 Join Us on Facebook, Twitter & YouTube Bighorn Basin Angler News Volume 19 Page 1 2016 Wyoming Game and Fish Department — Cody Region Beck Lake Recreation Area Offers a Mixed Bag for Anglers of All Ages - - Jason Burckhardt Beck Lake Recreation offers an- have a handicapped accessible most commonly caught fish in gling opportunities right within covered fishing station. both Markham and New Cody “Beck Lake the City of Cody. The three lakes reservoirs. The Yellow Perch Markham and New Cody reser- within the Beck Lake Recreation captured were generally small, Recreation Area voirs are annually stocked with area are Beck Lake, and Mark- averaging around six inches catchable sized trout (8-12 ham and New Cody Reservoirs. long. Recently stocked catch- offers a variety of inch) and also have populations Beck Lake can be accessed from able trout were also commonly of Yellow Perch. Beck Lake is Beck Lake Park, just south of the captured in both Markham and angling stocked with catchable and lake or from highway 14-16-20. New Cody reservoirs. “brood cull” trout as well as A primitive boat ramp is available opportunities for with Channel Catfish. There are Catchable sized trout were also on the northern end of Beck Largemouth Bass, Black and common in Beck Lake averag- Lake, adjacent to the Veterans all ages of White Crappie, and Yellow ing ten inches. Brood cull Yel- Memorial Park, but the use of Perch available in Beck Lake. lowstone Cutthroat Trout were internal combustion engines is anglers.” also common and averaged prohibited. Markham and New All three of these lakes were 17.9 inches. Similar to Mark- Cody reservoirs are just south of sampled in 2015 to determine ham and New Cody reservoirs, Beck Lake within Beck Lake Park the status of the fisheries. the Yellow Perch in Beck Lake and have pedestrian access Small Yellow Perch were the were abundant, but small, aver- around their perimeters and also aging around 6 inches long. The stocked Channel Catfish were doing well, averaging 17 inches and nearly two pounds. The most abundant fish cap- tured in Beck lake in 2015 were the crappie (both White Crappie and Black Crappie), however the average length of these fish was only 6.3 inches long , with few crappie over 7 inches being captured. The abundant year class of crappie should provide for some great fishing, and eat- ing, in 2016. Beck Lake promises to offer similar angling opportunities in Channel Catfish are stocked 2016, with lots of fish including into Beck Lake to provide The Beck Lake Recreation Area waters provide anglers of all ages a the occasional large one. greater diversity. diverse angling experience. Walleye Tagging Project in Buffalo Bill Reservoir– Jason Burckhardt We are asking anglers who catch walleye captured. walleye in Buffalo Bill Reservoir to Tags are yellow, orange or white and participate in a new study by return- are attached to the side of the fish ing information on tagged fish they below the dorsal fin. Several fish will catch. A monetary reward is offered have multiple tags, though each fish on some tags for reporting the infor- will have only one reward tag. If you mation. catch a tagged walleye please give The fish management crew has us a call at 307-527-7125 or the already tagged nearly 500 walleye phone number provided on the this spring with plans to tag up to tag. To receive the monetary re- 700 walleye in the reservoir. Re- ward, anglers must submit the re- ward tags to the Cody Game and ward tags valued at $10 or $100 Fish office. Anglers are also re- have been deployed and anglers minded that all walleye caught out Up to 700 walleye will be tagged in Buffalo Bill Reservoir, including sev- encouraged to report any tagged of Buffalo Bill must be killed. eral hundred with $10 or $100 reward tags. Please report the capture of tagged walleye by giving us a call (307) 527-7125 Bighorn Basin Angler News Volume 19 Page 2 2016 Wyoming Game and Fish Department — Cody Region Shovelnose Sturgeon in the Bighorn River — Update - Joe Skorupski Starting in 2015, a project signal. Fish were tagged in through the winter months. was initiated to determine if the spring and tracked The figure on the right dis- shovelnose sturgeon should through the fall, identifying plays these patterns show- continue to be stocked in two definitive spawning ing where fish over- the Bighorn River. Larval sites and one potential wintered. and juvenile sturgeon have spawning site. Success! So what does it all mean? been stocked in the Bighorn Well, sort of. Although It is much too early in the and Nowood rivers over the spawning is occurring, it project to draw any defini- past 20 years. Angler re- doesn’t mean the spawning tive conclusions, but we ports and Cody fish man- is successful. The success have determined a few agement sampling efforts or failure of spawning stur- things. Shovelnose are confirm that sturgeon are geon is very dependent on spawning in the river and surviving to adulthood; how- several key environmental some fish are utilizing the ever, the potential for this variables. After spawning, riverine habitat throughout population to sustain itself eggs hatch in just a couple the entire year, not just for without supplemental of days and the embryos spawning purposes. stocking remains unknown. begin drifting downstream. How far embryos drift de- Future field work will focus The goal of this project is to pends on water tempera- on tagging and tracking determine whether natural ture and velocity. If they do additional fish, conducting reproduction is occurring in not develop into larvae be- more intensive larval drift the Bighorn and Nowood fore they reach the reser- sampling at several loca- rivers. The first objective is voir the embryos will perish. tions, and collecting data to to identify potential spawn- The confirmed spawning model drift dynamics of ing sites and seasonal habi- sites may not be far enough embryonic sturgeon across tat use of adult sturgeon. upstream to prevent this a range of discharges. Also, Prior to initiating this study, from happening. all shovelnose will be fitted we expected sturgeon to with an orange Floy tag for move from Bighorn Reser- Some unexpected move- long-term monitoring. If an voir during spring, spawn in ment patterns or lack of angler captures a tagged the river during late June movement were observed. fish, call the phone number and migrate back to the While some fish displayed and report the tag number, reservoir by fall for the win- the expected seasonal Map displaying movement and spawning activity. capture location, length and ter months. Last spring we movement pattern, a large Red triangle is spawning site, orange is a potential weight. This information initiated a multi-year te- proportion never left the spawning site and green are over-wintering areas. will be very beneficial in lemetry project where we lower Bighorn in the spring Arrows indicate movement from spring to fall. helping us understand and began tagging fish and and summer, and many manage this species. tracking them using a radio remained higher in the river Shovelnose sturgeon recently inserted with an orange Floy tag for long-term monitoring.
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