Fishing Report - 6/18/25

As we head into late June, we are heading towards some of the very best fishing conditions of the year in SE Wyoming! The North Platte is still a little on the high side, but should be dropping to wadeable levels in the next week. The Laramie River should be very wadeable in the next few days, and nearly all of our tributary streams are dropping, clearing, seeing an explosion of insect life, and coming into prime early summer form! Now is the time to get out there!

Lower elevation lakes in the Snowies such as Owen and Rob Roy are open and accessible and should provide excellent fishing during the ice-off period. Higher elevation lakes are beginning to open up and offer some good fishing, however lakes near the peak such as Gap and Shelf are still blocked by significant drifts and difficult to access.

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Upper North Platte

Flows: ~ 650 cfs (Northgate)

Conditions: The Platte is on the drop, water clarity is improving daily, and we should be seeing prime wade fishing conditions within the next week. Hopper droppers and streamers should be the primary menu items moving forward. Look for PMDs, Caddis, Yellow Stones, and drakes on the lower stretches.

A stonefly, caddis nymph, mayfly nymph, or worm will be the most effective patterns for your dropper. The early post-runoff window can also be a great time to take big fish and big streamers - large articulated patterns thrown tight to the bank should be the most effective.

Flies: Nymphs; Rubber Legs, Flexy Stone, Restless Stone, 20 Incher, Tim's Stone, CDC Stone, San Juan Worm, Squirmy Wormy, Devil Jig, Duracell, HDA FAV, Blowtorch, Prince Nymph, Hare's Ear

Dries; Fluttering Stonefly, PMX Salmonfly, W.T.F. Stonefly, Chubby Chernobyl, Carnage Stone, Christensen's Salmonfly, Clark's Stone, Elk Caddis, Stimulator, Corn Fed Caddis, Light Cahill, Para Adams

Streamers; Mini Dungeon, Tequeely, Circus Peanut, Bangtail, Flathead Kitty, Sculpzilla, Slumpbuster, Platte River Spider, Barely Legal

Laramie River

Flows: ~ 200 cfs (Woods Landing, WY)

Conditions: The Laramie River has seen a bit of fluctuation between runoff and precipitation over the past few days, but overall is trending towards decreasing flows and improving clarity. Float fishing on the Laramie has been excellent and the upper river will be at perfect wading level as it continues to drop over the next couple of days. We have seen a smattering of drakes starting to show up, so look for fish to key in on big mayflies in the days to come.

Flies: Dries; Carnage Drake, Bear's Hi Vis Drake, Chubby Chernobyl, Swisher's Foam PMX, Amy's Ant, Para Adams

Nymphs; Green Drake Nymph, Hare's Ear, Rubber Legs, Flexy Stone, 20 Incher, San Juan Worm, Squirmy Wormy, Restless Stone, CDC Stone, Copper John, Prince Nymph, Devil Jig, 307 Nymph, Hell Razor Craw

Streamers; Mini Dungeon, Circus Peanut, Tequeely, Boogieman, Heisenberg, Flathead Kitty, Bangtail, Baby Gonga, Slumpbuster, Sculpzilla, Thin Mint

Tributary Streams

Flows: ~ 100 - 600 cfs

Conditions: Tributaries to the Laramie and North Platte Rivers are now consistently trending towards dropping flows and increasing clarity, and offering some excellent fishing right now. Hopper droppers rigs and streamers should be effective with a little bit of everything on the menu right now.

Flies: Dries; Chubby Chernobyl, Carnage Drake, Bear's Hi Vis Drake, Humpy, Light Cahill, Elk Caddis, Stimulator, Corn Fed Caddis, Para Adams

Nymphs; Rubber Legs, 20 Incher, San Juan Worm, Squirmy Wormy, Restless Stone, CDC Stone, Blow Torch, Devil Jig, Copper John, HDA FAV, Hare's Ear, Prince Nymph, Hell Razor Craw

Streamers; Mini Bangtail, Boogieman, Thin Mint, Wolly Bugger, Platte River Spider, Tequeely, Slumpbuster, Pine Squirrel, Dirty Hippie, Baby Gonga

Vedauwoo/Pole Mountain

Conditions: Small streams and ponds throughout the Vedauwoo area will provide a great option while the Platte and Laramie drainages continue to drop into more fishable condition. The brookies throughout the area provide reliable fishing and aren't overly picky, a hopper dropper rig will almost always do the trick. Stay a little on the smaller side with dries and nymphs at this point in the season.

Flies: Amy's Ant, PMX, Chubby Chernobyl, Copper John, Prince Nymph, Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tail, Wolly Bugger, Thin Mint, Platte River Spider

Alpine Lakes and Streams

Conditions: As always in mid June, we are switching over from reporting on the Laramie Plains lakes to the Snowy Range alpine lakes and streams. Lower elevation bodies such as Lake Owen and Rob Roy Reservoir are open and accessible and should provide excellent fishing during the ice-off window. Higher elevation lakes remain frozen and difficult to access, but conditions are changing rapidly and more water is opening up daily, ice-off can be the best time to hit these alpine lakes if you can get to them!

Flies: Hell Razor Craw, Tequeely, Slumpbuster, Wolly Bugger, GB Crystal Bugger, Pine Squirrel, Juju Midge, WD40, Ice Cream Cone