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| Wyoming Panfish Fishing | |
Sunfish Fishing in Wyoming for Bluegills, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch and Other WY Panfish. One or more species of sunfish populate virtually all warm water streams, ponds and lakes throughout Wyoming and around the world for that matter. They can survive in waters that provide their natural food source of minnows, crustaceans, insects and worms. Their competitive nature amongst themselves for food, makes them relatively easy to catch. Sunfish Lakes In Wyoming The major lakes hold the larger schools of sunfish. These lakes include Bighorn Lake, Boysen Reservoir, Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Glendo Reservoir, Grayrocks Reservoir, Guernsey Reservoir, Keyhole Reservoir, Lake Hattie Reservoir, Ocean Lake and Pathfinder Reservoir. Panfish are also found in most ponds, rivers and small lakes in the warmer sections of the state. Lake View North Pond produced the Wyoming state record bluegill and the state record green sunfish came out of a private pond. Mayland Pond yielded the WY state record yellow perch. Panfish are prolific spawners and repopulate the waters as fast as they are harvested. A common problem with panfish fishing is that the waters are under-fished causing panfish to overpopulate. As a result they tend to stay small in size due to lack of food source. The list of panfish is comprised of many fishes each called by a variety of names. The bluegill tops the list and is the most common. Bluegill Check for Wyoming bluegill fishing articles in the articles section. Crappie are also considered panfish. For details on crappie visit our crappie fishing section. Green Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Rock Bass Yellow Perch For general information on local fishing visit the Wyoming Fishing home page. If you have information, articles or photos relating to panfish which you would like to see published here, please submit them for consideration. WY Sunfish Fishing - All About Fishing for Bluegill & Other Panfish in Wyoming. |
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4 lbs - 12 oz |
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1 lbs - 7 oz |
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60 - 85 Degrees |
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Prefers slightly stained to murky water with little or no current. Survives in most warm bodies of water. |
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