Fishing 2011

Grand Teton National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior

Grand Teton National Park

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 

Memorial Parkway

A Wyoming fishing license is required; 

all licenses except the one-day require a 

Conservation Stamp ($12.50). 

Resident License $24.00

One-Day $6.00

Youth (14-17, annual) $3.00 

Under 14 (creel limit applies) no license 

needed

Non-resident License $92.00 

One-Day $14.00

Youth (14-17, annual) $15.00

Non-residents under 14, accompanied by 

an adult possessing a valid Wyoming fishing 

license, may fish free. Fish caught by 

persons under 14 are included in the 

licensed person’s creel limit.

Fishing licenses are available at Game 

and Fish Department offices and license 

vendors around the state. Within Grand 

Teton National Park these include Snake 

River Anglers at Dornan's, Signal Mountain 

Marina, and Colter Bay Marina.

Prohibited Actions

• Using or possessing fish eggs (real or 

 artificial) or corn for bait.

• Chumming or placing food or other 

 substances in water to feed or attract fish.

• Digging for or collecting any bait. 

• Snagging, archery and speargun fishing.

• Fishing from Jackson Lake Dam, boat 

 docks, any bridge used by vehicles, or 

 within the limits of designated mooring 

 areas and swimming beaches.

• Any fish that anglers choose to release must 

 be carefully and immediately returned to 

 the water from which they were taken. 

Licenses

Season Dates Waters within Grand Teton National Park 

are open to fishing year-round with the 

following exceptions.

Jackson Lake

• Closed to fishing 10/01 - 10/31.

Snake River Proper

• All Cutthroat Trout shall be released to the 

water immediately from 11/01 - 3/31.

• Snake River closed to human access from 

the Buffalo Fork confluence at Moran to 

Menor's Ferry at Moose, December 15 - 

April 1.

Buffalo Fork and Gros Ventre Rivers, 

Pacific Creek, and all tributaries upstream 

from Jackson Lake Dam

• Closed to fishing 11/01 - 03/31

All streams within Grand Teton National 

Park below Jackson Lake Dam, excluding 

Buffalo Fork River, Pacific Creek, Gros 

Ventre River and Snake River in Teton 

County

Closed to fishing November 1 through July 31.

Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial 

flies and lures only.

Legal Tackle Legal Fishing Tackle

Two rods or poles may be used with the 

angler in attendance. Each line may have no 

more than three single or treble hooks, flies, 

or lures attached.

Flies, Lures, and Bait

Worms and bait other than baitfish may be 

used in all standing waters open to fishing, all streams above Jackson Lake Dam, 

Gros Ventre and Buffalo Fork rivers and the 

Snake River from 150 ft to 1000 ft below the 

dam and from YNP to Jackson Lake.

The use or possession of any fish, fish eggs 

(real or artificial), fish parts, or corn for bait 

is prohibited in all park and parkway waters 

except Jackson Lake. 

On and along the shores of Jackson Lake the

following dead, non-game fish may be used 

or possessed as bait: redside shiner, speckled 

dace, longnose dace, Paiute sculpin, mottled 

sculpin, Utah chub, Utah sucker.

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Creel and Size Limits • Limit is six (6) trout per day or in possession, no more than three (3) shall be 

cutthroat trout.

• Only one (1) cutthroat trout may 

exceed twelve (12) inches.

•Only one trout may exceed twenty (20) 

inches.

The following exception applies:

Jackson Lake

• Only one (1) trout may exceed twenty four 

(24) inches.

Only artificial flies and lures may be used 

on the Snake River from the gauging 

station 1,000 feet below Jackson Lake 

Dam to Wilson Bridge (WY Highway 22 

bridge) and all Snake River tributaries 

below Jackson Lake Dam (except Buffalo 

Fork and Gros Ventre Rivers)
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Wildlife

• Bald eagle nesting areas along the Snake 

River are signed and closed to riverbank 

use. Do not fish near any nest as birds are 

susceptible to disturbance while nesting.

•Aquatic nuisance species are an increasing 

concern. Clean and dry boats, boots, and 

waders before entering a new body of water 

- and never empty containers of bait, fish, 

plants, or animals into park waters. Help 

protect park waterways and native fish by 

learning how you can prevent the spread 

of exotics. Refer to page 12 of the Wyoming 

State Fishing Regulations for specifics.

Closed Areas

Areas closed to fishing include: the Snake 

River from Jackson Lake Dam to 150 feet 

below Jackson Lake Dam and Cottonwood 

Creek from the outlet of Jenny Lake 

downstream to the second bridge south of 

the Jenny Lake parking area. The following 

fishless lakes are closed to fishing: Swan Lake, 

Sawmill Ponds, Moose Pond, Hedricks Pond, 

Christian Pond. 

Fish Cleaning and Disposal

To prevent whirling disease and avoid 

attracting bears, dispose of all fish parts in 

garbage cans. 

Zones and Seasons

Protecting Park Resources

Please Note

This map is designed to aid anglers in locating 

fishing areas. The boundaries are shown on a 

small scale and cannot be considered legally 

proper or exact. For detailed information 

please refer to the Wyoming Fishing 

Regulations.

revised 03/2011

Legend:

 Roads Park Boundary

Refer to current Wyoming Game and Fish

Regulations for complete detailed information.

Fishing Seasons

Rivers 

Open August 1 - October 31 (All Snake River tributaries below 

Jackson Lake Dam except Buffalo Fork River, Pacific Creek and 

Gros Ventre River.) 

Open April 1 - October 31 (All other Snake River tributaries) 

*Bufflao Fork River closed to human access from

 the east park boundary to the Snake confluence at Moran,

 December 15 - April 1.

Open April 1 - October 31 for trout; 

Open November 1 - March 31 for catch and release on all cutthroat trout.

*Snake River closed to human access from

 the Buffalo Fork confluence at Moran to 

 Menor's Ferry at Moose, December 15 - April 1.

Valley and Mountain Lakes

Open all year

Closed to fishing

October 1 through October 31

EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA

Grand Teton

National Park

Be Bear Aware!

It all smells to a bear

Please take care

Never leave food 

or backpacks

unattended