“Conditions are very dangerous at this time,” says Burton. “People shouldn’t float when the river is this high. It will drop soon; wait until then for your float trip.”
No matter where you go fishing, be it in town on the Platte River or at one of the many lakes and reservoirs around Casper, there are excellent fishing opportunities just around the corner!
Trout numbers were less than 400 per mile before the flush and flow projects were implemented. The population is now at an average of more than 3,500 per mile.
If you have any plans to be on the river in the near future, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department cautions you to be aware of sizeable increases in water flows in the North Platte River for 10 days beginning March 7 as part of a flushing flow project...