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Albany County Fishing Opportunities

The only thing better than celebrating the 4th of July holiday with hot dogs and homemade ice cream is going fishing. Albany County and the surrounding areas offer some of the best fishing opportunities to be found. Over 100 lakes, reservoirs and access areas surround Laramie, offering something for everyone. While you can fish anytime of the year, summer usually offers nice weather in addition to excellent fishing.

The seven lakes "locals" refer to as the Laramie plains lakes are 10 to 20 miles west of Laramie. Stocked annually with rainbow trout, these lakes have a lot of forage for fish and they can produce some real whoppers relatively quickly. On average anglers catch trout in the 8 to 16 inch range. Wheatland Reservoir #3, located just outside the town of Rock river, is widely known for its excellent fishing. Toltec, 20 miles up the road, also provides some great fishing. Annual stocking sustains the abundant fish populations in these lakes. East Allen lake, located about 1 mile south of Medicine Bow, has superb rainbow and cutthroat trout populations.