Why is Game and Fish Netting Fish at Area Reservoirs? [VIDEO]
Wyoming outdoorsmen and fishing enthusiasts might have noticed pictures of Game and Fish biologists netting fish at local reservoirs and wondered why? The answer is - to check the health and numbers of fish in our lakes.
Each fall Wyoming Game and Fish puts out gill nets for a few days to track size, health and species of fish to determining populations and set stocking schedules.
Here's a great video from 2011 with lots of insight as to what is happening at reservoirs around Wyoming.