A. No. Under Wyoming law, float tubes, inner tubes, air mattresses, sail boards and even logs are classified as "water sport toys" and are exempt from the life jacket requirement for watercraft. The exception is if the water toy has a motor, or if it is being towed by a boat. Then an approved personal flotation device (PFD), or life jacket, must be worn.

A. The belief that "in attendance" means you are OK if you can beat the game warden to your fishing pole is not true. There is no defined distance, however, in general terms if you are close enough to get to your pole when you have a bite to set the hook, that is sufficient. With a law like this you must consider the intent which in this instance is to allow an angler to fish without continually holding his fishing pole. It is not intended to allow a person to cast out baits, take a hike around the lake and come back and see if a fish is on the line.

A. For an up-to-date listing, visit the Fish Deparment Record Fish page by clicking here.

A. Fishing regulations specify that it is illegal to take game fish for another person. The practice of taking an animal for another hunter is called party hunting, and that this practice is illegal. The same is true with fishing. The mere presence of a license does not give people other than license holders the right to fill that license.

A. The daily creel limit in Wyoming is also the possession limit. This means that according to Wyoming law no person may have in their possession more than the number and length of fish specified as the creel limit. The law stipulates that possession limit includes fish in transit or storage. In other words, if you catch your limit of fish, you should eat some before catching more.

A. The only waters listed in the regulations are those with restrictions differing from statewide regulations. Slot limits, species, bait or boating restrictions are a few examples of regulations which will get specific waters mentioned in the booklet. If the water you want to fish isn't listed, then the general statewide regulations listed on pages 2-10 of the regulations apply.

A. There is no general regulation prohibiting night fishing in Wyoming. In fact, night fishing is a favored time especially in waters which have catfish, and sometimes bass and large trout.

A. Wyoming regulation permits two poles whether fishing through the ice or in open water. But there are some waters reservoirs and lakes, 21 in all, where six lines are permitted when ice fishing. These special winter ice fishing regulations are listed on page 8 in the Wyoming Fishing Regulations.

A. Game and Fish is in the process of developing a Master Angler program to recognize trophy catches. Stay tuned to our web-site for the launch in mid 2019. A current listing of state record fish is on the Game and Fish website wgfd.wyo.gov.