North Platte River — Northgate Canyon
🎣 Blue-Ribbon Trout
Carbon Co. · 70 mi · Class I–III
106CFS/ 2.47 ft
Below Optimal→Stable
Optimal: 600–3000 CFS · USGS #06620000
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Wyoming Game & Fish Blue-Ribbon Trout Stream
Seventy miles of remote blue-ribbon trout water between Saratoga and Seminoe Reservoir in south-central Wyoming. The North Platte through Northgate Canyon is one of the least-visited quality trout streams in the Rocky Mountain West — long gravel bars, cottonwood galleries, and trophy brown trout in a landscape that looks unchanged since the Oregon Trail era.
Trip sections
Saratoga to Pick Bridge — 20 mi, Class I, classic meadow trout stream
Pick Bridge to Northgate Canyon — 25 mi, Class II–III, remote canyon
Northgate Canyon to Seminoe Reservoir — 25 mi, Class I–II, desert canyon float
Outfitters
Great Rocky Mountain Outfitters
North Platte float fishing from Saratoga
Hack's Tackle & Outfitters
Guided float trips, Northgate Canyon
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