BIGHORN RIVER AT BASIN, WY
BIGHORN RIVER WY USGS
BIGHORN RIVER AT BASIN, WY (06274300) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BIGHORN RIVER in WY, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 2 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06274300
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WY
- Coordinates
- 44.3833, -108.0363
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Fishing regulations
Area 2 zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Northern pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- unlimited
- Notes
- Wind River, Bighorn River, Shoshone River, Clarks Fork, Yellowstone River drainages
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Trout (in combination includes brown, cutthroat, grayling, golden, rainbow, salmon, tiger trout, and other trout hybrids). Excludes brook trout, lake trout and splake. Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- 6
- Size rule
- 1 trout over 16"; cutthroat over 12"
- Notes
- Wind River, Bighorn River, Shoshone River, Clarks Fork, Yellowstone River drainages
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Wyoming Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled at this station's reachBighorn River At Basin, WY has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 12840114). The dataset includes 2 species with recorded observations.
Species include: channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), sauger (Sander canadensis).
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Sauger Sander canadensis
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 2 species
- from 2 individual records
- Observed
- May 10, 2011 – May 10, 2011
- 2 dated records
Sources
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