The Wind River Indian Reservation, covering a vast 2,268,000 acres is the home of two tribes’ Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho, with 11,914 enrolled members. There are 8,177 enrolled Arapaho and 3,737 enrolled Shoshones. There are 1,888,000 acres of private Indian owned land. The reservation is rich in oil, gas, and agricultural resources. A vast wilderness area covers some 180,387 acres. This area, plus lower lying land along the Big Wind River and its tributaries provide some of the best fishing in Wyoming.

Over 1,109 miles of streams and some 265 lakes provide the fishermen with multitude of fishing experience. Predominant fish species caught are brown, rainbow, brook, lake and cutthroat trout. Some of the world’s finest golden trout fishing can be experienced in the remote back country.