[Neal/CO]

I think it would be cool to have them there, don't think it would hurt the trout at all. many WYO lakes have both species that thrive. However, if they were put there illegally ( which I'm pretty sure they were) , I would hate to encourage all of the bucket biologist out there, and let them think that's it's perfectly fine to transfer fish and put 'em in any lake that you want.

Back in the 90s the Wyoming DOW lost millions of fingerling trout for two straight years in Seminoe. They attributed it and the loss of trout at next door Pathfinder to walleye predation. So they started stocking trout in the 9-10" range and that fixed the problem. Kind of like what we do at Spinney to get the stocking's past the pike.

Downstream at Glendo they gave up decades ago and let the walleye's take over. Which was smart! Glendo is a totally different kind of reservoir
with a lot warmer water, thus it can support shad, crappie and perch. Glendo fish grow three times as fast as walleye's that live upstream in Seminoe and Pathfinder.

 

[Neal/CO]

My Buddy got a real nice Rainbow last year at Glendo... over 23".... Fatter than F--K !!
Of course, We were targeting Walleyes, But WTF?
They are few and far between, however....

There are a few browns in there also. The river will still add trout to the mix. I would hate to be a small trout though