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Wyoming's 2026 Fishing Overhaul: Barbless Hooks on North Platte, Year-Round Jackson Lake

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Image by Robert Haase As of January 1, 2026, Wyoming anglers face the most significant overhaul of fishing regulations in decades. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s new rules mandate barbless hooks on the legendary North Platte River tailwaters while simultaneously expanding opportunities in the Jackson Region—a regulatory balancing act that responds to both conservation crisis and evolving angler behavior. A River “Being Loved to Death” Th…
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MidCurrent broke the news in on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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