Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bill Dam Bureau of Reclamation | Dam / hazard | 44.50147, -109.18324 | Upstream limit of the reach; releases here set the flow through Cody. |
| 2 | Wapiti Ranger District Shoshone National Forest | Agency / conservation office | 44.51623, -109.09473 | |
| 3 | Parkway RV Campground Cody · private RV park | Campsite | 44.51487, -109.09410 | |
| 4 | River View Park Cody · riverside park | Park / conservation area | 44.53105, -109.07089 | The one Cody city park actually on the bank; the rest of the town ladder sits back from the water. |
| 5 | Cody Trout Ranch Camp - RV & Tipi Park Below Cody · private camp | Campsite | 44.57038, -108.98297 | |
| 6 | Corbett Dam Irrigation diversion | Dam / hazard | 44.58893, -108.95435 | |
| 7 | Willwood Diversion Dam Irrigation diversion | Dam / hazard | 44.67152, -108.90974 | |
| 8 | Byron Memorial Park Byron · town park | Park / conservation area | 44.79614, -108.50043 | |
| 9 | USGS 06285100 — Shoshone River near Lovell USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 44.83853, -108.43518 | |
| 10 | Lovell Camper Park Lovell · town camper park | Campsite | 44.84167, -108.38369 | Near the Shoshone's arm of Bighorn Lake, the downstream limit of the reach. |
Gauge: USGS 06285100 — Shoshone River near Lovell, WY. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Walleye
Regulations: wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations/Fish/Fishing-Regulation
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
North Fork Highway (US 14/16/20): pullouts and Shoshone National Forest access above Buffalo Bill Reservoir.
Buffalo Bill State Park: reservoir access and the top of the tailwater.
Shoshone Canyon and DeMaris Springs: walk-in tailwater access just west of Cody.
Cody river accesses along the highway east of town: wade and small-boat access to the tailwater.
Willwood and Byron area accesses: lower basin reaches with irrigation influence.
Lovell area: access near the gauge above the Bighorn confluence and Bighorn Canyon.
Year-round on the tailwater below Buffalo Bill Dam; winter is a genuine season here.
March through May: strong pre-runoff fishing, then high, dirty water on the forks.
June and July: runoff and irrigation swings; the tailwater stays the reliable option.
August through November: clearing water basin-wide, hoppers late summer, brown trout in October.