J Bar U Reservoir Walk-In Fishing Area Closed Until Further Notice

J Bar U Reservoir Walk-In Fishing Area Closed Until Further Notice

CASPER – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is notifying anglers the J Bar U Reservoir is closed to public access until further notice. J Bar U Reservoir is currently enrolled in the Department’s Walk-In Fishing Program, and is identified as Powder River Drainage Walk-In Area 1. J Bar U Reservoir is located 14 miles south of Kaycee. Texaco Reservoir located to the north of J Bar U Reservoir will remain open to fishing.

Regional Access Coordinator Matt Withroder said, “J Bar U Reservoir will be closed for public access, while repairs to the dam structures can be completed. The landowner and Department are eager to get the reservoir open again for fishing access and anticipate the repair work might be completed as early as the fall of 2014.”

Texaco Reservoir is located about 13 miles south of Kaycee and can be accessed via the frontage road that parallels the east side of Interstate 25 in that area. For details on how to access the Powder River Drainage Walk-In Fishing Area 1 go to the Wyoming Game and Fish website, wgfd.wyo.gov and select Fishing and Watercraft, Places to Fish, Walk-In Fishing Areas, Powder River, View Area Maps, and Powder River Area 1. The website has been updated to indicate that J Bar U Reservoir is closed to fishing. Please feel free to contact the Casper office for details about the J Bar U Reservoir closure, at 307-473-3437.