CODY- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will host a public meeting Jan. 8 to discuss the results of a recent angler preference survey and a proposed change to fishing regulations on the North Fork of the Shoshone River and Buffalo Bill Reservoir west of Cody. 

The public is invited to attend the meeting from 6-8 p.m. at the Cody Regional Game and Fish office Jan. 8. The results of a four-year tagging study will also be presented.

Currently, the North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage from Newton Creek downstream to Gibbs Bridge is closed to fishing from April 1 through June 30. The creel limit on trout in the North Fork and Buffalo Bill Reservoir in Park County is three per day, or in possession. No more than two shall be cutthroat trout, and no more than one trout shall exceed 18 inches. 

The proposed change to this regulation is a seasonal closure from April 15 through June 30 from Newton Creek to Gibbs Bridge, and a creel limit on trout for the river and reservoir of six per day, or in possession. No more than two shall be rainbow, rainbow/cutthroat hybrid or cutthroat trout.