2025 Tournament Results

The Jan 11th, 2025 Curt Gowdy State Park Ice Fishing Tournament was a blast!
The 4am 60mph gusts that threatened our good time shut down almost exactly at 7am, and the fog horns announced the beginning of the event. We had an absolutely beautiful day with a reasonable breeze and a mix of sun, clouds, and snow!
Every year the participants seem to bunch up at North Crow Reservoir and this year was no exception. Crystal Res had sparse ice huts. Granite had a fair turnout. North Crow parking lots were slammed with no room to park, and the res was littered with little red/blue/grey ice huts all screwed into the ice in attempt to mitigate the potential horrendous winds that never came!
Plenty of fish were caught, and smiling faces were everywhere. Every age group was represented. In addition to our local hardwater enthusiasts we had attendance from folks as far north as Casper, east from Nebraska, and south as far as Loveland, CO!
Every species of fish was caught except for the elusive Tiger Muskie, and the winning cash prizes were awarded to some beautiful brown trout. The smallest "rinky dink" custom embroidered hat was awarded to a perch that could fit entirely in one hand!
Thank you to the Laramie County Fire Authority, led by Deputy Chief Manuel Muzquiz and Division Chief Josh Van Vlack. Their team showed up in all their glory with fire trucks, side by sides, trax machines, and drones to provide safety coverage for the event. Thank goodness their skills were not needed. But we were impressed by their kindness and attitude of service here in our Cheyenne community.
Thank you to our great sponsors who help make this event possible, and a wonderful success. If anyone would like to sponsor this event in the future please contact us and we can make arrangements for next year.
From all of us at Wyoming Fishing Tournaments, Thank you for your participation in this gathering. YOUR good times make this event OUR good time! What a success. Stay safe, and have a great year on the ice. See you in 2026!

 

2025 prizes were awesome. Special thank you to our sponsors!

$2,500 in cash prizes.

$6,000 in non-cash prizes.

 

This year the prizes were:

CASH PRIZES:
  • Grand prize winner: $1,500 cash + Custom Logo Hat
    • Congratulations to Lane Lund!
    • Species: Rainbow. Length + Girth: 34"
    • North Crow Reservoir
  • Gold prize winner: $600 cash + Custom Logo Hat
    • Name: Emery Rose.
    • Species: Rainbow. Length + Girth: 32 4/8"
    • North Crow Reservoir
  • Silver prize winner: $400 cash + Custom Logo Hat
    • Name: Chordell Carter.
    • Species: Brown. Length + Girth: 32 2/8"
    • North Crow Reservoir

 

NON CASH Species prizes were awarded to:

  1. Rainbow/Cutbow/Cuthroat Trout - David Lacey. Length + Girth: 31 2/8". North Crow.
  2. Brown Trout - Granger Gallegos. Length + Girth: 31 2/8". North Crow. 
  3. Perch - Brent Roth. Length + Girth: 17 3/8". Granite.
  4. Tiger Muskie - None were caught. Prize was awarded to Gage Schlager for his 30 1/8" Rainbow from North Crow.
  5. Brook Trout - Harley Mosley. Length + Girth: 12 3/8". Granite.
  6. Splake - Daunte Compton. Length + Girth: 22 1/8". North Crow.
  7. Sucker Fish - Casey Alexander. Length + Girth: 25 3/8". Granite.

Youth prize was awarded to: Quinn Ramsey for a 31 1/8" Rainbow trout (length + girth)! North Crow.

Rinky Dink prize winner: Custom Logo Hat
    • Name: 
    • Species: Perch. Length + Girth: 9 3/8"
    • Granite Reservoir

The photos are on our Facebook Page.

Feel free to email us your feedback so we can continue to improve the event.

All prizes were awarded to fisherman who caught big fish that didn't win the cash or non-cash prizes in order of fish size. No prizes were held back.

 

NON CASH Species Prizes (Sponsored Prizes).  

2025 PRIZES: $6,000 in prizes!