If hunting isn’t going so well this fall, consider putting down the rifle and picking up a fishing rod. Wyoming anglers say there’s no better time to go fishing.

“I love this time of year. Fish are putting on the feedbag,” meaning, they’re active, hungry and eager to strike at anglers’ flies and lures, Trent Tatum told Cowboy State Daily.

He’s the co-owner of the North Platte Lodge and The Reef Fly Shop Cottages and RV in Alcova, and frequently guides clients on some prime stretches of the North Platte River.

Folks might have to pack more clothing for unpredictable weather, but the quality of fall fishing makes it well worth the trouble, Tatum said.

The crowds are thinner, too, he added.

“A lot of people are out hunting this time of year, so there are fewer people on the water,” he sa

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