CHEYENNE — A goal of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s fish division is to provide angling access within biking distance for children in every community in the state. Many cities and towns have their own fishing area nearby.

In Cheyenne, the most populous city in the state at around 65,000 and the second-largest municipality by land area with more than 24 square miles, community fisheries are limited to two spots — Lake Absarraca and Sloans Lake. They are close to each other on the western edge of the city.

That number looks to increase.

Three community fishing ponds are open or will be soon in Cheyenne: Pasture Pond on the campus of Laramie County Community College, Pointe Pond and Dry Creek Pond. Game and Fish collaborated with partners, especially the Laramie County Conservation

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