Alkali Lake in Park County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Alkali Lake stands in Park County, Wyoming. It sits at 5,075 feet above sea level. Around 57 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 1.8 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wyoming listings. The closest town, Cody, is 1.7 miles distant. Powell is 22 miles away, with Lovell at 39 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Alkali Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish documented in Park County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and cutthroat trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Alkali Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 24°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late March. Climate figures give an open season running late March to early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Alkali Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Beck Lake, 0.8 miles away. Ask locally about Alkali Lake if anything is unclear.