Arrowhead Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Arrowhead Lake is listed under Albany County, Wyoming. Height above sea level is 10,774 feet. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Compared with other Wyoming water on our list, it sits high. Head to Saratoga, 28 miles away, for anything you forgot. Fort Collins sits 84 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Arrowhead Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Albany County include brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Arrowhead Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 50°F in July and bottoms out near 17°F in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early June. Ice usually gives way near early June, and forms again about early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Arrowhead Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Cutthoat Lake, 0.6 miles away. What applies at Arrowhead Lake may have changed since it was mapped.