Barbara Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Barbara Lake in Sublette County, Wyoming. The bank is 10,226 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Sublette County are larger. Pinedale is the closest place, 14 miles off. For a city, Salt Lake City is 193 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Barbara Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Barbara Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 51°F and January near 14°F on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. The open-water window runs from around late May to about early November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Barbara Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Eklund Lake sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Barbara Lake should be assumed from this page alone.