Beaver Lake in Sublette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Beaver Lake is listed under Sublette County, Wyoming. The ground round it is lake country bush. About 10 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Sublette County standards. Nearest town is Pinedale, 30 miles off. The big place round here is Salt Lake City, 189 miles distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Beaver Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 53°F in July and bottom out at 15°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late May. The water is typically free of ice between late May and early November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Beaver Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Boulter Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Beaver Lake in particular, ask before you travel.