Fishing at Brady Lake, Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Brady Lake sits within Albany County in Wyoming. The land about it is rolling bush. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Albany County standards. Nearest town is Saratoga, 28 miles off. After that come Laramie at 36 miles and Rawlins at 58 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Brady Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Albany County, recorded fish include brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Brady Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 50°F in July and bottom out at 17°F in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Expect the water usable from around early June until roughly early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Brady Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. 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. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Telephone Lakes is 0.3 miles distant. Check the position on Brady Lake before loading the car.