Fishing at Brooklyn Lake, Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Brooklyn Lake is an Albany County water, Wyoming side. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At about 37 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 1.1 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is high ground by Wyoming standards. The nearest town is Saratoga, 29 miles away. Laramie is 34 miles and Rawlins 59 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Brooklyn Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Albany County names brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Brooklyn Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 50°F, the coldest about 17°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early June. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early June until roughly early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Brooklyn Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. There are toilets half a mile off. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Snow Bank Lake, 0.6 miles out. Where Brooklyn Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.