Burnt Timber Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Burnt Timber Lake falls in Fremont County, part of Wyoming. Land around it is pine and birch. About 5 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Fremont County standards. The closest town, Jackson, is 57 miles distant. For a city, Billings is 153 miles off. Water in the same corner: Virgin Lake at 1.1 miles, Rainbow Lake lies 1.3 miles on, Carson Lake at 1.7 miles, Deacon Lake lies 3 miles on and Eloise Lake at 3.9 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Burnt Timber Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fremont County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and brook trout among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Burnt Timber Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 50°F for July and 19°F for December. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Ice usually gives way near late May, and forms again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Burnt Timber Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Virgin Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Burnt Timber Lake may have changed since it was mapped.