Fishing Cirque Lake in Teton County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Set in Teton County, Cirque Lake is a Wyoming water. It sits in pine and birch country. Roughly 62 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Some 16 miles away sits Driggs, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Billings, 177 miles away. Within a short drive: Mink Lake sits 1.4 miles out, Grizzly Bear Lake out at 2.2 miles, Lake Solitude sits 2.6 miles out, Granite Basin Lakes out at 2.7 miles and Holly Lake sits 3.2 miles out. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Cirque Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Teton County list mountain whitefish, lake trout, Utah sucker, brown trout and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Cirque Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 51°F at the top of summer and 14°F at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late May. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Cirque Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Mink Lake, 1.4 miles out. Confirm access to Cirque Lake locally before you travel.