Coyote Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Wyoming, Coyote Lake belongs to Sublette County. What surrounds it is pine and birch. At roughly 23 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Pinedale is the closest place, 15 miles off. Salt Lake City sits 190 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Coyote Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Sublette County list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Coyote Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 54°F at the top of summer and 15°F at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Coyote Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Cross Lake, 0.4 miles out. For Coyote Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.