Dale Lake in Sublette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Dale Lake is a Sublette County water, in Wyoming. This is lake country bush country. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Wyoming listings. The nearest town is Pinedale, 21 miles away. Fort Washakie is 43 miles away, with Marbleton at 46 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout. Quiet on weekdays, busier when the weather turns fine.

• Where to Fish on Dale Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Sublette County list brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Dale Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 47°F and January at 13°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid June. Ice clears near mid June and comes back about late October in a typical year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Dale Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Peak Lake, 0.5 miles out. None of that is settled for Dale Lake in what we hold.