Darren Lake Fishing Guide, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Darren Lake is one of the Sublette County listings for Wyoming. The setting is pine and birch on every side. There is roughly 1.1 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Wyoming listings. Fort Washakie sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Salt Lake City sits 198 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Darren Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Sublette County, recorded fish include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Darren Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 49°F in July and bottoms out near 12°F in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid June. Ice usually gives way near mid June, and forms again about early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan around that when you fish Darren Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Moraine Lake is 1 mile off. Rules at Darren Lake are worth checking on the day.