Deep Lake Fishing Guide, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Deep Lake lies in Sublette County, in Wyoming. Height above sea level is 10,512 feet. With some 61 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.4 miles in total. Few waters listed in Sublette County are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Lander, 24 miles away. Further out sit Fort Washakie (25 miles) and Ethete (29 miles). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Deep Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Sublette County cover brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Deep Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 51°F; the cold one sits at 15°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early June. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Deep Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Miller Lake, 0.6 miles out. Rules at Deep Lake are worth checking on the day.