Fishing at Edmond Lake, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Edmond Lake sits within Sublette County in Wyoming. The country here is mixed forest. Small at around 6 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sublette County. The nearest town is Pinedale, 16 miles away. The nearest city of size is Salt Lake City, 192 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Edmond Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Sublette County names brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Edmond Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 49°F and January near 13°F on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Edmond Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Macs Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Edmond Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.