Fishing at Emma Matilda Lake, Teton County, Wyoming

• Overview

  In Wyoming, Emma Matilda Lake falls inside Teton County. It stands 6,880 feet above sea level. About 891 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. You are looking at roughly 7.0 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. On our Teton County list it sits near the top for size. Moose Wilson Road is the closest town at 29 miles. Billings is the closest city, 165 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Emma Matilda Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Teton County include mountain whitefish, lake trout, Utah sucker, brown trout and brook trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Emma Matilda Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 58°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Emma Matilda Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Two Ocean Lake, 1.7 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Emma Matilda Lake for certain.