Firehole Lakes Fishing Guide, Big Horn County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Firehole Lakes belongs to Big Horn County, Wyoming. It lies 9,514 feet above sea level. At 17 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Head to Buffalo, 19 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Billings, 127 miles away. Round about: Lame Deer Lake at 0.6 miles, Old Crow Lake a shade over 1 mile, Her Lake at 1.4 miles, Otter Lake a shade over 1.6 miles and Rainy Lake at 1.7 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Firehole Lakes

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Big Horn County: brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Firehole Lakes gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 52°F for July and 16°F for January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early June. Averages suggest open water from about early June through to roughly early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Firehole Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lame Deer Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Firehole Lakes.