Florence Lake Fishing in Big Horn County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Big Horn County, Wyoming, is where Florence Lake sits. The land about it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 23 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is high ground by Wyoming standards. Buffalo lies 24 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Billings, 118 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Florence Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Big Horn County names brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, white sucker and common carp. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Florence Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 12°F in January and 48°F in August. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in mid June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about mid June and return around late October. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Florence Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Gunboat Lake sits 1 mile off and takes the overflow. Rules at Florence Lake are worth checking on the day.