Frozen Lake in Park County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Frozen Lake stands in Park County, Wyoming. Everything around it is mixed forest. Small at around 4 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Park County list. The closest town, Red Lodge, is 20 miles away. Billings sits 75 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Frozen Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Park County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Frozen Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 49°F, while January sits near 15°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. Average temperatures cross freezing around early June in spring and again near early November in autumn. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Frozen Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Daphnia Lake at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Frozen Lake before loading the car.