Gelatt Lake Fishing in Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Within Albany County, Wyoming, you have Gelatt Lake. The bank is 7,244 feet above sea level. With some 35 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Laramie is the closest place, 14 miles off. Fort Collins is the closest city, 60 miles away. Close neighbours run: Nelson Pond at 0.5 miles, Phillips Reservoir about 0.8 miles, Osterman Lake at 0.8 miles, Twin Buttes Lake about 1.2 miles and Meeboer Lake at 1.9 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Gelatt Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. 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. Albany County records list brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, longnose sucker and white sucker among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Gelatt Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 25°F to 62°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Gelatt Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A boat ramp sits 150 yards away, so trailered boats can get on. There is somewhere to leave the car, 170 yards off. Fishing from a pier is possible 140 yards away. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Nelson Pond, 0.5 miles away. Rules at Gelatt Lake are worth checking on the day.