Glimpse Lake Fishing Guide, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  This water sits in Sublette County, Wyoming. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to about 11 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sublette County list. Some 13 miles away sits Pinedale, the nearest settlement. Salt Lake City is the closest city, 192 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Glimpse Lake

  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. Sublette County records list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Anyone new to Glimpse Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 16°F in January to roughly 54°F in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Glimpse Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Prospector Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Glimpse Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.