Golden Lakes in Fremont County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Fremont County, Wyoming, is where Golden Lakes sits. Land around it is mixed forest. At roughly 13 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Compared with other Wyoming water on our list, it sits high. 27 miles away sits Pinedale, the nearest town. Billings is the closest city, 185 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Golden Lakes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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 Fremont County names brown trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and brook trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Golden Lakes light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 46°F and January near 13°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late June. The lid tends to go about late June and return around late October. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Golden Lakes to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Elbow Lake Number 2, 1.3 miles out. Nothing on Golden Lakes should be assumed from this page alone.