Fishing Granite Lake in Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Look for Granite Lake in the Sublette County part of Wyoming. The water sits 9,265 feet up. The water measures roughly 15 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest town is Pinedale, 25 miles away. For a city, Billings is 188 miles off. Close by you have: Bench Lake just 2.2 miles, Marten Lake at 2.4 miles, Elbow Lake Number 2 just 2.7 miles, Clark Lake at 2.9 miles and Golden Lakes just 3 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Granite Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Granite Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 49°F on average, January about 14°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early June. Break-up near early June, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Granite Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Bench Lake, 2.2 miles away. Treat access at Granite Lake as something to verify.