Gunboat Lake Fishing in Big Horn County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Within Big Horn County, Wyoming, you have Gunboat Lake. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. At 21 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It sits higher than most water we list in Wyoming. The town to know is Buffalo, 24 miles out. Then Sheridan, 34 miles, and Basin, 42 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Gunboat Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Big Horn County records list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and white sucker among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Gunboat Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 12°F to 48°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter locks it down, and mid June brings it back. Expect the water usable from around mid June until roughly late October. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Gunboat Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Fortress Lakes, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Gunboat Lake should be assumed from this page alone.