Halls Lake Fishing Guide, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Halls Lake sits in Sublette County, out in Wyoming. The surface lies 10,607 feet up. With some 196 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.4 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. On our Sublette County list it sits near the top for size. Some 23 miles away sits Pinedale, the nearest settlement. Fort Washakie follows at 27 miles, then Ethete at 33 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Halls Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Sublette County records list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Halls Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 14°F to 48°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid June. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid June in spring and again near late October in autumn. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Halls Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Shoestring Lake is 0.8 miles off. For Halls Lake in particular, ask before you travel.