Hauser Lake near Red Lodge: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Park County, Wyoming. The ground round it is rolling bush. Small at around 13 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Red Lodge, 21 miles away. After that come Cody at 36 miles and Powell at 38 miles. Nearby alternatives: Fort Lake at 0.4 miles, Solar Lake roughly 0.4 miles, Rainbow Lake at 0.4 miles, Long Lake roughly 0.8 miles and Stockade Lake at 1.3 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Hauser Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Park County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Hauser Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 49°F at the top of summer and 15°F at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early June to about early November in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Hauser Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Fort Lake, 0.4 miles out. Treat access at Hauser Lake as something to verify.