Fishing at Hidden Lake, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Hidden Lake lies in Sublette County, in Wyoming. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. The water measures roughly 25 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Pinedale is the closest town at 13 miles. After that come Marbleton at 36 miles and Fort Washakie at 37 miles. Close by you also have: Lake Surprise 0.6 miles away, Belford Lake sits 1.5 miles out, Horseshoe Lake 1.6 miles away, Black Lake sits 2.1 miles out and Coyote Lake 2.3 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Sublette County cover brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Hidden Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 52°F in July and bottoms out near 14°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Hidden Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lake Surprise, 0.6 miles out. None of that is settled for Hidden Lake in what we hold.