High Meadow Lake Fishing in Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  You will find High Meadow Lake in Sublette County, Wyoming. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. Small at around 21 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. For supplies, Fort Washakie is 19 miles out. The nearest city of size is Salt Lake City, 200 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on High Meadow Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. 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. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At High Meadow Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 16°F in January and 50°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early June. On average, early June opens the water and early November closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing High Meadow Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Cliff Lake is 0.3 miles off. Check the current arrangement for High Meadow Lake.