Highway 130 Lake in Albany County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Albany County, Wyoming, is where Highway 130 Lake sits. The bank gives way to pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Albany County. The town to know is Saratoga, 29 miles out. For a city, Fort Collins is 81 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Highway 130 Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Albany County include brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Anyone new to this water should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 17°F and July at about 50°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early June. The water is typically free of ice between early June and early November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on this water rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Towner Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Check the position on this water before loading the car.