Fishing Indian Pond in Teton County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Indian Pond lies within the bounds of Teton County, Wyoming. Height above sea level is 7,762 feet. At about 27 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. 39 miles away sits West Yellowstone, the nearest town. Cody follows at 63 miles, then Ashton at 65 miles. Nearby, in order: Turbid Lake after 3.2 miles, Yellowstone Lake within 6.6 miles, White Lake after 7 miles, Tern Lake within 7.9 miles and Dewdrop Lake after 8.5 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Indian Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Teton County, recorded fish include mountain whitefish, lake trout, Utah sucker, brown trout and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Indian Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 13°F in January and 53°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from mid May until about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Indian Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Turbid Lake sits 3.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Indian Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.