Fishing Ink Wells in Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Ink Wells falls in Fremont County, part of Wyoming. It sits at 10,161 feet above sea level. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Fremont County standards. You are 32 miles from Pinedale. Fort Washakie follows at 38 miles, then Ethete at 43 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ink Wells

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Fremont County names brown trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Ink Wells a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 50°F in July and bottom out at 17°F in February. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Averages place the thaw at early June and the freeze at early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Ink Wells runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Echo Lake, 1.5 miles away. Treat access at Ink Wells as something to verify.