Fishing Kitchen Reservoir in Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Wyoming holds Kitchen Reservoir, in Sublette County. It sits in mixed forest country. Surface area runs to about 16 acres — small enough to read in one session. Some 9.3 miles away sits Pinedale, the nearest settlement. It is 180 miles to Salt Lake City, the nearest city. Near neighbours include: Sunset Reservoir at 0.4 miles, Willow Lake 7.8 miles off, Soda Lake at 8.1 miles, Raven Reservoir 9.4 miles off and New Fork Lake at 9.8 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Kitchen Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Public occurrence data for Sublette County names brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Kitchen Reservoir rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 58°F and January reads 12°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Kitchen Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Sunset Reservoir sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. The position on Kitchen Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.