Lake Absarraca Fishing Guide, Laramie County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Laramie County in Wyoming is where Lake Absarraca sits. The water sits 6,155 feet up. It covers about 21 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Cheyenne, is 1.8 miles distant. After that come Fox Farm-College at 4.4 miles and Ranchettes at 4.7 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Absarraca

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Laramie County records list white sucker, brook trout, longnose sucker and brown trout among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Lake Absarraca where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 68°F; by January the average is down near 27°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That is the shape of the year on Lake Absarraca.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Mapping shows a jetty some 30 yards off. There are toilets half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Kiwanis Lake, 0.2 miles out. Rules at Lake Absarraca are worth checking on the day.