Lake Buffalo in Sheridan County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Sheridan County, Lake Buffalo is a Wyoming water. Height above sea level is 9,885 feet. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Sheridan at 25 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 104 miles to Billings, the nearest city. Other water nearby: Lake Alibi at 0.6 miles, Lake Shamrock (0.6 miles), Geddes Lake at 1.2 miles, Hope Lake (1.4 miles) and Lake Mirage at 1.7 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake Buffalo

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Sheridan County cover rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and rock bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lake Buffalo rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 15°F to 51°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early June. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Lake Buffalo rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lake Alibi, 0.6 miles away. Ask locally about Lake Buffalo if anything is unclear.