Lake Solitude Fishing Guide, Big Horn County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Lake Solitude lies within the bounds of Big Horn County, Wyoming. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. Roughly 97 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 2.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is among the larger waters listed here for Big Horn County. Buffalo at 28 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 116 miles to Billings, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lake Solitude

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Big Horn County names brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, white sucker and common carp. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Lake Solitude as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 14°F in January to roughly 51°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around early June, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lake Solitude runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Summit Lake, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lake Solitude should be assumed from this page alone.