Little Divide Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Divide Lake lies in Sublette County, Wyoming. The ground around here is lake country bush. Small at around 14 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Pinedale, 19 miles off. Fort Washakie is 32 miles away, with Marbleton at 37 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Divide Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Little Divide Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 51°F for July and 14°F for January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around early June, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about early June through to roughly early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. At Little Divide Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Divide Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Little Divide Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.