Fishing Little Milky Lake in Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Little Milky Lake sits in Fremont County, out in Wyoming. It sits in pine and birch. Surface area is around 117 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Few waters listed in Fremont County are bigger. Pinedale lies 28 miles from the water. The big place round here is Billings, 188 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Milky Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name brown trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, brook trout and common carp. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Little Milky Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 48°F in July and bottom out at 16°F in February. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid June. From about mid June to around early November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Little Milky Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Big Milky Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Little Milky Lake for certain.