Fishing Little Trapper Lake in Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Little Trapper Lake is one of the Sublette County waters in Wyoming. The surface lies 9,744 feet up. About 4 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Our Sublette County list holds plenty of bigger water. Pinedale at 15 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Salt Lake City, 193 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Trapper Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Little Trapper Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 54°F in July and bottoms out near 16°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Ice usually gives way near mid May, and forms again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Little Trapper Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Trapper Lake is 0.7 miles off. What applies at Little Trapper Lake may have changed since it was mapped.