Long Lake Fishing Guide, Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Wyoming holds Long Lake, in Fremont County. The surface lies 9,334 feet up. At roughly 12 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For a base, Fort Washakie sits 13 miles out. Then Ethete, 19 miles, and Lander, 20 miles. Also on the doorstep: Little Moccasin Lake within 0.3 miles, Shoe Lake just 0.6 miles, Marys Lake within 1.2 miles, Pie Lake just 1.4 miles and Squaw Lake within 2.3 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Fremont County names brown trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Long Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 51°F and February reads 17°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early June and starts locking again about early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Long Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Little Moccasin Lake at 0.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Long Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.