Fishing at Long Lake, Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Look for Long Lake in Fremont County, Wyoming. The land about it is pine and birch. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Fremont County list. Pinedale is the closest town at 38 miles. Billings sits 175 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Fremont County list brown trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and brook trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Long Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 45°F for July and 13°F for January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Look for the thaw near late June; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up near late June, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Long Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Simpson Lake, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Long Lake before loading the car.