Long Lake Fishing near Lander, Wyoming

• Overview

  Long Lake falls in Sublette County, part of Wyoming. It sits at 10,443 feet above sea level. Around 26 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. It is high ground by Wyoming standards. Lander is the closest place, 21 miles off. For a city, Salt Lake City is 198 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Long Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 50°F and January about 16°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. Average temperatures cross freezing around early June in spring and again near early November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Long Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is West Echo Lake, 1.5 miles out. Treat access at Long Lake as something to verify.