Long Lake Fishing Guide, Carbon County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Long Lake is one of the Carbon County waters in Wyoming. The bank is 7,720 feet above sea level. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Saratoga, 33 miles down the road. It is 80 miles to Fort Collins, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter. The water gives you a straightforward day if you keep it simple.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Carbon County list brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Long Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 19°F in January to roughly 59°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Long Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Campbell Reservoir sits 6.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Long Lake.