Loomis Lake Fishing Guide, Johnson County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Set in Johnson County, Wyoming, this is Loomis Lake. What surrounds it is pine and birch. At about 31 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. It sits higher than most water we list in Wyoming. Buffalo at 25 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 114 miles to Billings, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Loomis Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Johnson County: brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Loomis Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 49°F and January reads 13°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid June. Expect the water usable from around mid June until roughly late October. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Time your trip to Loomis Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Bard Lake is 0.9 miles off. Nothing on Loomis Lake should be assumed from this page alone.