Fishing Lost Lake in Park County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Set in Park County, Wyoming, this is Lost Lake. It sits at 8,264 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 37 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.0 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Red Lodge sits 27 miles from the bank. Billings is the closest city, 81 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Park County: brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lost Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 55°F; by January the average is down near 17°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. On average, early May opens the water and mid November closes it again. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lost Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lake Reno is 1.4 miles distant. Nothing on Lost Lake should be assumed from this page alone.