Lost Lake Fishing Guide, Park County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Lost Lake lies within the bounds of Park County, Wyoming. The ground around here is rolling bush. About 8 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The town to know is West Yellowstone, 37 miles out. For a city, Billings is 111 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Park County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and cutthroat trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Lost Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 15°F to 54°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Lost Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Rainy Lake, 1.4 miles away. Where Lost Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.