Lost Lake Fishing Guide, Sheridan County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Look for Lost Lake in Sheridan County, Wyoming. It lies 8,799 feet above sea level. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. Most waters listed here for Sheridan County are larger. Sheridan is the closest place, 23 miles off. Billings sits 99 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Sheridan County include rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lost Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 18°F in January up to 54°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late May, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late May and mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Lost Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. A toilet block sits half a mile away. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Dome Lake Number 1 is 0.6 miles distant. What applies at Lost Lake may have changed since it was mapped.