Fishing at Lost Wilderness Lake, Sheridan County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Lost Wilderness Lake is a Sheridan County water, Wyoming side. Around the bank it is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 13 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Sheridan is the closest place, 27 miles off. Buffalo lies 31 miles off, Greybull another 38 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lost Wilderness Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Sheridan County cover rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Lost Wilderness Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 50°F and January near 12°F on the long-run figures. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid June. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid June in spring and again near late October in autumn. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Lost Wilderness Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Devils Lake is 1.3 miles distant. Treat access at Lost Wilderness Lake as something to verify.