Fishing at Lydle Lake, Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Set in Fremont County, Lydle Lake is a Wyoming water. The setting is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 17 acres — small enough to read in one session. The nearest place of any size is Fort Washakie, 23 miles away. The nearest city of size is Billings, 192 miles away. Nearby alternatives: Steamboat Lake out at 1.4 miles, Hidden Lake a touch under 2.4 miles, Hatchet Lake out at 2.7 miles and Deadman Lake a touch under 4.2 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lydle Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Fremont County include brown trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Lydle Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 49°F in July and bottom out at 17°F in February. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early June. The water is typically free of ice between early June and early November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Lydle Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Steamboat Lake, 1.4 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Lydle Lake for certain.