Magdalene Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Big Horn County in Wyoming is where Magdalene Lake sits. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Buffalo at 17 miles is the nearest place to stop. Then Sheridan, 38 miles, and Worland, 49 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Magdalene Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Big Horn County, recorded fish include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, white sucker and common carp. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Magdalene Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 52°F and January about 16°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near early November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Magdalene Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Brown Bear Lake, 0.2 miles away. For Magdalene Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.