Fishing Mallard Lake in Teton County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Within Teton County, Wyoming, you have Mallard Lake. The water sits 8,028 feet up. At about 35 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. You are 21 miles from West Yellowstone. Billings is the closest city, 143 miles away. Near neighbours: Teal Lake out at 1.6 miles, Scaup Lake about 3.3 miles, Lower Basin Lake out at 4.7 miles, Feather Lake about 5.5 miles and Goose Lake out at 5.5 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mallard Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Teton County records list mountain whitefish, lake trout, Utah sucker and brown trout among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Mallard Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 54°F at the top of summer and 14°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid May until roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Mallard Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Teal Lake, 1.6 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Mallard Lake for certain.