Miller Lake in Sublette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Miller Lake in Sublette County, Wyoming. It sits in mixed forest. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Sublette County are larger. Start from Lander, 24 miles down the road. Salt Lake City sits 194 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Miller Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Sublette County, recorded fish include brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Miller Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 51°F and January reads 15°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running early June to early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Miller Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Deep Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Miller Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.