Fishing Mosquito Lake in Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Mosquito Lake is set in Fremont County, Wyoming. It sits at 8,885 feet above sea level. With some 72 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 36 miles away sits Jackson, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Billings, 181 miles distant. Within easy reach: Lunch Lake (8.9 miles), Lake of the Woods at 9.9 miles, Chateau Lake (10 miles), Brewster Lake at 11 miles and Fish Lake (12 miles). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mosquito Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Fremont County include brown trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Mosquito Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 53°F and January near 14°F on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid May and starts locking again about early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Mosquito Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lunch Lake is 8.9 miles off. Treat access at Mosquito Lake as something to verify.