Newton Lakes in Park County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Park County, Wyoming. The ground round it is mixed forest. It is low-lying compared with other Wyoming water we list. Cody lies 3.5 miles from the water. Billings is the closest city, 91 miles away. Round about: Beck Lake the better part of 4.3 miles, 4.3 miles out stands City Reservoir, Alkali Lake the better part of 5.2 miles, 5.9 miles out stands Buffalo Bill Reservoir Springs and Alkali Creek Reservoir the better part of 12 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Newton Lakes

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Park County list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout and black-spotted cutthroat trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Newton Lakes as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 66°F and January near 25°F on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Newton Lakes runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Beck Lake, 4.3 miles out. Signs at Newton Lakes carry more weight than any list.