Fishing North Twin Lake in Carbon County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Out in Carbon County, Wyoming, sits North Twin Lake. The land about it is pine and birch. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Wyoming listings. The nearest place of any size is Saratoga, 25 miles away. Beyond it, Laramie at 40 miles and Rawlins at 55 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge. Counting the whole county, there are dozens.

• Where to Fish on North Twin Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Carbon County cover brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish North Twin Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 52°F for July and 18°F for January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Break-up near late May, freeze-up near early November: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At North Twin Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. South Twin Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Signs at North Twin Lake carry more weight than any list.