Pacific Number 1 Reservoir, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Pacific Number 1 Reservoir in Fremont County, Wyoming. Elevation runs to 7,201 feet. The water covers some 25 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Lander is the closest town at 35 miles. It is 188 miles to Salt Lake City, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pacific Number 1 Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public occurrence data for Fremont County names brown trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On this water the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 63°F at the top of summer and 12°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Christina Lake at 17 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for this water in what we hold.