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

• Overview

  Sublette County, Wyoming, is where Perry Lake sits. Elevation runs to 9,403 feet. About 9 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sublette County. Some 16 miles away sits Pinedale, the nearest settlement. Fort Washakie is 34 miles away, with Marbleton at 38 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Perry Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Sublette County: brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Perry Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 54°F in July and bottoms out near 15°F in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Perry Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Macs Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Rules at Perry Lake are worth checking on the day.