Fishing at Pine Island Lake, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Pine Island Lake is set in Sublette County, Wyoming. The surface lies 9,511 feet up. Head to Pinedale, 19 miles away, for anything you forgot. Then Fort Washakie, 33 miles, and Marbleton, 37 miles. Alternatives close at hand: Three Elk Lake a shade over 0.6 miles, Little Divide Lake at about 0.7 miles, Toboggan Lake a shade over 1.1 miles, Lightning Lakes at about 1.2 miles and Divide Lake a shade over 1.3 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pine Island Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Pine Island Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 51°F and January near 14°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early June. Expect the water usable from around early June until roughly early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Pine Island Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It is tagged for fishing in public mapping. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Three Elk Lake is 0.6 miles off. Rules at Pine Island Lake are worth checking on the day.