Pine Lake in Sweetwater County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Sweetwater County end of Wyoming holds Pine Lake. Height above sea level is 8,583 feet. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. It is a small entry by Sweetwater County standards. Rock Springs at 38 miles is the nearest place to stop. Provo sits 151 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Sweetwater County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Pine Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 20°F to 61°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Expect Pine Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Chicken Spring Pond at 7.2 miles is the nearest alternative. For Pine Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.