Roaring Fork Lakes Fishing in Lincoln County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Roaring Fork Lakes is listed under Lincoln County, Wyoming. The bank is 9,987 feet above sea level. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Lincoln County list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Afton, 15 miles out. For a city, Salt Lake City is 150 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Roaring Fork Lakes

  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. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Lincoln County cover cutthroat trout, brown trout and brook trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anyone new to Roaring Fork Lakes should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 53°F and December reads 15°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in late May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late May to early November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Roaring Fork Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is North Piney Lake, 4.9 miles out. Treat Roaring Fork Lakes as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.