Fishing Ross Lake in Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Within Fremont County, Wyoming, you have Ross Lake. The setting is lake country bush. About 487 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The shoreline runs about 5.2 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Few waters listed in Fremont County are bigger. For a base, Pinedale sits 37 miles out. For a city, Billings is 175 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Ross Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Fremont County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Ross Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 17°F in January to roughly 49°F in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. The season between ice runs from about early June to early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Ross Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Snowband Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Ross Lake before loading the car.