Fishing Soda Lake in Natrona County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Soda Lake is one of the Natrona County waters in Wyoming. The country round it is rolling hill from end to end. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Wyoming listings. Some 1.8 miles away sits Casper, the nearest settlement. It is 171 miles to Fort Collins, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Soda Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Natrona County: rainbow trout, brown trout, white sucker and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Soda Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 25°F in January and 71°F in July. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. That shapes the year on Soda Lake. Conditions on the day matter more than the month on the calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Pratts Soda Lakes at 9.3 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Soda Lake in what we hold.