South Leigh Lakes Fishing Guide, Teton County, Wyoming

• Overview

  This water sits in Teton County, Wyoming. The bank is 9,498 feet above sea level. Driggs sits 12 miles from the bank. Victor follows at 17 miles, then Moose Wilson Road at 18 miles. If this one is busy: Mica Lake 1.7 miles away, Lake Solitude roughly 1.9 miles, Granite Basin Lakes 2.1 miles away, Mink Lake roughly 2.7 miles and Grizzly Bear Lake 3.8 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on South Leigh Lakes

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Teton County cover mountain whitefish, lake trout, Utah sucker and brown trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On South Leigh Lakes the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 51°F in July and bottom out at 14°F in December. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect South Leigh Lakes to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Mica Lake, 1.7 miles out. Ask locally about South Leigh Lakes if anything is unclear.