Star Lake Fishing in Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Star Lake sits in Fremont County, out in Wyoming. Everything around it is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 10 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Fremont County list. Supplies mean a trip to Pinedale, 34 miles off. After that come Fort Washakie at 40 miles and Ethete at 45 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Star Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Fremont County list brown trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, brook trout and common carp. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Star Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 50°F and February near 17°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After early June the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early June to about early November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Star Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Honeymoon Lake at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Star Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.