Fishing at String Lake, Teton County, Wyoming

• Overview

  String Lake is one of the Teton County waters in Wyoming. The water sits 6,886 feet up. It measures about 72 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 19 miles away sits Moose Wilson Road, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Driggs at 19 miles and Wilson at 21 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on String Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Teton County cover mountain whitefish, lake trout and Utah sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish String Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 59°F in July and bottoms out near 14°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. String Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. There are picnic tables half a mile away. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Laurel Lake is 0.6 miles off. Treat String Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.