Fishing Sturgeon Reservoir Number 2 in Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Look for Sturgeon Reservoir Number 2 in the Albany County part of Wyoming. The water sits 6,903 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 5 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Albany County. Wheatland sits 33 miles from the bank. Guernsey follows at 46 miles, then Douglas at 47 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Sturgeon Reservoir Number 2

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Albany County list brown trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read this water before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 63°F in July and bottom out at 20°F in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on this water rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Sid Number 1 Reservoir is 5.8 miles distant. Treat this water as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.