Sunrise Lake in Sublette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Sunrise Lake is listed under Sublette County, Wyoming. The setting is pine and birch on every side. Around 30 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Wyoming listings. For a base, Pinedale sits 24 miles out. For a city, Salt Lake City is 195 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Sunrise Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Sublette County list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and lake trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Sunrise Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 49°F in July and bottoms out near 12°F in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid June. Ice usually gives way near mid June, and forms again about early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Sunrise Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Rainbow Lake is 0.9 miles off. Confirm access to Sunrise Lake locally before you travel.