Swastika Lake Fishing Guide, Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Albany County in Wyoming is where Swastika Lake sits. The surface lies 10,072 feet up. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The closest town, Saratoga, is 31 miles distant. Then Laramie, 33 miles, and Rawlins, 61 miles. Others within reach: Mill Pond Lake a touch under 1 mile, Upper Silver Run Lake 1.1 miles off, Silver Run Lake a touch under 1.3 miles, Bear Lake 1.4 miles off and Little Brooklyn Lake a touch under 1.4 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Swastika Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Albany County names brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, longnose sucker and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Swastika Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 52°F, while February sits near 20°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late May until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Swastika Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Mill Pond Lake, 1 mile out. Nothing on Swastika Lake should be assumed from this page alone.