Telephone Lakes Fishing in Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Telephone Lakes belongs to Albany County, Wyoming. The water sits 10,709 feet up. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is high ground by Wyoming standards. The nearest place of any size is Saratoga, 28 miles away. It is 82 miles to Fort Collins, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Telephone Lakes

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Albany County: brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and longnose sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Telephone Lakes rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 50°F for July and 17°F for January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice-out usually falls in early June, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around early June and the freeze near early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Telephone Lakes that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Brady Lake is 0.3 miles off. Confirm before you fish Telephone Lakes.