Tommy Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Tommy Lake lies within the bounds of Sublette County, Wyoming. The land about it is mixed forest. It covers about 18 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Compared with other Wyoming water on our list, it sits high. Pinedale sits 17 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Fort Washakie follows at 37 miles, then Marbleton at 42 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tommy Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Tommy Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 48°F and January at 13°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Look for the thaw near mid June; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running mid June to late October. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Tommy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Lake Nelson is 0.5 miles distant. Confirm access to Tommy Lake locally before you travel.