Fishing Triangle Lake in Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Set in Sublette County, Wyoming, this is Triangle Lake. This is pine and birch ground. It runs to roughly 57 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 1.3 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Pinedale, 13 miles away. The big place round here is Salt Lake City, 193 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Triangle Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Sublette County, recorded fish include brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Triangle Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 51°F in July and bottom out at 14°F in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually late May. Climate averages put the opening at about late May and the closing near early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Triangle Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Upper Long Lake, 0.9 miles out. Rules at Triangle Lake are worth checking on the day.