Trigger Lake in Big Horn County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Trigger Lake is listed under Big Horn County, Wyoming. Height above sea level is 8,852 feet. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Big Horn County. Buffalo sits 17 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Sheridan is 38 miles away, with Worland at 49 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Trigger Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Big Horn County names brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, white sucker and common carp. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Trigger Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 53°F in July and bottoms out near 16°F in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late May. On average, late May opens the water and early November closes it again. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Trigger Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Magdalene Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Trigger Lake in particular, ask before you travel.