Upper Long Lake Fishing Guide, Sublette County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Look for Upper Long Lake in Sublette County, Wyoming. It lies 7,946 feet above sea level. Roughly 37 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The closest town, Pinedale, is 13 miles distant. The big place round here is Salt Lake City, 192 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Upper Long Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Sublette County cover brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Upper Long Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 51°F for July and 14°F for January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in late May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near late May and comes back about early November in a typical year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Upper Long Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Triangle Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Upper Long Lake locally before you travel.