Upper Phillips Lake Fishing in Fremont County, Wyoming

• Overview

  In Wyoming, Upper Phillips Lake belongs to Fremont County. Land around it is mixed forest. Surface area is around 26 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Pinedale lies 35 miles from the water. Billings is the closest city, 178 miles away. Round about: Phillips Lake at about 0.2 miles, Golden Lake a shade over 0.4 miles, Star Lake at about 1.4 miles, Florence Lake a shade over 1.5 miles and Honeymoon Lake at about 2.2 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Upper Phillips Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. 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. Across Fremont County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Upper Phillips Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 50°F; by February the average is down near 17°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early June. Expect the water usable from around early June until roughly early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Upper Phillips Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Phillips Lake, 0.2 miles away. What applies at Upper Phillips Lake may have changed since it was mapped.