Fishing Upper Silver Run Lake in Albany County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Wyoming holds Upper Silver Run Lake, in Albany County. The bank is 10,095 feet above sea level. A splashy cast here empties the swim; a quiet one owns it. It is a small entry by Albany County standards. Head to Saratoga, 31 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Fort Collins is 79 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Upper Silver Run Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Albany County cover brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, longnose sucker and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Upper Silver Run Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 53°F and January at 21°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Upper Silver Run Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Silver Run Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Upper Silver Run Lake as something to verify.