Fishing at Vagner Lake, Carbon County, Wyoming

• Overview

  Vagner Lake sits in Carbon County, out in Wyoming. Land around it is pine and birch. Small at around 10 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Wyoming listings. The closest town, Saratoga, is 25 miles away. Laramie follows at 39 miles, then Rawlins at 55 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Vagner Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Carbon County names brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Vagner Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 50°F, the coldest about 17°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After early June the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages suggest open water from about early June through to roughly early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Vagner Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Quealy Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Vagner Lake is worth confirming on the day.