Fishing at West Tensleep Lake, Big Horn County, Wyoming

• Overview

  In Wyoming, West Tensleep Lake belongs to Big Horn County. Everything around it is pine and birch. It runs to roughly 56 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 2.0 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Big Horn County list. Buffalo sits 26 miles from the bank. Billings sits 122 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on West Tensleep Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. 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. Fish documented in Big Horn County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, white sucker and common carp. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take West Tensleep Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 14°F to 51°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish West Tensleep Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Bear Lake is 3.1 miles distant. Confirm before you fish West Tensleep Lake.