Wolf Lake in Sublette County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Sublette County, Wyoming. Land around it is pine and birch. Roughly 37 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Pinedale, 24 miles off. Fort Washakie is 32 miles away, with Lander at 35 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Wolf Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Sublette County: brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Wolf Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 51°F, with January the cold end at about 13°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early June. Open water usually runs from early June until about early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Wolf Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Cottonwood Lake is 0.7 miles distant. For Wolf Lake in particular, ask before you travel.