Wykee Lake, Wyoming: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Sublette County, Wyoming, this is Wykee Lake. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. With some 53 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.1 miles, and most of it is walkable. Start from Fort Washakie, 22 miles down the road. The big place round here is Billings, 201 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Wykee Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Sublette County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Wykee Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 49°F; the cold one sits at 16°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early June. The open-water window runs from around early June to about early November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Wykee Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Sonnicant Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Wykee Lake if anything is unclear.