Snowy Range Alpine Lakes

These sparkling, glacial fed lakes lie above Timberline atop the Snowy Range Mountains. There are literally dozens of these high alpine lakes to choose from. Some to keep in mind are; Lake Marie, Libby and Lewis Lakes, North and South Gap Lakes and Bear Lake. There are also several small mountain streams to fish up here as well. These waters are home to Brook Trout, Bear River Cutthroat Trout, Rainbows,Browns, and Splake (Brook/Lake Trout Hybrid). The fish here have only a short few months to forage the surface for aquatic insects during the summer months, making them very eager to take dry flies day in and day out. These trout will tear your flies to pieces! Terrestrial Dry flies such as foam ants,beetles,and small hopper patterns produce very well. Classic dries such as Royal Wulff's, Humpy's,Elk Hair Caddis, and Parachute Adams work well and take out the guess work! Basic stillwater nymph patterns,chironomids,callibaetis,and leeches fish great as well.

The fly fishing in this area tends to be better the farther in you hike, so fishing more “off the beaten path” tends to result in a bigger, better catch. Since we are a Medicine Bow Routt National Forest Service permit holder there are no boundaries on where our guides can take you up here. A few years ago a 28” Splake was caught on an Elk Hair Caddis dry fly, a new record up here in the Alpine Lake area.

Book your Snowy Range Wyoming Fly Fishing guided trip with High Plains Fly Fishing and see what Wyoming fly fishing is all about.