Lake Owen is a reservoir in Albany County, Wyoming.
Use the shape you can see at Lake Owen: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish and Baits
Fish listed for Lake Owen include Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.
For rainbow trout, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water at Lake Owen.
For brown trout, work a small minnow bait, spoon, or streamer along cool breaks and moving water at Lake Owen.
How to Read the Water
On Lake Owen, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
Season by Season
At Lake Owen, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
A Simple Tackle Plan
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control at Lake Owen.
For a trip to Lake Owen, record the wind, water color, water depth at the strike, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.