Fishing forecast (June-July): 

Lake trout: Recent fishing reports indicate lake trout fishing has been great. The best reports have come from around Buckboard, Sheep Creek, Jarvies, North Skull and Antelope Flat areas. You can catch small lake trout by trolling and jigging in 20 to 80 feet of water on flats adjacent to deep-water habitat, cliffs and ridges. Fishing for larger lake trout has also been good. Try fishing 60 to 100 feet deep toward the main channel, near cliff edges and other structures. Suspended fish are typically the most aggressive. We recommend targeting lake trout in the mornings and evenings. For lures to jig, try jigging spoons, rap baits (like jigging raps or Tikka Minos), and 1/4- to 1/2-ounce jigs 3 to 4 inches in size. You will need larger lures for trophy lake trout. Tip the lures with a small amount of bait, like sucker or chub meat. Try trolling in open water habitat in the southern part of the reservoir using small spoons, dodgers or squids and crankbaits. We recommend trying pink, white, orange, glow and chartreuse lures. Move locations if you are not marking fish, and change your presentations if the marked fish are not biting. As a reminder, there is no limit for lake trout less than 28 inches and they can now be legally disposed of (wasted) in either state. For more information on areas and techniques to target lake trout, visit the Wyoming Fish & Game website. 

Kokanee salmon: Experienced anglers are taking home limits trolling and jigging, often with pink or purple lures and squid patterns. Fish are typically 40 to 70 feet deep. Fish size has been very good for this time of year. 

Rainbow and cutthroat trout: Fishing has been good for boat and shore anglers in the backs of coves and bays in 15 to 50 feet of water. Both species will hit small spoons, dodgers or squids while trolling, or small jigging spoons tipped with bait. Anglers have also had success fly and lure fishing for fish suspended in the water. 

Smallmouth bass: Smallmouth bass are up in the shallows in the backs of bays and coves and some fish are still on beds. Try targeting these fish with crankbaits or ned rigs and fishing near structures like boulders, woody debris or weeds. 

Burbot: Anglers have not provided any recent reports regarding burbot fishing. Target burbot near rocky cliffs and slopes, where they rest during the daytime. For the best fishing, target burbot at night along rocky points and shorelines in 30 to 40 feet of water using glow-in-the-dark lures like Yamamoto grubs, Radical Glow tubes, Ned's Bait Box plastics and Northland Buckshot spoons. Tip the lure with a small piece of sucker/chub meat, recharge the glow frequently, and jig or deadstick the presentation a couple of inches from the bottom. Please remember that anglers are required to kill all burbot they catch. For more information on areas and techniques to target burbot, visit the Wyoming Fish & Game website