Hit or Miss

South Fork Reservoir - Elko, NV (Elko County)


by Nevada Department of Wildlife
4-14-2016
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Fishing has been hit or miss as one day anglers are doing well and the next, it is slow. However, anglers are reporting just as many or more, good days than bad. With the high pressure system moving in next week and warmer temperatures, fishing should only improve. Heavy flows continue to come into the lake bringing lots of dirt and debris causing the water to be very turbid, especially on the east side of the lake. PowerBait seems to be working better than worms. Anglers are also having success using wooly and seal buggers. Other small flies such as hares ears, egg patterns, soft hackles, egg sucking leeches and chironomids should work from shore. Chironimids such as snow cones, frostbite chironomids, zebra midges and Yankee buzzers in rootbeer, black and red seem to be working. Especially if fished right off the bottom in about six to eight feet of water with muddy bottom. Trout are cruising the shallows where the sun can warm up the water to a more desirable temperature. Smallmouth bass are being caught using crawfish patterned flies and lures. Wipers are starting to show up in the creel with fly rodders catching a number of wipers in the middle of the week using black woolly buggers. Good places to fish include the north end of Jet Ski Beach, the last cove before the dam on the northeast side, the main boat ramp cove and from a boat or float tube at the south end of the lake.




More Reports

Nevada Department of Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, April 14th, 2016
Wild Horse Reservoir: Water Levels Up
Echo Canyon Reservoir: Bows Biting
Lake Mead: Fishing is Good
Lake Mohave: Picking up
Colorado River - Laughlin: Been OK
Upper Pahranagat Lake: Check Upper Marsh
Kirch Wildlife Management Area: Slow
: Catfish Coming
Angel Lake: Should be open by Memorial Day
Cave Lake: Fair to Good
Cold Creek Reservoir: Rising
Illipah Reservoir: Fair to Good for Bows
Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir): Worms or Powerbait
Jiggs Reservoir (Zunino Reservoir): 40% Full
Ruby Lake NWR: Can be Good

Nevada Department of Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, March 31st, 2016

Angel Lake: Road Still Closed
Cave Lake: Fair to Good
Cold Creek Reservoir: Ice Free
Illipah Reservoir: Ice Free
Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir): Plenty of Open Water
Jiggs Reservoir (Zunino Reservoir): Too Be Stocked Soon
Ruby Lake NWR: Ruby Lake NWR Update
South Fork Reservoir: Picking Up
Wild Horse Reservoir: Starting to Break Up
Willow Creek Reservoir: Not Worth It
Wilson Reservoir: Plenty of Open Water
Eagle Valley Reservoir: Good
Echo Canyon Reservoir: Good Fishing
Lake Mead: Good when Warm
Lake Mohave: Good when Weather is Good
Colorado River - Laughlin: River Update
Upper Pahranagat Lake: Try Upper Marsh
Kirch Wildlife Management Area: Good!
Colorado River - Willow Beach: No Change
: Urban Pond Update