Shore anglers report fair to good fishing for trout

Wild Horse Reservoir - Owyhee, NV (Elko County)


by Nevada Department of Wildlife
10-7-2022
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With the recent warm sunny afternoons, the surface water temperature hasn’t cooled much and is still in the low to mid-60’s. Fishing conditions have changed little in the last week.  Weeds and algae are still abundant in the reservoir with leeward shores (mainly east side of the lake) have a film of very green algae along the shorelines.  Water level is below 50% and boaters should take care around the island off of the state park boat ramp, in the canyon and as they approach any shoreline.  Shore anglers report fair to good fishing for trout while boat anglers report good fishing trolling flies and gold alligator lures and spoons fished three to five feet deep. Trout are averaging 14 to 19 inches.  Shore anglers are having success with rooster tails, spoons and inflated worms or worms with marshmallows fished off the bottom.  Bass fishing has slowed from the peak during the summer but they are still being caught using soft plastics and crankbaits around structure. While the number of bass being caught has diminished, the quality is improving with slightly larger bass being taken.  The riprap along the highway in the Penrod arm is a good place for bass.  Perch fishing is slow due to the die-off earlier in the year.  An occasional perch is being taken jigging or using bait near the bottom. Trout anglers report success using black wooly buggers or leeches fished with a sinking line as well as with chironomids under an indicator. PT nymphs, gold ribbed hares ears and damsel fly nymphs may also produce fish. For wipers, target the mouths of Penrod and Hendricks arms on the north east side of the lake though expect wiper fishing to be slow to fair.  The limit is one black bass and one white bass hybrid with a minimum size of 15 inches and five trout with no minimum size.





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