Surface water temperatures have stayed in the mid 60’s

South Fork Reservoir - Elko, NV (Elko County)


by Nevada Department of Wildlife
10-7-2022
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With the warmer than average sunny afternoons, surface water temperatures have stayed in the mid 60’s and fishing conditions are identical to last week. Fishing for bass has slowed a bit and trout fishing has picked up. The south end of the lake is still weedy and there is a lot of algae here and in the coves along the shores. Both should start dissipating over the next month with shorter days and cooler water temperatures. To avoid the algae fish deeper water in the center of the lake and closer to the dam where shorelines drop off quickly.  Fishing has been good for 15-to 20-inch trout for spin, bait and fly rodders from boats and float tubes and fair to good for shore anglers. Bass fishing has slowed but can still be caught along the dam and other structures using soft plastics, crankbaits and drop shotting.  Wiper fishing has been fair.  The key to wipers is covering a lot of water until you find a school of them.  Fly fishermen report that fishing for trout has been fair to good using a sinking line with buggers or leeches.  Black or red snow cones with white beads and contrasting red or black wire ribbing, fished under an indicator have also been working. Black, olive or purple wooly buggers and leech patterns are other patterns to try. Spin fishermen have had good luck from shore using rainbow trout colored rooster tails, small spoons and minnow imitations.  Boaters will do well trolling these same patterns as well as flashers tipped with worms.  Inactive fishing with worms and PowerBait has been just fair.  Anglers also report catching a few wipers using soft plastics baits, Rapalas and blade baits. With the water level down approximately four feet from spring, the only boat ramp that is usable is the main boat ramp on the east side of the lake.  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.







10-6-2022
Little to no change here as anglers continue to report fair to good fishing for both rainbow and tiger trout...... Read More