Elko County Fish Reports

Flows on the South Fork of the Humboldt have dropped as the snow pack recedes. As of July 8, the South Fork of the Humboldt was flowing between 10 and 28 cfs which is well below the median of 170 cfs for this time of year. Anglers can expect slow fishing above the reservoir with the best fishing being below the dam. Below the dam

The lake level is good, though starting to draw down with irrigation. Surface water temperatures have climbed into the mid to high 60’s and the weeds are growing making shore fishing difficult, but not impossible yet. With the warmer water the bass have become active and fishing for them is good using soft plastic dark colored grubs and spinnerbaits. Worms seem to be the presentation

Lamoille Creek is still a bit high but becoming fishable in spots and fishing in the beaver dams should be good. Once flows drop NDOW should be stocking the creek, probably in the next few weeks. Small nymphs and dry flies should both work. The upper half of Lamoille Canyon has mostly brook trout and tiger trout, while the lower half has mostly wild rainbows.

Flows in the upper stretch of the river right below the dam are good as water is being drawn out for irrigation. Fishing has been good using dry flies such as caddis flies, small stoneflies and Mayflies. Drifting nymphs under a dry flie or indicator as well as swinging small buggers and streamers should also be good. Grass hoppers are out so hopper and Chernobyl

With the warmer temperatures the bass bite at Ruby Lake NWR continues to be good, though it is taking approximately 10 bass to catch a keeper. Minimum keeper size is 10 inches. Many anglers report catching as many as 50 bass days per angler but limits of 10 bass per angler are hard to come by. Soft plastic grubs in blue, black or purple seemed

Surface water temperatures have moved to around 70 degrees and algae is growing and staining the water. With the warmer surface water temperatures, the trout are moving into deeper water. Anglers continue to report good fishing for trout from boats or float tubes, while shore anglers report fair fishing in the mornings. Bass fishing is good and a few wipers have been showing up in

Very little change here as continue to report good fishing for chunky 13-to-16-inch trout and smaller bass as the surface water temperatures climb higher to around 70 degrees. The best trout fishing is from a float tube or a small cartop boat or canoe as the boat ramp is unusable. Fly fishermen seem to be having the best luck using leech, wooly buggers and chironomids.

Anglers continue to report good fishing for both rainbow and tiger trout on small black or olive crystal or wooly buggers as well as black leeches. Chironomids, pheasant tail nymphs, gold ribbed hare’s ears and soft hackles under an indicator or dry fly should also work. Spin fishermen should try small gold or silver spinners. Bait anglers should have some luck with worms under a

Surface water temperatures have moved into high 60’s to low 70’s and fishing for bass has been good. With the warmer temperatures and sunny days, the algae and the weed beds at the south end of the lake are growing. Fishing has been fair to good for 15-to 20-inch trout for spin, bait and fly rodders from boats or float tubes but just fair for

Flows on the South Fork of the Humboldt have dropped as the snow pack recedes. As of June 17, the South Fork of the Humboldt was flowing at 118 cfs which is well below the median of 450 cfs for this time of year. Anglers can expect fair fishing above the reservoir with the best fishing being below the dam. Below the dam red copper

The lake is full, surface water temperatures have climbed into the mid 60’s with a few weeds and anglers are catching trout up to16 inches.  Expect the weeds to start growing and shore access will soon be limited. With the warmer water expect bass to be active.  Worms seem to be the presentation of choice for trout, though small spinners should also work for those

With the lack of snow, stream flows are dropping quickly and many are now fishable. However, they may still be turbid. With the poor snowpack and the unusually warm spring, anglers should take advantage of early summer conditions while they can. Expect very low stream flows later this summer. As of June 16, Lamoille Creek was down significantly from last week flowing at 158 cfs

With the lack of snow, stream flows are dropping quickly and many are now fishable. However, they may still be turbid. With the poor snowpack and the unusually warm spring, anglers should take advantage of early summer conditions while they can. Expect very low stream flows later this summer. Flows in the upper stretch of the river have increased as water is being drawn out

The electric motor boat opener was this past Wednesday and there was a good turnout of anglers on that day. A lot of bass were caught but not a lot of keepers, though a few anglers showed up with two-to-three-pound bass. Many anglers report catching as many as 50 bass but only six to eight keepers, so it seems to be averaging around 10 bass

Anglers report that trout fishing from shore has slowed but for those who can get on the water either in a float tube or boat success has been better but not as good as it has been.  Perch fishing has been poor due to the die-off though a few are being reported in the creel with few to no perch being reported in the creel. 

Very little change here.  Fishing for trout continues to be good for fly fishermen using leech, wooly buggers and chironomids as surface water temperatures have moved into the mid to high 60’s.  Damselfly nymphs should be tried as well.  Mayflies are starting to hatch so pale morning duns (PMD’s), Adams and other Mayfly dries and emergers should start working.  Bass are active and showing up

The electric motor boat opener was this past Wednesday and there was a good turnout of anglers on that day.  A lot of bass were caught but not a lot of keepers, though a few anglers showed up with two-to-three-pound bass.  Many anglers report catching as many as 50 bass but only six to eight keepers, so it seems to be averaging around 10 bass