Elko County Fish Reports

The road to Angel Lake is closed for the winter and the lake is ice covered and there will be no more fishing reports until late spring or early summer depending upon snowfall this winter.

Morning skim ice along the shores, but wide open during the day.  Expect ice starting to build on Monday.  Trout fishing has been fair to good depending upon the day.  Low light conditions (early morning and late afternoon) seem to be working the best.  Those fly fishermen that were catching fish report that they have been catching nice fish with a variety fly patterns including

Almost dry and no fish.

Trout fishing has been good most days in the collection ditch. Bass fishing is done in the south lake. While dry flies may still catch an occasional fish in the ditch, nymphs and streamers are the best bet. Leech patterns, balanced leeches, crystal buggers, #14-16 hare’s ears, and #16-18 PT nymphs and chironomids under an indicator are probably the best bet. Other flies working include the usual

Surface water temperatures are in the low to mid 40’s and the trout fishing has been air to good while bass fishing has been slow. Shore anglers are now doing as well as boaters for trout. While both Hendricks and Penrod arms are still popular with anglers producing fish. Chironomids, leech patterns and wooly buggers are still the best bet for fly anglers but the

Very little change here. With surface water temperatures dropping into the high 40’s, fishing for trout has been fair to good while bass fishing is just fair. Time to switch to blade baits and crankbaits for bass. For the bait anglers, worms seem to be working better than PowerBait for trout. Spin fishermen should be using blue or green spinners with silver blades. Fly rodders

Though the road is still open, the lake is ice covered and there will be no more fishing reports until late spring or early summer depending upon snowfall this winter.

The cool fall days have made trout fishing productive in the collection ditch. Bass fishing is done in the south lake.  While dry flies may still catch an occasional fish in the ditch, nymphs and streamers are the ticket right now. Leech patterns, balanced leeches, crystal buggers, #14-16 hare’s ears, and #16-18 PT nymphs and chironomids under an indicator are probably the best bet.  Other

Surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid 40’s and the water is clear of algae. Trout fishing has been good while bass fishing has been slow to fair for numbers but fair to good for size.  The middle of this week fishing seemed to slow on those very nice, clear windless days.  Shore anglers are now doing as well as boaters for trout. While

Very little change here.  With surface water temperatures dropping into the high 40’s, fishing for trout has been fair to good while bass fishing is just fair.  Time to switch to blade baits and crankbaits for bass.  For the bait anglers, worms seem to be working better than PowerBait for trout.  Spin fishermen should be using blue or green spinners with silver blades.  Fly rodders

The lake received a fair amount of snow last weekend, but NDOT plows were busy keeping the road open. No recent report on fishing here, but with winter coming on expect it to be fair to good while there is still open water.  There has been ice forming around the edges of the lake.  Good flies for stripping include mini leeches, crystal buggers, slumpbusters and

The surface water temperatures mid-week were 47 degrees in the morning and 52 late on sunny afternoons.  Bass fishing has been slow to fair for numbers but good for size.  Trout fishing appears to slowed this week, but weather may have been the factor.  Those fly fishermen that were catching fish report that they have been catching nice fish with a variety fly patterns including