Elko County Fish Reports

As of Thursday, February 6, ice thickness ranged from eight to fourteen inches depending upon location on the lake and if there was some slush that froze adding to the thickness of the ice.  With the addition of a few inches of snow and some warm temperatures, slush can be a problem, especially if venturing off some of the “paths” that people have made. Both

The road to Wilson is 4WD and there has been no recent report on ice.  However, conditions here are often similar to South Fork, so expect unsafe ice and probably some open water. 

Angel Lake is completely frozen over and the road is closed for the winter, so there will be no fishing reports until late next spring or early next summer depending upon winter weather.

The warm weather has ice receding at South Fork and on Thursday, January 30, the lake was more than 50% open water and the rest unsafe ice.  Along the northeast shoreline anglers can fish from shore as much of it is open water.  Fly fishermen have been catching trout using a variety of nymphs as well as stripping wooly buggers.  Spin anglers should be trying

This impoundment is covered in unsafe ice with the aerators running to prevent a winter fish kill.  There will be no fishing report until spring when it becomes ice free.

Water levels in the collection ditch are low and clear and fishing for trout is fair to good depending upon the day.  Some parts of the ditch are icing up especially the north end though there is plenty of open water for fishing. Anglers report catching mostly 10 to 12 inch fish in many areas, though a few very nice fish have been caught.  Stormy,

As of Thursday, January 9, the ice was between eight and eleven inches thick with four to six inches of snow on top.  A few slush pockets have been found while walking on the ice, so make sure to have good boots.  Anglers continue to catch perch in a number of places, with the middle of the Hendricks Arm, the Penrod Arm, the beach off

The road to Wilson is 4WD and there has been no recent report on ice.  However, conditions here are often similar to South Fork, so expect unsafe ice. 

Angel Lake is completely frozen over and the road is closed for the winter, so there will be no fishing reports until late next spring or early next summer depending upon winter weather.

South Fork was about 80% covered in unsafe ice on Wednesday, January 8, and the ice was gray and porous, with little or no shore access to open water. While it is expected to cool down, with its exposure and elevation, it may be a couple of weeks before there is safe ice here.  But who knows?  The way this winter is going, it may

This impoundment is mostly ice covered with no shore access for fishing.  With the colder predicted temperatures expect the lake to freeze over this weekend and with an aerator running to help prevent a winter fish kill, any ice here this winter should be considered unsafe. 

Water levels in the collection ditch are low and clear and fishing for trout is fair to good depending upon the day.  Stormy, windy or cloudy days seem to be the best. Anglers would do well to target areas where springs flow into the ditch or around culverts that create some flow between the ditch and the units.  Very small dark flies fished dry or

As of Thursday, December 5, the lake was between 25 – 40% ice covered with very unsafe ice.  There are still some spots along the shoreline where one may fish open water, but they are disappearing.   The 10 day forecast is mixed with most nights in the teens and 20’s and daytime highs in the 30’s and even around 40 degrees, so while ice will

The lake level has dropped over the past few weeks and fishing is slow. There was a problem with one of the outflow valves being stuck open, but it is fixed now.  This lake is freezing over as well. 

No recent fishing report from Wilson.  It may still have some open water like SF.  Generally, the same presentations, flies, baits and lures as used at South Fork should also work well here. With this week’s precipitation, expect 4WD conditions to get to Wilson Sink Reservoir.

As of Wednesday, December 4, the lake was ice free with surface water temperatures at the main boat ramp were still hovering around 40 degrees.  Generally, this lake is a week or two or three behind Wildhorse so may have open water for fishing for a while. Trout fishing has finally gotten good here with a number of angler reporting limits of three to five-pound