Elko County Fish Reports

Bass fishing is fair to almost good as the hot weather has the water warming up. The good news is that approximately three fourths of the fish caught are keepers. With water levels up the bass are spread out more so anglers need to move until they find them. Dark plastic four to six inch grubs with sparkles in them seem to be

Surface water temperatures areabove 70 degrees and fishing for trout is still pretty good. So anglers tactics need to change and they should be fishing deeper where the trout have escaped to cooler water. Anglers are still catching fish in the Hendricks and Penrod arms. Bait fishermen should use the usual worms or PowerBait for trout. Sherbet PowerBait seems to be

The lake is almost to capacity and fishing for keeper crappie has been fair to good. The road is rough so care should be taken driving here. Crappie should be in the shallows among the flooded willows and shrubs though you will lose some gear. Anglers report catching crappie in the rocks fishing a small white plastic grub under a bobber.

The road to Wilson has been graded and tout fishing here has been good while bass fishing has been fair to good. The lake is no longer spilling over the spillway. The water in the lake is clearing and fishing conditions are good. Trout were averaging 13 to 16 inches in the lake and a bit smaller below the spillway. Expect similar

The water level is up making shore access difficult in many areas due to brush. If you have a float tube, kayak or canoe it will definitely help out. Bait anglers have seen fishing slow as aquatic insects are coming out, though fly fishermen are finding fishing very good. Fly rodders have had success using small elk hair caddis, hopper

There is road construction south of the state park headquarters so those wanting to access the west side of the lake will need to go in through Twin Bridges. Expect this to continue throughout the summer. The surface water temperatures have climbed into the 70’s and trout fishing has slowed considerably due to this. Boaters and float tubers are starting to have

Very little change here and Harrison Pass sis open, though take a 4WD with clearance as there are some washouts. Water levels are up with some turbidity due to runoff making fishing a bit more difficult. Fishing has been fair for trout and there have been no reports of any bass being caught. Fly rodders should try the usual

Very little change here as Wildhorse continues to receive a lot of snow melt keeping the water level very high and there is a lot of water going over the spillway as well as lots of water still in the form of snow in the basin. You can launch a boat and the boat dock is in the water. Surface water temperatures

This water was recently stocked with approximately 2000 trout and the lake is almost to capacity. The road is rough so care should be taken driving here. Crappie should be moving into the shallows to spawn. It has had very light angler pressure, so no report on fishing conditions.

The road to Wilson lots of potholes and washboards, so take your time, but fishing here has been good for trout and fair for bass. The lake is spilling with enough water going over the new rock below the spillway to let trout move down into the river and pools below the spillway. Fishing below the spillway had been good and should

The road to Angel Lake is open! The lake is approximately 80% ice covered, but there is 15 to 20 feet of open water by the dam and the fish are cooperating there. Access around the rest of the lake is limited due to snow, but for those who are willing to trudge through the snow, there is some good fishing in open

The surface water temperatures have climbed into the 60’s and fishing for both trout and bass is fair to good. Anglers have had good luck in Coyote Cove and along Jet Ski Beach, but coves further north on the east side such as Tomera, the boat ramp cove and those closer to the dam are good bets for trout anglers. The fish being