Elko County Fish Reports

Very little change here as fishing has been good for anglers catching wipers, trout and black bass. Water temperatures are climbing, so fish for trout early in the morning or fish deeper during the day. Flows coming into the lake have dropped quite a bit and the south end of the lake is starting to clear up a bit. The south end of the lake

The usual PowerBait or worms should work for bait anglers and small spinners are the ticket for spin fishermen. Fly rodders are having luck with dark colored buggers, leeches and nymphs with peacock herl. There is a lot of algae growing here, especially along the shoreline. This is normal for a newly filled reservoir and shouldn’t affect fishing, though it can make it a bit

Anglers can now put a boat with an electric motor only on the south Marsh. Water temperatures at the main boat ramp were are still in the mid to high 60’s. Expect bass fishing to be slow in the mornings and just fair in the afternoons to begin with. While water levels are down a bit due to the extended drought, though they are up

Fishing has been slow to fair. The lake was stocked with approximately 80,000 fish this year as part of the process of rebuilding the fishery here. Half of the stocked fish were fry and half were catchable eight to ten inch fish. Fishing is starting to improve with the stockings, but just like after the 2007 die-off, it will take two to three years before

Extremely low water levels with warm water make this reservoir a poor choice for fishing. Not worth the trip.

The road is now dry and in fairly good shape and the water temperatures have dropped into the high 60’s due to the cooler weather. Expect it to climb back into the 70’s over the next week. Wilson was stocked with 28,000 rainbow trout this week. The lake is still spilling, though flows are subsiding, and anglers report good fishing below the spillway and the

The road is open to the lake and the water is ice free and fishable. Access to the lake at the dam is good, but the trails heading up either side of the lake are snow covered though starting to open up a bit. Trout have been seen dimpling the surface so chances are emerger patterns should be working. The usual worms or PowerBait are

Very little change here as fishing has been good with anglers catching wipers, trout and black bass. The recent cool down in weather, combined with the heavy flows into the lake, have brought the surface water temperatures down a bit, but they will climb back quickly into the low 70’s with the projected warmer weather. Flows coming into the lake are still heavy bringing lots

The usual PowerBait or worms should work for bait anglers and small spinners are the ticket for spin fishermen. Fly rodders are having luck with dark colored buggers, leeches and nymphs with peacock herl. There is lots of algae growing here, especially along the shoreline. This is normal for a newly filled reservoir and shouldn’t affect fishing. The reservoir is a wakeless water, meaning that

Starting Wednesday, June 15, anglers will be able to put a boat with an electric motor only on the south Marsh. Water temperatures at the main boat ramp were 69 degrees earlier this week, but expect bass fishing to be slow in the mornings and just fair in the afternoons to begin with. While water levels are down a bit due to the extended drought,

The lake appears to have leveled off at about 65-70% of capacity. The island off of the state park boat ramp and prop rock in the canyon by the dam are both under water, but close enough to the surface to damage boats and props. Fishing has been slow to fair. The lake was stocked with approximately 80,000 fish this year as part of the

Extremely low water levels with warm water make this reservoir a poor choice for fishing. Not worth the trip.

The road is now dry and in fairly good shape. Wilson was stocked with 28,000 rainbow trout this week. The lake is still spilling and anglers report good fishing below the spillway and the falls. Fishing conditions should be similar to South Fork. There has been a May fly hatch going on with large mayflies and anglers have had success fishing a #10 hares ear

The road is open to the lake and the water is ice free and fishable. Access to the lake at the dam is good, but the trails heading up either side of the lake are snow covered though starting to open up a bit. Trout have been seen dimpling the surface so chances are emerger patterns should be working. The usual worms or PowerBait are

Fishing has been good here as anglers report catching wipers, trout and black bass. Flows coming into the lake are very heavy running between 30 and 50% above normal. This is bringing lots of muddy water and debris into the south end of the lake. There are some logs and limbs floating in the water at the south end of the lake so anglers and