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Ready Soon for Ice Fishing

Wild Horse Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

As of Thursday, December 10, the lake is 100% ice covered with a few inches of unsafe ice. It was snowing on Thursday, so there will be a layer of insulating snow covering the ice slowing down the growth of the ice. It probably won’t be safe for a couple of weeks yet. As a general rule of thumb, the ice doesn’t get safe at

No Recent Report

Wilson Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

No recent report on road conditions but this part of the county received a lot of moisture, so expect 4WD conditions. It is probably very muddy in the afternoons when it warms up. Expect ice conditions here to mirror those at South Fork.

Road to Angel Lake is Closed

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The road to Angel Lake is closed. There will be no further reports until late next spring or early summer depending upon snow conditions.

Almost Ready

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

As of Thursday, December 10, South Fork was about 90% covered with unsafe ice. There were several hundred yards of open water shoreline in the northeast corner by the dam parking lot. Jet Ski Beach also had open water along the shore. In some areas there was about 10 feet of open water before you hit ice, while in others it was as far as

Angler Report from Jeremy Curry

South Fork Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Fish report for south fork reservoir today Ice is 4.6inches and fishing was slow but the fish we caught are nice!

Ruby Lake NWR Extends Hours of Visitation

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Recently, Ruby Lake NWR extended the hours that birders, hunters and anglers may go out on the refuge to pursue their interests from one hour before sunrise, to two hours before sunrise. Visitors must still be off the water within two hours after sunset. With the opening of the Northeast Waterfowl Zone next Saturday, September 26, this is good news for waterfowl hunters. This will allow

Fishing is Good

Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir)

by ELKO FLY SHOP

Jakes Creek is within six inches of spilling, is free of weeds and shore fishing is good for 9 to 14 inch trout. Surface water temps have are in the low 50’s and the water is fairly clear. The usual assortment of wooly buggers, hares ears, copper Johns and PT nymphs should all work. PowerBait, worms and small spinners should be used by

Ruby Lake NWR Fish Report

by ELKO FLY SHOP

Fishing is still fair to good for trout depending upon the day, the angler and where you are fishing along the collection ditch. The go-to fly seems to be the hares ear, with the pheasant tail nymph close behind. Also, wooly buggers and flies that have some red in them also seem to be working. For spin fishermen the usual assortment of small spinners

Good Fishing

Wild Horse Reservoir

by ELKO FLY SHOP

With the recent precipitation, the water level is up just a bit. But not enough to make much of a difference. However, anglers have been getting up to Wild Horse and catching fish averaging between three and five pounds. Most anglers are using worms or worms with marshmallows. One group fished from a boat, while the others were from shore.

Water is clearing

Wilson Reservoir

by ELKO FLY SHOP

While the water at Wilson is clearing, it is still off color, though fishing has picked up here. The stream below has flows that are fishable and one angler reported decent luck catching 14 to 15 inch fish below the falls. Shore anglers near the boat ramp were having good luck with worms and PowerBait for 12 to 15 inch fish. NDOW

Road Closed until May 2015

by ELKO FLY SHOP

The road is closed to the lake and there will be no fishing reports for Angel Lake until late May of 2015.

Wildhorse Fish Report

South Fork Reservoir

by ELKO FLY SHOP

With warmer air temperatures, the surface water temps have climbed into the 50’s and reaching the mid 50’s by afternoon. There are still a few fish cruising the shorelines trying to spawn, but not many, and that should be winding down soon. Fishing continues to improve with the warmer temperatures as aquatic insects start to hatch and the fish metabolism increases. Sherbet PowerBait

Ruby Lake Fish Report

by CRAIG MATHEWS

The Ruby will continue fishing well during mid-day and afternoon during BWO times too.

NDOW Announces No Limit on Trout at Wildhorse

Wild Horse Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Low water levels caused by persistent drought conditions and irrigation demands at Wildhorse Reservoir have prompted the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) to remove the limit on trout, allowing anglers unlimited take. This emergency regulation is now in effect and will run through October 15, 2013. NDOW is concerned that with anticipated low reservoir water levels during the hot summer months the oxygen levels in

Jakes Creek Reservoir has been stocked and fishing should be good

Jakes Creek Reservoir (Boies Reservoir)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

This lake has been stocked and fishing should be good here. Water level is about a foot from spilling, so while it is a bit low, this small impoundment is in better shape than many. This is the time to fish Jakes Creek Reservoir from shore, as the weeds start to grow in late May and early June making fishing from shore difficult later in

Not open as the lake is iced over

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The road is closed and the lake is completely iced over. No more reports until about mid or late May when NDOT generally opens the road to this high mountain lake.

South Fork Bishop Creek Fishing Report

South Fork Reservoir

by JARED SMITH

Southern California Edison had to complete some dam work at South Lake on Tuesday and to do so they needed to keep the water level steady while they worked. To do this they opened the outflow to max flow for the majority of the day Tuesday - so there was a LOT of water coming down the creek. DFG was reported to have stocked on

Wildhorse Reservoir Fish Report 03-27-2008

Wild Horse Reservoir

by DON QUILICI

Dennis Dunn at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: We have 2 feet of ice on the reservoir and 2 feet of snow on the ground and it is raining (Tuesday).

Angel Lake Fish Report 01-30-2008

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

I'm just guessing, but most of the alpine lakes are icing up and while this one is a bit lower, it is in shadow during the warmest part of the day, which is the afternoon and I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't starting to ice up. I haven't been able to find out if the road is closed yet, but if we get some

Wildhorse Reservoir Fish Report 1-03-08

Wild Horse Reservoir

by DON QUILICI

Dennis Dunn, Jerry, Fred, Ron and Debbie at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: There are 10 inches of snow at the Resort. The reservoir ice is 10-13 inches thick and extra hard. Ice fishing is good but you have to locate the deep channels between the island and the west bank. Across from the state park is very productive for both trout and perch.

Wildhorse Reservoir Fish Report 12-27-07

Wild Horse Reservoir

by DON QUILICI

Dennis Dunn, Jerry, Fred, Ron and Debbie at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: It snowed last night and it is 28 degrees right now (Wednesday morning). Last week, it was bitter cold, up here, and it got down to -27 degrees. We have about 10 inches or more of ice and a few fishermen, about 4-5 every day. There is about 8 inches of

Wildhorse Reservoir Fish Report 12-20-07

Wild Horse Reservoir

by DON QUILICI

Dennis Dunn, Jerry, Fred, Ron and Debbie at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: It is iced over with the first four fishermen on the ice at mid-week. We have been below 0 degrees every night for a week. Be cautious on the ice as you venture out, drilling holes in front of you. Wear plenty of warm clothes as daytime highs are in the

Wildhorse Reservoir Fish Report 12-13-07

Wild Horse Reservoir

by DON QUILICI

Dennis Dunn, Jerry, Fred, Ron and Debbie at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: It was cloudy and 19 degrees all night (Sunday night) and it never varied one degree. The reservoir is about 2/3 frozen over, but they are catching some big rainbows from shore in the open area by the boat dock. The rainbows look like footballs, they are 18 inches long and

Wildhorse Reservoir Fish Report 12-06-07

Wild Horse Reservoir

by DON QUILICI

Dennis Dunn, Jerry, Fred, Ron and Debbie at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: We've had a lot of wind, about 2 inches of snow and it has been down to -2, -4 and -6 at nights. The reservoir is iced-over, except for a hole out in the middle. I would guess that in about a week, it will be OK to venture a short

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