Elko County Fish Reports

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

The road should be dry but rutted. Plenty of open water for fishing. Fishing is fair for trout. Anglers should use the same presentations and techniques as South Fork.

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

Fishing has been fair to good depending upon the day. It seems to be best when there is a slight breeze putting a chop on the water. Anglers have had some success along Jet Ski Beach using prince nymphs and wooly buggers. Other small flies such as hares ears, soft hackles and chironomids should work from shore. The usual worms or PowerBait as well as

Construction on the reservoir is complete and the low pool area even held some water after the rains earlier in the summer. Pray for snow next winter to fill it and if this happens then NDOW will stock it with trout, largemouth bass and bluegill in the spring of 2016. It all depends on Mother Nature.

The NDOW checkeed in today with a report from Ruby Lake. Check out this beautiful Tiger Trout caught at Ruby Lake.

Harrison Pass is still closed due to snow and anglers should plan on accessing the Refuge through Secret Pass or Overland Pass. The collection ditch is really opening up and fishing has been very good here using a variety of flies, spinners and lures. The oxbow pond behind the hatchery is still producing 10 to 15 inch fish taken on an assortment of flies and

With the lake level rising, there is an open ring of water around the lake and the ice is not safe. As of Wednesday, there wasn’t enough open water to fish, but it won’t be long with the predicted warm temperatures, precipitation and wind. Once it does open up, expect fishing to be slow, though anglers can still expect better than average fish when they

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

No recent report, but last week the road was in poor condition and the lake generally mimics South Fork, so with the warmer weather assume the edges have opened up and it is covered with unsafe ice. Once there is enough open water to fish, expect fishing to be fair to good. The road in is very rutted and after any precipitation , should be

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

South Fork is 90% covered with unsafe ice. There is some open water in the flats at the south end of the lake, though it is shallow there and fishing is difficult. As of Wednesday, there wasn’t enough open water along the shoreline for fishing, but with the weather predicted for the weekend, that is going to change any day now. Once there is enough

Construction on the reservoir is complete and the low pool area even held some water after the rains earlier in the summer. Pray for snow next winter to fill it and if this happens then NDOW will stock it with trout, largemouth bass and bluegill in the spring of 2016. It all depends on Mother Nature.

Harrison Pass is closed due to snow and anglers should plan on accessing the Refuge through Secret Pass. Secret Pass does experience drifting near the top, so take care here as well. As a general rule anglers can almost always find some open water here due to flows and the numerous springs even during very cold weather. The ditch is approximately 85% ice covered and

Wild Horse is covered with an average of about 14 inches of inches of good hard ice with a layer of slush and then a layer of one to three inches of ice on top of the slush. On top of that mess, is about six inches of snow. The top layer of ice is thin enough in places that ATV’s break through into the

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

The road is 4WD only and the ice here is approximately seven to nine inches thick with a crust of snow on top. Fishing has been fair to good using the usual PowerBait, worms or corn. Snow is in the forecast for this area this weekend, so go prepared.

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

South Fork ice is averaging nine to eleven inches thick with some snow on top. Trout have been cruising the shallows with most being caught in less than 10 feet of water. Jet Ski Beach has been the popular spot, but don’t be afraid to move around the lake. Fish are averaging 15 to 20 inches. Best success seems to be when anglers use a