Angel Lake, Nevada: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Angel Lake in Elko County, Nevada. Everything around it is lake country bush. At roughly 13 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. For a base, Wells sits 8.7 miles out. West Valley City is the closest city, 163 miles away. What else is close: Smith Lake a shade over 0.6 miles, Greys Lake out at 1.6 miles, Winchell Lake a shade over 3 miles, Steele Lake out at 7.8 miles and Boulder Lake a shade over 8 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Angel Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Survey and observation records for Elko County include brook trout, rainbow trout and tahoe sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Angel Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 61°F and January near 23°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Angel Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Smith Lake, 0.6 miles away. Confirm access to Angel Lake locally before you travel.