Fishing Charleston Reservoir in Elko County, Nevada

• Overview

  Charleston Reservoir is listed under Elko County, Nevada. Height above sea level is 6,079 feet. It runs to roughly 40 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Some 43 miles away sits Wells, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Jackpot (51 miles) and Elko (54 miles). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Charleston Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Survey and observation records for Elko County include brook trout, rainbow trout and tahoe sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Charleston Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in August and bottom out at 21°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. On average, early April opens the water and early December closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Charleston Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Coyote Lake, 2.8 miles out. None of that is settled for Charleston Reservoir in what we hold.