Hidden Lakes Fishing in Elko County, Nevada

• Overview

  Elko County in Nevada is where Hidden Lakes sits. It sits in rolling bush country. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Elko County are larger. For a base, Spring Creek sits 16 miles out. Elko is 26 miles away, with Wells at 30 miles. Within a short run: Soldier Lakes 0.9 miles away, Robinson Lake (1.1 miles), Verdi Lake 7.6 miles away, Lake Phyllis (11 miles) and Seitz Lake 12 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Lakes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Elko County include brook trout, rainbow trout and tahoe sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Hidden Lakes the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 60°F, while January sits near 23°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Hidden Lakes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Soldier Lakes, 0.9 miles out. Where Hidden Lakes is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.