Lamoille Lake near Spring Creek: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lamoille Lake is an Elko County water, in Nevada. It sits in pine and birch country. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It sits higher than most water we list in Nevada. The closest town, Spring Creek, is 14 miles distant. West Valley City sits 178 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lamoille Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Elko County include brook trout, rainbow trout, tahoe sucker and great basin cutthroat trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lamoille Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 58°F in August. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid May. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Lamoille Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Dollar Lakes is 0.6 miles off. Confirm access to Lamoille Lake locally before you travel.