Fishing Mosquito Lake in Washoe County, Nevada

• Overview

  Washoe County, Nevada, is where Mosquito Lake sits. It lies 5,682 feet above sea level. About 747 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Shoreline length is close to 5.1 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. Few waters listed in Washoe County are bigger. Start from Lakeview, 35 miles down the road. The big place round here is Reno, 160 miles distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Mosquito Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Washoe County list tahoe sucker, great basin cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and brown bullhead. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Mosquito Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 28°F in January to roughly 64°F in August. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Mosquito Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Hill Reservoir, 2.5 miles out. Confirm access to Mosquito Lake locally before you travel.