Pegleg Reservoir Fishing in Washoe County, Nevada

• Overview

  Pegleg Reservoir is a Washoe County water, in Nevada. It stands 5,981 feet above sea level. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Washoe County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Alturas, is 39 miles distant. Reno sits 115 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Pegleg Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Across Washoe County, recorded fish include tahoe sucker, great basin cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and brown bullhead. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Pegleg Reservoir in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 66°F; by January the average is down near 29°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Anyone fishing Pegleg Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Wall Canyon Reservoir, 4.2 miles away. Confirm before you fish Pegleg Reservoir.