Reed Reservoir Fishing in Elko County, Nevada

• Overview

  Reed Reservoir is one of the Elko County waters in Nevada. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Surface area runs to about 13 acres — small enough to read in one session. Elko sits 26 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Carlin is 35 miles and Spring Creek 36 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Reed Reservoir

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Elko County include brook trout, rainbow trout and tahoe sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Reed Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 66°F and January near 23°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Reed Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. 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. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Saval Reservoir at 5.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Reed Reservoir for certain.