Summit Lake Fishing in Humboldt County, Nevada

• Overview

  Summit Lake is a Humboldt County water, Nevada side. The bank is 5,856 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 727 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. You are looking at roughly 8.9 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Humboldt County listings. Start from Alturas, 77 miles down the road. Winnemucca follows at 78 miles, then Lakeview at 81 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Summit Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Humboldt County names brook trout, rainbow trout and mountain sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Summit Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 27°F and August at about 66°F, the water has a wide range to work through. In milder years the surface never sets. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. On Summit Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Alkali Reservoir, 9.1 miles out. The position on Summit Lake is worth confirming on the day.