Angel Lake is completely frozen over and the road is closed for the winter, so there will be no fishing reports until late next spring or early next summer depending upon winter weather.

Access to the lake is closed as the water level has been lowered due to safety issues with the dam and in preparation for work on the dam next summer.

No recent report.

Ice here is averaging about eight inches with thicker ice is at the south end and some anglers have been catching nice trout through the ice. Anglers also report catching eight to 10-inch bass through the ice as well. Fishing has been good for 14 to 18-inch trout using jigs tipped with a worm.

No recent report on ice condition, but expect six to eight inches of ice here, though make sure to drill a test hole before venturing upon it.  Fishing is generally good for 12 to 16-inch trout through the ice using black or dark colored jigs tipped with a piece of worm.   

Jakes Creek is still covered with approximately eight inches of ice but no fishing report.  Generally fishing through the ice is good for 10 to 14-inch trout using a jig tipped with a worm.

This impoundment is covered in unsafe ice with the aerators running to prevent a winter fish kill.  There will be no fishing report until spring when it becomes ice free.

With low flows and cold water, fishing is slow on the streams. Snow and ice buildup along shorelines make walking along streams treacherous.  Nymphs and small streamers should be working, though expect bites to be very subtle in the cold weather.  Many gauging stations are inoperable due to ice.  As of Thursday, January 9, the Bruneau station was iced over.  The Jarbidge is flowing at 6 cfs. To get to the Bruneau or the Jarbidge, you must come from the Idaho side of the state line.   The east fork of the Owyhee was flowing at 34 cfs, Salmon Falls Creek was at 70 cfs, Lamoille Creek at 4 cfs, South Fork of the Humboldt at 31 cfs, Cleve Creek at 7 cfs and Steptoe Creek at 5 cfs.

The high mountain lakes are iced over and there will be no fishing reports on the high mountain lakes in the Rubies or East Humboldt’s until late next spring or early next summer depending upon winter weather.

Water levels in the collection ditch are low and clear and fishing for trout is fair to good depending upon the day.  Some parts of the ditch are icing up especially the north end though there is plenty of open water for fishing. Anglers report catching mostly 10 to 12 inch fish in many areas, though a few very nice fish have been caught.  Stormy, windy or cloudy days seem to be the best. Anglers would do well to target areas where springs flow into the ditch or around culverts that create some flow between the ditch and the units.  Very small dark flies fished dry or just under the surface have worked as have streamers and spinners.  Anglers should also plan to use the usual small nymphs such as PT’s, hares ears, olive soft hackles, red or blue copper Johns and prince nymphs in sizes from 14 to 18. Wooly and crystal buggers in black, purple or olive are also working.  Egg patterns should be working now.  There is six inches of ice at the main boat ramp.  Harrison Pass is closed.

South Fork was about 80% covered in unsafe ice on Wednesday, January 8, and the ice was gray and porous, with little or no shore access to open water. While it is expected to cool down, with its exposure and elevation, it may be a couple of weeks before there is safe ice here.  But who knows?  The way this winter is going, it may never be safe.

As of Thursday, January 9, the ice was between eight and eleven inches thick with four to six inches of snow on top.  A few slush pockets have been found while walking on the ice, so make sure to have good boots.  Anglers continue to catch perch in a number of places, with the middle of the Hendricks Arm, the Penrod Arm, the beach off of the State Park and the goose island area all producing a fair number of perch.  Trout fishing has also been good for 14 to 18-inch fish in shallower water, though an occasional trout is caught while perch fishing.  If fishing for perch find water that is 25 feet or more in depth and fish within a foot of the bottom with a brightly colored jig tipped with a piece of worm or mealworm. Use an occasional jigging motion to bring the fish in. When fishing for trout, try to find depths of between six and 12 feet and start fishing about four feet below the ice and start moving the presentation down in the water column a foot at a time if you haven’t had any bites in about a half  hour.   The State Park has groomed a very nice ice-skating rink right off of the boat ramp and there is enough snow for sledding.  The campground is open and on a first come first served basis.

No recent report.

The road to Wilson is 4WD and there has been no recent report on ice.  However, conditions here are often similar to South Fork, so expect unsafe ice.