Wildhorse Reservoir Report 03-08-2007

Wild Horse Reservoir - Owyhee, NV (Elko County)


by Don Quilici
3-8-2007

Mark at the Wild Horse Resort (775) 758-6472: The weather was gorgeous over the weekend, it was warm and sunny. We still have a good 2 feet of ice on the reservoir. Saturday, 3 fishermen caught a bucketful of perch and 4 big trout in only 1.5 hours. Sunday morning, 4 other fishermen caught over 100 fish. Ray Frederick and Richard Bell of Carson City and their 13-member fishing party were here for the entire weekend. They caught lots of fish, and I cooked a whole bunch of their filleted perch and trout for their dinner on Saturday night. The best bet for catching trout, right now, is a party-sized marshmallow about 1-1.5 feet down from your sinker. Drop it to the bottom and just wait for the trout to bite. The perch are down on the bottom and the trout are shallow (in about 3-10 feet of water, along the shoreline). The biggest Perch have been 11 inches, and the rainbows are running up to 20-21 inches. You can also fish with small Kastmaster lures or small, white-colored, lead-head jigs with a plastic tail, together with a tiny piece of worm, mealworm or cocktail shrimp on the hook. Drop that combination down to the bottom, bring it up about 1-2 turns on the reel handle and slowly jig, up and down.




Don Quilici Reports
for Thursday, March 1st, 2007
Lake Almanor: Lake Almanor Fish Report
: Blue Lakes Report
Frenchman Lake: Frenchman Reservoir
Pyramid Lake: Pyramid Lake Report
Pyramid Lake: Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake: Pyramid Lake Fish Report
Shasta Lake: Shasta Lake Fish Report
Smith River: Smith River Fish Report
Chetco River: Chetco River Fish Report
Lake Tahoe: Lake Tahoe (North Shore) Fish Report
Lake Tahoe: Lake Tahoe (South Shore) Fish Report
Lake Tahoe: Lake Tahoe (East Shore) Fish Report
Topaz Lake: Topaz Lake Fish Report
Wild Horse Reservoir: Wildhorse Reservoir Fish Report