Great Basin Flyfisher trout

Eastern Nevada

Read the water.
Fish the water.

Your home base for high-desert fly fishing from the Rubies to the Jarbidge — a wind-first forecast, live river flows, the waters worth driving to, and a logbook app that rides along in your pocket.

Rolling daily · Elko corridor

10-Day Fishing Forecast

Live weather pulled each visit — built around wind first, the variable that makes or breaks a day on high-desert water.

Today's bite gauge — based on wind, temperature & sky

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USGS gages · updated continuously

Live Water Conditions

Streamflow straight from USGS. Low + warm pushes the bite to first light and the high country.

Live · Open-Meteo weather + USGS streamflow

The Great Basin · what's within reach

Waters of the Basin

High lakes, desert rivers and big reservoirs across eastern Nevada.

Tap any water for access & drive, best timing, species, signature flies, and the special regs to know before you go.

Stillwater · 16 mi S of Elko

South Fork Reservoir

The Humboldt system's most popular trout water and the easiest to reach. Stocked rainbows cruise the shallows; browns, bass, wipers and catfish fill out the mix.

FishRainbow · brown · bass · wiper
FliesBalanced leech · bugger · midge
Hike-in · Ruby Crest

Ruby Mountain Alpine Lakes

Glacier-carved lakes high above Lamoille Canyon. Hike to Liberty, Island and Overton for eager brookies, rainbows and tiger trout through summer and into fall.

FishBrook · rainbow · tiger
FliesCallibaetis · Adams · hopper
Stillwater · 65 mi N of Elko

Wild Horse Reservoir

A big high-desert reservoir near Mountain City — rainbows and bowcutts in the open water, plus perch, bass and wipers. A winter ice-fishing destination, too.

FishRainbow · bowcutt · perch
FliesBugger · chironomid · leech
Desert river · through Elko

Humboldt River

Nevada's longest river winds right through town. Browns and rainbows hold in the riffles and undercuts; it runs low and warm by midsummer, so fish it early.

FishBrown · rainbow
FliesPheasant tail · caddis · hopper-dropper
Freestone · Lamoille Canyon

Lamoille Creek

A tumbling canyon creek and its beaver ponds — classic small-water dry-fly fishing for brookies and rainbows against the Ruby Crest skyline.

FishBrook · rainbow
FliesElk Hair Caddis · Stimulator · Adams
Wilderness · far N Elko Co.

Jarbidge Backcountry

Remote, rugged water in the Jarbidge Wilderness. Wild redband and rainbow trout — plus threatened bull trout that must be released. True pack-in country.

FishRedband · rainbow · bull (release)
FliesStimulator · Royal Wulff · ant

iOS · Android · Synced with the site

The Companion App

Your logbook in your pocket. Edit on the trail, it's on the website when you get home.

Free
$0 / forever
  • 10-day live forecast + bite gauge
  • Live USGS river & reservoir conditions
  • Read the weekly newsletter
  • Browse waters & regulations
  • Build & export a trip sheet
  • Log up to 5 recent trips
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Full kit
Pro
$4.99 / mo · or $39 yr
  • Unlimited trip & catch log — photos, GPS, conditions
  • Track flies used, rod, leader & tippet per catch
  • Fly-tying log — patterns, materials, recipes, photos
  • Trip stats: best water, top fly, catch trends
  • Offline mode + cloud sync across app & web
  • Export your whole logbook anytime
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▸ App Store — at launch ▸ Google Play — at launch ▸ Log in on the web