Wild Horse Reservoir is a reservoir in California, near Modoc County.
Wild Horse Reservoir in Modoc County is a reservoir in California and covers about 47.6 acres, reaches about 34.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 50 acre-feet.
Wild Horse Reservoir is compact enough to fish slowly, but a change in weeds or bottom can still split it into separate patterns.
Fish listed for Wild Horse Reservoir include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and Speckled Dace.
The first black crappie pass on Wild Horse Reservoir should fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
To begin with bluegill on Wild Horse Reservoir, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
To begin with largemouth bass on Wild Horse Reservoir, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
While looking for channel catfish on Wild Horse Reservoir, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; follow any bait found near the surface, then use the same depth on the next similar feature.
Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; start beside deeper water, then watch for food before choosing lure depth.
Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; start beside the first useful break, then add vibration in stained water.
A medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; fish where rock meets mud, then use a smaller lure in clear water.
Record the wind, water color, depth where fish were holding, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; begin over firm bottom, then fish the same shape nearby.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.