Deadman Gulch Reservoir

Deadman Gulch Reservoir is a reservoir in White Pine County, Nevada and covers about 0.5 acres, reaches about 6.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.3 acre-feet.

Deadman Gulch Reservoir is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Deadman Gulch Reservoir, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; work the best shade during bright hours, then test a point before fishing a featureless bank.

Begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water; look along a shallow shelf, then use a moving lure to search.

How to Read the Water

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; keep the lure near the depth that produced, then let two bites set the useful depth.

Season by Season

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 deeper water, then keep the first route short.

A Simple Tackle Plan

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; cast across the point tip, then compare shallow and deeper water.

Record the wind, water color, depth where the bait worked, 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; keep the presentation close to useful cover.