Dewar Reservoir is a reservoir in Nevada, near Elko County.
Dewar Reservoir is a reservoir in Elko County, Nevada and covers about 1.2 acres, reaches about 8.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 4.4 acre-feet.
The small size of Dewar Reservoir makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Dewar Reservoir, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; start beside deeper water, then keep the presentation close to useful cover.
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; work a quiet shoreline, then try natural colors in clear 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; fish a small bottom change, then work each small drop before going deeper.
In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; keep the first route short.
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; look along a shallow shelf, then keep a worm ready for a slower check.
Record the wind, water color, depth that produced twice, 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; check the first shelf outside shallow cover.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.