Middle Lake is a lake in Nevada, near Washoe County.
The 374.4-acre Middle Lake in Washoe County is a lake in Nevada and covers about 374.4 acres, reaches about 44.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 6,663.6 acre-feet.
Several patterns can work at once on this water, especially when wind separates clear water from dirty water.
The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; begin beside green weeds, then keep the bait near 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 watch for food before choosing lure depth.
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; test the quiet side before the windy side, then work the bottom where the bank turns steep.
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; test a shaded bank, then watch water color during the day.
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; start where bait gathers, then keep the bait above soft bottom.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the first good pass, 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; write down the depth that works.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.