Old Reservoir is a lake in Nevada, near Churchill County.
Old Reservoir is a lake in Churchill County, Nevada.
Use the shape you can see at Old Reservoir: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; match lure size to the visible food, then make the next cast parallel to the edge.
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; test the clearest edge, then make one pass close to bottom.
Use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket; try deeper shade during summer afternoons, then use a moving lure to search.
Early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again; look along a shallow shelf, then repeat the depth that gives the first bite.
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; try the windblown bank, then give low-light water a slower bottom pass.
Record the wind, water color, depth where the lure was hit, 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; slow down after the first bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.