Spanish Flat Reservoir is a reservoir in Nevada, near Washoe County.
Spanish Flat Reservoir is a reservoir in Washoe County, Nevada and covers about 72.9 acres and holds roughly 726 acre-feet.
Spanish Flat Reservoir can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; try the strongest cover, then use the old channel as a guide.
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; check the clean side of wind, then check the first shelf outside shallow cover.
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; work from shallow to deep, then fish the edge from top to bottom.
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 make short moves after each pass.
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 strongest cover, then fish isolated cover before a long empty edge.
Record the wind, water color, lure depth that 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; repeat the depth that gives the first bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.