Sundown Reservoir is a reservoir in Nevada, near Nye County.
Sundown Reservoir is a reservoir in Nye County, Nevada and covers about 0.5 acres, reaches about 6.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.3 acre-feet.
Sundown Reservoir is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover. With little deep water in Sundown 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; work from shallow to deep, then use a moving lure to search.
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; search one cove before changing areas, then slow down after the first bite.
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; repeat the depth that gives the first bite.
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; follow any bait found near the surface, then use a smaller lure in clear water.
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; check a rocky edge, then work the bottom where the bank turns steep.
record the wind, water color, depth beside the useful cover, 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 clearest edge before moving, then work the bottom where the bank turns steep.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.