Leader is Kim Schroeder
This trip has reached the participant limit.
We will be fishing the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Ruby Marshes). Ruby Lake is a natural, spring fed, high elevation marsh. We will also be fishing the man-made Collection Ditch which resembles a steep-banked spring creek. There are also small, fishable spring-fed ponds that feed into the Marsh. This is the location where both the State record rainbow and tiger trout were caught (2011).
Target Species: Rainbow, tiger, largemouth bass and brown and brook trout.
Drive time: 4 hrs.
Level of fishing difficulty: Moderate to difficult for larger resident rainbows.
Access: Paved until good dirt road through open range the last 20 or so miles. Dirt parking lots, one which includes handicap access to fishing and a pit toilet.
Accommodations: There is a Forest Service campground with water and pit toilets adjacent to Ruby Lake. These camp spots are lined with pinon juniper and cedar trees. A small private campground a few miles north of the Marsh has RV hook-ups. Wells, Nevada is 1.5 hours (77 miles) north and has a few motels and restaurants.
South Ruby Lake Campground link = South Ruby Campground, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters - Recreation.gov.
I have reserved site #005 for myself. There are reservable and first-come sites near adjacent and near the site I have reserved. The campground has water but not hook-ups or dump station.
Harmon's Ruby Lake Resort = full hook-ups and very limited store and bar. Call Teri at 775 779-2242 for information\reservations. This campground is 10 miles north of the main marsh fishing areas, at the intersection of Wright Road and Ruby Valley road, pin coordinates are 40.3203620, -115.4489436.
License link: Nevada Department of Wildlife
Weather: Elevation is 6000'. Cool nights warming considerably during the day. Daytime temperatures are expected to be in the upper 70's.
Terrian: Brush and reed-lined banks, some open areas, especially around the spring ponds.
Wading difficulty: Generally easy fishing from banks without need of waders but in some locations, fishing may be enhanced with use of hip or chest waders. Float tubes are permitted year-round but no boats are permitted January 1- June 14. Assuming "boats" means oars or motors.