Duck Valley Fishing Report
2025 New Online Permits
Dry Camping are non-electrical – dry camping, will require a Daily General Camping Permit. Dry camping fees are charged per camp vehicle, not by campsite. Campsite fees can be purchased at the time of purchasing an annual fishing permit from our Vendors. Dry camping is allowed any where around our lakes. Dry camping is free with a purchased of an annual fishing permit.
Should you need assistance making a camping reservation please feel free to call 208-759-3246 or 800-761-9133 for June or Anamarie. We’ll be happy to assist you with your camping needs.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time of change.
Updated: October 28, 2025
October 27, 2025 - Mountain View Camp Dock
General
October 27, 2025 – Lower fall temperatures are having higher trout activity at all three reservoirs. Sheep Creek activity has been consistent throughout the day, with trout taking worms or marshmallows from shore casters right off the boat dock. Billy Shaw is busy with anglers pulling big rainbow trout up to 23 inches in length with leeches. Bass anglers have been reporting big success with fall assortments of floaters, or swimbaits. Mountain View has been busy on the weekends and through the holidays. Sheep Creek offers the most fishable surface area, and Billy Shaw is the mostly fly-fishing exclusive.
Attention Anglers:
If you catch a fish with a tag, please report: the tag number, the reservoir the fish was caught, length, weight, angling gear used, and if the fish was harvested or released. All tag reports to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call (208) 759-3246. This information will help us continue to make Duck Valley fishing a memorable experience.
Vendor Information
Please visit the new online website at: SPT Fishing and Camping Permits, to purchase fishing and camping spots for the powered campsites located at the Mountain View and Sheep Creek Reservoirs.
October 27, 2025 - Mountain View
If you decide to come to the reservation of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes to fish, please contact the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Fish & Game Department at (208)-759-3246 for all inquiries.
Angler Success
October 27, 2025 - Mountain View and Sheep Creek reservoirs are showing a high fishing response to just about anything. Trout response suggests high action, high visibility lures and spoons. Water clarity suggests anglers stick to clear water colors (earth tones), and cloudy colors, (earth tones with flash) as darker lures are more visible to trout in subsurface depth winter water zones. Try dark hues like olive, dark brown, and black as trout tend to spend more time closer to the bottom during colder weather and love subsurface nymphs, and leeches. Anglers have reported great deal of success with nymphs, chironomids, standard elk hair caddis flies, nymphs with slumper leads, and the Sheep Creek Special. Bait casters have been successful with sparkling dark green Texas rigged leech gummies, and a wide variety of reflective lures over swimbaits. Shore casters can count on landing fish with darker power baits, nightcrawlers, marshmallows, and scent attractants, perch patterns, and flashes of red.
October 27, 2025 - Mountain View, West Dock
Weather
October 27, 2025 – Sunshine, and clouds mixed. Recent rain and show showers have left the valley with a heavy, wet snowfall after a heavy weekend of some intense weather. Areas in the surrounding mountains have measured snow up to and over eight inches, with temperatures expected to warm up and level off next week, recent frozen precipitation will contribute to muddier passage along all unpaved fishing access roads, winter driving conditions advised, 4wd highly recommended at all three reservoirs on lesser frequented roads.
Barometer pressure looking good this week, small rise before the weekend. Variable low winds 5-15 mph throughout the weekend and into next week.
Sunrise time for the week is 8:12 am. Sunset time is 6:46 pm MST.
Daily High/Low
| MON | Oct 27: | 40/25 | Partly Cloudy |
| TUE | Oct 28: | 53/34 | Mostly Sunny |
| WED | Oct 29: | 58/29 | Partly Cloudy |
| THURS | Oct 30: | 55/32 | Mostly Cloudy |
| FRI | Oct 31: | 57/38 | Mostly Cloudy |
| SAT | Nov 1: | 65/42 | Mostly Sunny |
| SUNDAY | Nov 2: | 64/40 | Sunny |
| MON | Nov 3: | 62/39 | Partly Cloudy |
| TUE | Nov 4: | 57/38 | Partly Cloudy |
For a more detailed forecast of weather conditions in Owyhee and the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, please click the Weather Underground link provided here. https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=89832
Road Conditions
October 27, 2025-The reservoir access roads are wet and muddy; please use caution as conditions allow. Please follow all posted speed limits and use caution.
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
Fish & Game Department
P.O. Box 219
Owyhee, NV 89832
Office: (208) 759-3246
Toll Free: (800) 761-9133
Fax: (208) 759-3248
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.shopaitribes.org/spfish