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: December 29, 2025
(December 30, 2025-Mountain View, ID)
General
December 30, 2025 – Top water remains open, warmer winter temperatures have not dipped low enough for the water to freeze over entirely. There have been a few days with temperatures consistent enough for ice to develop over the shallow areas, however, more time is needed in the freeze zone to completely seal off the reservoirs, and sustain the ice coverage. While ice fishing is currently unavailable; anglers who have been out on the water fishing from float tubes, and shore casting are reporting mid to high trout activity, primarily at daybreak.
An important note for anglers:
If you catch a fish with a tag, shown below, please report the tag number, reservoir fish was caught, length of fish, if the fish was kept or released and angling gear used to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call (208) 759-386. 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.
ACE HARDWARE NO LONGER SELLS CAMPSITES, ONLY FISHING PERMITS.
(December 30, 2025- Mountain View, ID)
ACE HARDWARE STORE HOURS:
M-F: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
SA: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
SU: CLOSED
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)-759-386 to make all arrangements. Anglers are asked to report all efforts and success; Information on size, catch rate, and amount of time spent here is helpful when developing management plans for the reservoirs.
Angler Success
December 30, 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.
(December 30, 2025- Sheep Creek, NV)
Weather
December 30, 2025 – Heavy winter overcast for most of the past week, grey skies, fog, and light to heavy frozen and wet precipitation present throughout the valley. Looking to open the skies up in the upcoming week, and with warmer temps not much ice growth is expected.
Barometer pressure around twenty-nine and climbing Thursday through Saturday. Variable low winds not expected to exceed 20 mph.
Sunrise time for the start of the week is 8:13 am. Sunset time is 5:22 pm MST.
Daily High/Low
| TUE | Dec 30: | 48/28 | Sunny | |
| WED | Dec 31: | 48/35 | Cloudy | |
| THU | JAN 01: | 45/38 | Rain/snow showers | |
| FRI | JAN 02: | 48/36 | Mostly Cloudy | |
| SAT | JAN 03: | 45/30 | AM snow showers | |
| SUN | JAN 04: | 43/27 | Partly Cloudy | |
| MON | JAN 05: | 44/28 | Mostly Cloudy | |
| TUE | JAN 06: | 42/28 | Mostly Cloudy | |
| WED | JAN 07: | 45/28 | Partly Cloudy | |
| THU | JAN 08: | 51/35 | 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
December 30, 2025-Winter driving advised when weather permits. The reservoir access roads mostly dry, however, frozen precipitation is present in some areas, and off-road access roads may be 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