Fishing near Ely, NV

Ely sits in White Pine County in eastern Nevada's high desert, and its local fishing scene centers on two small impoundments within easy reach of town. Cave Lake, inside Cave Lake State Park, is a 32-acre coldwater reservoir known for trout year-round, including strong ice fishing in winter. Comins Lake, about 10 miles southeast off U.S. Highway 93/50, is a shallow 410-acre warmwater reservoir managed by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) that draws anglers for largemouth bass and, historically, northern pike.