Wishon Reservoir Fishing Report | August 25, 2025
The report at a glance
Presentation
Blade and crawler combos. A 4-inch or 6-inch dodger ahead of a wedding-ring style spinner, or a dodger to a 24 to 36-inch leader tipped with a slow death hook and a worm.
Lures and baits
Dodger and spinner combos with Max's rings or an Uncle Larry's spinner, plus a dodger and slow death hook worm rig. Catch America now carries the slow death hook.
Water level
Levels fluctuate as Wishon and neighboring Courtright feed water back and forth.
Advice for this week
Thread a worm on the slow death hook and it stays put through ten or twelve bites, so you get your money's worth out of each hook.
Wishon and its sister lake Courtright are fishing steady in late August 2025 with fresh plants of pan-sized rainbow trout. Max from Catch America recommends blade-and-crawler combos: run a 4 to 6 inch dodger with a spinner, or a dodger to a 24 to 36 inch leader and a slow death hook threaded with a worm. Both lakes were planted this week.
How is the fishing at Wishon Reservoir right now?
Steady at both Wishon and sister lake Courtright. Max reports Courtright got an unexpected plant last week and Wishon is being planted this week, so expect plenty of pan-sized planter rainbows. He says those planters are still fun to catch and become good eating with a little time.
What is working at Wishon Reservoir?
Blade-and-crawler combinations. Max runs a 4 to 6 inch dodger paired with a spinner such as his Max's Rings wedding-ring style or an Uncle Larry's spinner. That flash-and-bait presentation is the go-to for the planted rainbows at both lakes right now.
How do I rig a slow death hook at Wishon?
Run a dodger to a 24 to 36 inch leader, depending on dodger size, then tie on a slow death hook and thread a worm on it. Max says the jagged walleye-style hook holds the worm through many bites, so you get plenty of use out of each one.
Why are Wishon and Courtright fishing similar?
They are sister lakes that feed water back and forth to generate power, so conditions track together. Max notes Courtright usually gets planted less than Wishon, so this week's plants at both mean strong numbers of pan-sized rainbows across the pair.
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Wishon Reservoir August 25, 2025 FAQ
Pan-sized planter rainbow trout, freshly stocked at both Wishon and Courtright this week.
Blade-and-crawler combos: a 4 to 6 inch dodger with a spinner, or a dodger and leader to a slow death hook with a worm.
A 4 inch or 6 inch dodger. Max says he does not go bigger than that.
A 24 to 36 inch leader off the dodger, depending on the size of the dodger.
Yes. Max reports Courtright got an unexpected plant last week and Wishon is being planted this week.
A specific depth and trolling speed were not specified in this report.
