Southern Nevada Fish Reports

The ice is holding at about eight to nine inches thick, but there are some thin spots, so use extreme caution when venturing onto the ice. Anglers are finding good action with using green or orange PowerBait as well as shrimp. In addition to rainbow trout averaging 11 to 13 inches in length, anglers also are catching brown trout and tiger trout.

One third of the lake has open water while the rest has a thin layer of ice. Fishing is possible off the dam and anglers have done well using PowerBait or night crawlers.

Action has been light but anglers are catching a few catfish in the area near Sunshine Peninsula with most taking anchovies. It's a good time to try out various baits and lures, and possibly a new fishing hole, as the river offers multiple species for an angler to catch.

The various fish species are beginning to show signs of life after their winter slow down. Anglers are beginning to see bluegill and redear sunfish in deeper water and the fish are responding to small jigs and night crawler pieces.??Smallmouth and largemouth bass are also working out of their lethargic winter state and can??be found in coves at depths of 12 to 25 feet. The

NDOW is scheduled to plant rainbow trout from its Spring Creek Rearing Station at Floyd Lamb Park this week. Sunset, Lorenzi, and Boulder City ponds are scheduled to receive fish from the Mason Valley Hatchery near Reno. Despite weekly fish plants, action has been slow. Anglers may want to change up their tactics and bait choices. At this time of year, a mini-marshmallow with

The water level has risen to 1,108.6 feet, which is a trend of steady, albeit slight, increases since the beginning of December.??Fishing activity has been light and the action slow. Some anglers have caught striped bass in the Vegas Wash area using cut anchovies and shad imitations fished on jig heads. Stripers are holding deep; anglers are having success working at depths of 60 to

Fishing was very good over the long weekend. More than 50 people attended the Ice Hole Tournament. Rainbow trout were taking night crawlers and PowerBait in both orange and green colorations. The ice is averaging 10 inches thick but is thin along the roadside shoreline.

Warm temperatures have made ice conditions unsafe, but it also has been cold enough that there is no accessible open water for shore fishing.

While the catch rate for rainbow trout has slowed, the river offers many species of game fish. Among them are striped bass, catfish, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. Catfish action has been improving with anglers finding success in the Sunshine Peninsula and Community Park areas. Largemouth bass are starting to come around as well with the marsh showing the most action. Striped bass action is

Anglers have found moderate success while fishing in the backs of coves. Largemouth bass are taking baits in about 25 feet of water near drop-offs, and catfish action is picking up in the nighttime hours. Habitat structures put in place by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Arizona Game and Fish Department and National Park Service are proving to be fish magnets with utilization by multiple

Trout plants continue weekly at Sunset, Lorenzi, and Boulder City ponds. Floyd Lamb Park is scheduled to receive fish the week of Jan. 27.

Anglers have had a difficult time locating the striped bass following the full moon. Those using fish finders are finding mostly small schools of fish. Larger schools are down deep. Jigging in about 60 feet of water has produced some results. Smallmouth bass are taking dark plastics and have been found schooling near steep rock walls in about 25 feet of water.

Fishing action remains good for ice anglers using night crawlers, mealworms or PowerBait. The ice is about eight to 12 inches thick over most of the lake. Fish are averaging between 12 and 13 inches in length.

The only fishable ice has been close to the dam. Ice conditions are questionable with open water and very thin ice throughout much of the lake. NDOW and State Parks strongly encourage anglers to use extreme caution.

Trout action has been light from Davis Camp through the casino area down to Big Bend State Park. Those who are catching the fish are using night crawlers and small spinners.

The striper bite has been light but trolling deep may bring success. Largemouth can be found in the back of coves and may take dark plastics or jigs. The catfish bite has been decent in most coves, especially at night on cut baits.

Anglers should find good action for stocked rainbow trout following weekly fish plants by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Flies, PowerBait, night crawlers and will catch the fish.

Anglers have had great success netting the threadfin and gizzard shad throughout the Vegas Wash area. Unfortunately, the abundance of shad may also explain the lack of bite some anglers have been reporting. Don't get discouraged as persistence will pay off. Anglers are reeling in both striped bass and catfish from the 33 Hole area. Live shad are taking the fish. If trolling, try