Southern Nevada Fish Reports

With the cooling temperatures, some striped bass have moved further south to the area of Placer Cove or Cottonwood Cove to winter. Stripers can be found in the backs of coves preying on available baitfish. Anglers have also had success trolling deep through these areas. For larger striped bass work the larger plugs, up to 12 inches. If you are not getting a response with

Due to the holidays there have been no reports from the ponds. NDOW plans called for trout plants at Lorenzi, Sunset and Veterans Memorial parks this week and weekly thereafter. Floyd Lamb is on the schedule for the weeks of Jan. 27 and Feb. 27. Small spinners, PowerBait and flies will catch the fish.

Threadfin and gizzard shad have been hanging in the back of the Vegas Wash, which is where you can find striped bass as well. When throwing live bait, larger shad have been igniting a quicker response from the striper. Anglers have also been working Spinnows or various shad imitations and jig heads. Mid-morning and into the afternoon has been productive. While out on the water

Ice conditions are good on the lake being approximately 10 inches. Anglers are finding success using worms or green powerbait through the ice. Campgrounds are open with heat in the restrooms.

Ice on the reservoir is six inches for most of the water and fishing has been good for rainbows using nightcrawlers or green powerbait through the ice. The campgrounds are open.

Due to the holidays there has been no reports from the ponds. NDOW has also suspended trout stocking until the middle of January.

There have been no reports this week due to the holidays, but traditionally the striper action slows down this time of year, but fish can be caught by using cut anchovies or shad and a lot of patience.

Due to the holidays, little has been reported on the lake action. Catfish should continue to be active in the coves using anchovies or night crawlers. For striper action, watch for boils, keeping in mind not to be too aggressive when approaching the boils. Top water lures such as pencil poppers and bomber long A's are great choices. Anglers are having some

Plenty of snow fell over the weekend, but it's melting off quickly with current sunny skies. Ice has been forming nightly around the lake edges, but mostly melts off by afternoon and trout action remains good using powerbait, night crawlers, small spinners and wooly buggers (dark coloration). The campground is open and roads are passable.

Trout action remains good using powerbait, worms, small lures and flies. Ice has been forming overnight, but melts off by early afternoon. The campground is open.

In a recent fishing derby, a 5.7 pound and 4.7 pound trout were reeled in. PowerBait has worked well for many of the stocked trout while the larger holdovers from previous years seem to prefer lures. Try various methods to work on filling your creel. The stocked trout are moving from the immediate area in which they were planted and can be

Lake levels have increased to 636 feet. Striper action has been light on the lake but anglers report anchovies working better than the imitation lures. At Willow Beach, those fishing for trout have had success using PowerBait and small spinning lures. Those striped bass in the area go for various trout imitation lures and anglers have been reeling in many in the

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is currently planting rainbow trout each week into Tule pond at Floyd Lamb Park, Lorenzi Park, Sunset Park, and Boulder City's, Veteran's Memorial Park. Of the four ponds at Floyd Lamb park only the upper Tule pond is stocked with rainbows. At Veterans Memorial park there are two ponds with the upper pond receiving fish, while the lower one

Water levels have been holding at 1,106 feet. With the recent rains causing runoff into the coves, anglers should have success working the shallows where bass are hanging in the murky waters. Shad has been the most successful bait for anglers fishing for striped bass and can be found throughout the Vegas Wash area. With the new moon December 2, try fishing