Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Thin ice covers the reservoir and remains unsafe for fishing.

Last weekend's storms kept many anglers at bay, but others took advantage of the low fishing pressure to catch a few rainbow trout near the outflow stream from the Willow Beach Fish Hatchery. Those who caught fish were using PowerBait, Rooster Tails, or nightcrawlers. Striped bass fishing has slowed down, though Bomber Long A lures have caught some fish. At Cottonwood Cove, fishing is fair

Winds put a damper on fishing during the past week, but overall fishing for striped bass continues to be good. Anglers have seen the action pick up along the beaches and have been reeling in fish from four to eight pounds with the odd fish pushing past 10. Surprisingly, the stripers are still keying on shad despite the presence of stocked rainbow trout. In the

Cut bait has been the ticket for stripers along the beaches and at Hemenway Point where a 10-year old angler reeled in a 22-pound fish last weekend. A pair of stripers weighing 12 and 14 pounds were also caught in this area. Anglers continue to catch fish in the one- to three-pound class in the Vegas Bay area on cut bait and by jigging hard

The reservoir is covered with thin ice. Conditions are unsafe.

The water level is low, but anglers may find some trout in the deep water along the dam.

The Thanksgiving weekend was good for one boater who caught several large striped bass near Willow Beach. The largest fish weighed 30 pounds, and the man landed several stripers that weighed between 10 and 20 pounds. The fish were caught on various swimbaits, among them the AC Plug. Shore anglers haven't fared as well as boaters when it comes to catching stripers. For them fishing

Striper fishing is picking up in the Hemenway area. Anglers have been catching fish weighing as much as 13 pounds with cut bait. In the Vegas Bay Arm anglers continue to reel in striped bass weighing in the one- to three-pound range. Still fishing with cut bait and jigging have both produced fish. Action is best in the early morning. Anglers have also been catching

Fishing pressure is very light and the water level is still low, but anglers can still reel in a few trout.

Anglers continue to find good trout action near the Willow Beach Hatchery outflow though fishing also has been good elsewhere following the trout plants. During the morning trout are taking yellow PowerBait and peach colored salmon eggs while one angler found success with plastic worms during the afternoon. Striper anglers have been throwing anchovies, mackerel, swimbaits, and shrimp with little success. Further south, anglers have

Cut anchovies fished about three cranks off the bottom were just the ticket for a pair of a small group of anglers who reeled in 127 striped bass while fishing outside of Gypsum Wash. They caught the fish in 55-60 feet of water under crappie lights. Most were in the one- to three-pound range. Live shad also continue to be productive. Action along the beaches