Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Echo is nearly full and should receive a load of rainbow trout in the next week or two. As the water warms in spring crappie can generally be caught in the narrows at the upper end of the reservoir. For hold-over rainbows try Mepp's or Panther Martin spinners and PowerBait.

Finally, there is good news out of Willow Beach. Striper anglers have been catching fish on large baits like the Spro BBZ -1 and AC plugs designed to resemble trout. One angler reportedly caught a pair of striped bass that weighed in at 20 and 32 pounds. The recent catch also includes numerous fish weighing from four to 11 pounds. Anglers have been catching the

Windy conditions have again hampered fishing activity. A handful of trout were caught following the Nevada Department of Wildlife trout plant at Hemenway and Saddle Cove (B-5 Road). Those waiting for big stripers to show up for the plants were disappointed. Anglers participating in a striper tournament over the weekend caught some nice fish ??? one weighed nearly 10 pounds. Most of the fish were

Winter storms and cold temperatures have provided solid ice conditions. Anglers are trying their luck despite low water levels.

Weather conditions also have slowed fishing activity on Lake Mohave though some anglers have been catching stripers north of Cottonwood Cove. Tournament anglers have been catching largemouth bass as far north as Nevada Bay. Very little activity is taking place south of Cottonwood. No current report for Willow Beach.

Stormy weather conditions have kept many anglers at home and fishing pressure to a minimum. The Vegas Bay arm continues to produce schooling stripers for anglers using cut bait. Shore anglers have found success with surface plugs in the saddle Cove and Hemenway areas. At least four fish weighing from 17 to 20 pounds have been caught at B-5 Road. Trout anglers have found some

Fishing in the Willow Beach area has been slow for both shore anglers and boaters in recent days. Those catching stocked trout have been casting spinners and flies near the hatchery outflow. Boaters have been using shad patterns to reel in small stripers. Anglers casting large plugs and swimbaits are coming in empty handed. Near Cottonwood Cove stillfishing with cut bait and trolling have been

High winds are credited with breaking up the Hemenway fishing pier and pushing the breakwater tires into shore. A 25-pound striper was pulled in along the beach just north of what's left of the fishing pier. NDOW planted trout on Tuesday at B-5 Road where anglers have reeled in striped bass ranging from four to eight pounds. In the Vegas Wash area fishing has slowed

Thin ice and unsafe conditions.

Both shore and boat anglers are finding good fishing near Cottonwood Cove. Shad have been seen in coves to the north and to the south of the marina. Trolling with prepared bait in 15 to 60 feet of water continues to be the most productive approach to netting one of the area's plump stripers though anglers are also catching fish by stillfishing with cut bait.

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.