Southern Nevada Fish Reports

n recent weeks low water and high temperatures, coupled with weed growth, have resulted in slow fishing. Action should pick up as daytime temperatures begin to drop. Meanwhile persistent anglers could find some success.

PowerBait in colors from orange to rainbow and Zeke's Sierra Gold have been taking rainbow trout at Willow Beach last week. Anglers have had some success with a variety of hardware as well, including Jake's Lures, Super Dupers, Panther Martins and other spinners. Shore fishermen and boaters alike were successful. Striper anglers were successful using lures that resembled small rainbow trout in the three- to

Anglers looking to reel in a mess of stripers will find success for school-size fish in the Vegas Bay arm from Gypsum Wash to Boxcar Cove. Kingman Wash has also been producing fish. Fishing along the beaches and near Hemenway continues to be slow.

Low water and heavy weed growth have put the breaks on fishing at this Lincoln County reservoir. Fish will be holding in shaded, deep water where they can escape the heat.

Trout fishing has picked up at Willow Beach, and rainbow PowerBait has been the ticket. While much of the action has come from stocked rainbows, there have been some reports of several trout topping the two-pound mark. Successful anglers are catching most of their fish in the early morning hours. Trout-look lures have been taking striped bass in the same general area. One striper measured

The Vegas Bay Arm is still giving up catfish to anglers using cut bait. Striped bass are taking lures fished in the same general area though topwater action has slowed during the past week. Fishing along the Boulder Beach should continue to improve as the shad activity increases. For anglers who don't mind traveling, Stewart's Point has been producing stripers and the coves south of

Anglers working the weed beds in front of the dam have been taking largemouth bass, trout and even a few crappie. PowerBait and mini marshmallows have been effective on trout. For bass try plastics or spinner baits and cast to the weeds.

Recent thunderstorms have resulted in washed out roads and debris covered parking areas, but some anglers have made their way to Willow Beach. Check conditions before making the drive. The trout bite has been sporadic with shore anglers finding some success with a variety of baits from plastic worms to spinners to PowerBait. Most fish are typical of the 12- to 13-inch planter variety, but

Topwater action is heating up. Anglers have been taking fish in the areas near Sand Island, Government Wash and Boxcar Cove. Most are smaller fish in the one- to two-pound class. Shad have moved in along the Boulder Beach area and this should improve fishing opportunities for shore fishermen. Catfish have been taking bait near Vegas Wash, and anglers have been catching some largemouth bass

Anglers have been finding good action for all species of fish in the reservoir. Largemouth bass and crappie have been hitting on spinners in a variety of colors. Fly-fishermen have been pulling in rainbow trout on Woolly Buggers in brown colorations while those using bait have been taking trout on marshmallows. Most fish are coming from deep water. Mid-summer weed growth is presenting a bit

Striped bass fishing is picking up near Willow Beach about 12 miles below Hoover Dam. Chip Gilbert reeled in a 38-inch fish that weighed in at just less than 20 pounds. Not to be outdone, Bruce Silat boated a 42-pound behemoth that went almost 42 pounds. Both anglers were using swim baits resembling rainbow trout. Shore anglers have been taking stripers weighing from one to

Fishing slowed down over the weekend, but according to earlier reports striped bass had been taking top-water baits near Sand Island and from Las Vegas Wash to Boxcar Cove. Striper boils should become more common in the coming weeks. Anglers fishing for largemouth bass found some success around structure in 10 to 20 feet of water. A drop shot setup with a plastic worm in

High daytime temperatures have made rainbow trout sluggish and the fishing slow. Largemouth bass, on the other hand, have provided good fishing for anglers fishing the weed beds and the deep water along the dam.

PowerBait, spinners and spoons have been the ticket for rainbow trout at Willow Beach where anglers have been reeling in rainbows up to 14-inches long. Action has been good for anglers fishing from the shoreline as well as from boats. Striped bass fishermen have also been catching fish in the same area, some on hardware others on swim baits. In the Cottonwood Cove area Berkley

It's HOT! And that means most anglers are coming off the water early in the morning. But those who are willing to endure the heat have been finding good action for striped bass. Most anglers are finding success with hardware, some on top of the water and some a little deeper. Anglers using cut bait have also been catching fish, but not as many as