Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Fishing has been good recently with some of the best action taking place in the morning hours. Olive Woolly Buggers fished along the shoreline can fool trout or bass looking for small crayfish. Lures and jigs also have been taking bass along with a few crappies. Stocked trout and small spinners also will catch trout.

Hot temperatures and have slowed trout action, though persistent anglers can still catch bass and crappies. The warmwater species will bite throughout the day while trout will look for cooler hangouts. Brown Woolly Buggers will fool bass, trout, and crappie

 Stocked rainbow trout ae taking night crawlers and PowerBait below the dam and along the river. Schools of small striped bass are not very far away. Fish as large as 3 pounds have taking baits in the early morning and evening hours. Stripers and catfish both have been liking anchovies.

Boat traffic has been busy on the weekends. Kayak anglers should get out early to avoid crowds. Reports are that one lucky angler reeled in a double-digit striper at Willow Beach on Monday. Further south the line sides have been taking anchovies and swimbaits. Crankbaits have been fooling black bass near submerged vegetation. 

Bluegill are providing good action for anglers following a recent fish plant by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The fish will take live mealworms, night crawler pieces and small flies. Catfish will hit on nightcrawlers, chicken liver or stink baits fished off the bottom. Bass have been in the mix as well.

Sunrise and sunset continue to be the most productive hours of the day for stripers and black bass. Live shad have been productive for stripers near Vegas Wash. Boaters have been catching black bass in the coves near Callville Bay.

Murky waters made fishing tough for some anglers recently. Temperatures are reaching into the 80s during the day and dropping into the 50s at night. Trout prefer hitting PowerBait and nightcrawlers in the early mornings or evenings. Action for bass and crappie has been decent, and a little longer lived through the day with jigs and woolly buggers working well.   

The warmer temperatures are impacting shore fishing opportunities. Largemouth bass have been hitting on imitation crawdads, worms, and grubs in darker colors. In addition, green or root beer color tube baits, small jigs, and nightcrawler pieces are bringing in crappie. Anglers are having better success a little later in the morning and see it slow in the afternoon until the heat subsides and shadows return

Anglers are reporting success from the dam through Casino Row. Most are in the two-pound average. Fishing has been best at sunrise and sunset. Stripers and catfish have been landed using anchovies around The Bend. Black bass are going for rattling jigs. Catfish are going after nightcrawlers and anchovies.