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Anglers are finding smallmouth bass biting around Black Sheep Cove

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Rainbow trout are quick to bite on gold spinners and rainbow PowerBait at Willow Beach. Anglers are catching 3- to 5-pound trout from shore and kayaks. Few reports have come from Cottonwood Basin due to unpredictable winds. However, a few bass have been caught with swimbaits thrown into shadows near vegetation. On the east side of the lake, anglers are finding smallmouth bass biting around

Anglers have caught a few catfish on night crawlers and chicken livers before sunset

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The Nevada Department of Wildlife stocked rainbow trout at Lorenzi, Floyd Lamb, Sunset, and Hafen Parks last week. Anglers have caught a few catfish on night crawlers and chicken livers before sunset. Gold spinners, Kastmasters, and worms are working best for enticing trout.

Anglers are reporting striper catches all over the lake

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are reporting striper catches all over the lake, with fish averaging 20 inches long. According to reports the bite is consistent in the early morning but slows before noon. Live and imitation shad are fooling the fish. Black bass are hitting Chatterbaits and Glide Baits. Crappie fishing has been slow, but a few anglers have caught a few in the Lovers Cove area.

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

And yep, it's me again (and Willow my fixed feral cat). I usually and always try and use our local and visiting anglers. Our weather has been so bad that even the hardest of folk are staying in and waiting out the storm so to say. These two I landed using a z-mans tubez jig in the pp&j (peanut butter and jelly) color rigged with

Some skim ice along the shoreline

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Despite recent snow flurries, all area reservoirs are ice free, but anglers will find some skim ice along the shoreline. Rainbow trout have been eating well while waiting for the ice to melt off. Action should pick up as water temperatures grow warmer.

Ice on the reservoir was estimated at 12 inches thick over the weekend

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Ice on the reservoir was estimated at 12 inches thick over the weekend. A few anglers caught rainbow trout on worms and PowerBait though the bite was slower than usual for the reservoir. The campground and all facilities are open.

The water is free of ice and starting to rise

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The water is free of ice and starting to rise. Only a few anglers have been seen recently, so pressure is light. Trout have been taking PowerBait in orange or green colorations. Spinners and spoons are good options for lure anglers. Fly-anglers may want to give midges and nymphs a test run. Campgrounds and all facilities are open.

Weekly plants of rainbow trout below Davis Dam have kept anglers busy on the water

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Weekly plants of rainbow trout below Davis Dam have kept anglers busy on the water. The trout are biting on worms, PowerBait, and Mice Tails. The best fishing is being found from the dam downstream through Casino Row to just above the Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Largemouth bass action has begun to pick up. The fish are hitting plastics. Most stripers

Anglers are reeling in stripers at both the north and south ends of the reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are reeling in stripers at both the north and south ends of the reservoir. Boat anglers have been most successful with anchovies fished off the bottom. Smallmouth bass are chasing swimbaits and plastics around the Cottonwood Cove area. Look for them and catfish in shoreline vegetation and along underwater shelves.

NDOW Stocking Ponds Every 2 Weeks Throughout the Winter

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The Nevada Department of Wildlife has been stocking the community fishing ponds in the Las Vegas area about every two weeks through the winter. The trout typically take a variety of baits and lures, but mealworms often work well this time of year for most fish species in the ponds

Bass action is already picking up in the Overton Arm

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are getting out early in the day before the winds pick up. As water temperatures continue to warm in the coming weeks, black bass and catfish will become more active. Bass action is already picking up in the Overton Arm where anglers have found good luck with watermelon-colored worms and Jerkbaits. Striped bass have been most active in the evenings. The fish have been

As of February 19, Kingston Creek was flowing at 2.4 cfs

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Not much change here as many streams are still mostly covered in ice due to overnight temperatures in the teens. Flows are similar to last week and shorelines are snow and ice covered and very slippery. Access is iffy to many of these waters due to springlike muddy conditions, so leave a trip plan and go prepared to spend the night. With colder water temperatures

Anglers are mostly seeing trout action, with some crappie bites

Kirch Wildlife Management Area

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are mostly seeing trout action, with some crappie bites. Trout are hitting on olive emergers, Rooster Tails, and rainbow PowerBait. Ice has thawed along the reservoir shorelines though anglers may need to break thin ice in the mornings.

Ice was about 10-inches thick expected to remain fishable in the coming days

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

At last check, the ice was about 10-inches thick expected to remain fishable in the coming days. Check ice thickness before heading out. Most anglers are catching rainbows on PowerBait and night crawlers.

Ice has thawed across most of the reservoir

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Ice has thawed across most of the reservoir. Thin ice can be found along the shoreline in the morning. Rainbow trout are taking worms and rainbow PowerBait.

Rainbow trout are stocked regularly this time of year below Davis Dam

Colorado River - Laughlin

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Rainbow trout are stocked regularly this time of year below Davis Dam. Anglers are having success through Casino Row and south of the bend. Trout are biting PowerBait, night crawlers, and spinners from boat and shore. Anglers are catching stripers on soft plastics and trout swimbaits. With temperatures in the high 60s, anglers are starting to see an increase in largemouth bass activity in vegetation

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Crankbaits and plastics are catching smallmouth bass near Cottonwood Cove and Davis Dam. Look for bass hanging around habitat structures in well-developed coves. Striped bass are showing up south of Willow Beach, with anglers having success using trout imitators and anchovies.

Silver lures are working the best for Trout

Las Vegas Urban Ponds

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The Nevada Department of Wildlife stocked the ponds at Floyd Lamb, Sunset, Lorenzi, and Veterans Memorial parks last week. Planters are hitting a variety of PowerBaits, small spinners, and spoons. Silver lures are working the best. With warm temperatures in recent days, anglers saw an increase in catfish activity. Anglers have been using night crawlers and stink baits for the catfish.

Anglers are having success for smallmouth bass and stripers in the Government Wash

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Silver and green jerkbaits are tempting stripers around Kingman Wash and near drop-offs north of Boulder Beach. Anglers are having success for smallmouth bass and stripers in the Government Wash area using anchovies fished off the bottom and 6-inch swimbaits. Largemouth bass are still hard to find and will be until water temperatures begin to rise in the coming weeks.

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

Colorado River - Laughlin

by RUSTY

This time of year, the Largemouth Bass are or close to pre spawn. They are moving back to their nesting grounds so to say. The Largemouth Bass are usually out of the current and the Smallmouth Bass can be found in the same waters as Striper and Rainbow Trout. The coves up on Lake Mohave near the shallows is most likely where you would find the

As of February 11, Kingston Creek was flowing at 2.7 cfs

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Not much change here as many streams are still mostly covered in ice with open water where flows are faster. Flows appear to be increasing with the warmer weather melting some of the snowpack. Shorelines are snow and ice covered and very slippery. Access is iffy to many of these waters so leave a trip plan and be prepared to spend the night. With colder

Fish Stocking Post!

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

Fish Stocking Post! Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery stocked 2,050 Rainbow Trout totaling 820 pounds at Davis Camp locations. For the Willow Beach location staff stocked two trips this week. The first stocking was 820 Rainbow Trout totally 328 pounds, the second stocking was 200 Rainbow Trout from our trophy program averaging 20.5 inches in totally 697 pounds. Questions about the number of fish we stocked? Each

Fishing has been good for bass

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

At Lake Mead, fishing has been good for bass. Anglers are having success on dropshot rigs, wacky-rigged Senkos, crankbaits and spoons. There's a good topwater bite for stripers if you can locate them. Cut baits are also working for stripers.

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