Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Anglers fishing for striped bass at Willow Beach are reporting that large fish are taking 4-inch trout swimbaits. The bite is very slow during the day and picks up in the early morning hours. Rainbow trout are active sporadically and are showing a preference for bright-colored spinners.

Anglers fishing for striped bass at Willow Beach are reporting that large fish are taking 4-inch trout swimbaits. The bite is very slow during the day and picks up in the early morning hours. Rainbow trout are active sporadically and are showing a preference for bright-colored spinners. For a black bass bite on Lake Mohave, try throwing topwater lures, soft plastics, or jigs in the

Stocked catfish are taking hot dog and night crawler pieces. Fishing is best in the morning when the park opens or towards sunset until the park is closed. Recreate responsibly by giving your fellow angler space to fish and putting your garbage in the bins provided. Saturday, June 12 is Free Fishing Day. 

Boaters are reporting largemouth bass, striped bass, and catfish catches throughout the Overton Arm and Temple Bar. Smallmouth bass and bluegill action is hotter in the Las Vegas Bay. Try anchovies for a catfish or striper bite and soft plastics or topwater lures for black bass. Hemenway is producing stripers in the 2-4-pound range for shore anglers and kayakers, with the most action being reported in

The park was full of anglers catching their limits of rainbows and tigers. Trout action has been best at sunrise and sunset. They are taking sunset PowerBait and night crawlers. Action for bass and crappie has been picking up throughout the day. They are hitting on olive and orange jigs. Anglers must catch and release bass through June 30. 

Largemouth bass have been hitting on imitation crawdads and worms in darker colors. Green tube baits, bright jigs, and night crawler pieces have brought in the crappie. Fishing is good through the morning and slows significantly in the afternoon.

Striper between 2-5 pounds are hitting anchovies and swimbaits on the Colorado River. Some striper anglers throwing topwater lures are being surprised with smallmouth bass catches instead. Rainbow trout are reportedly hanging tight in pools south of Big Bend State Recreation Area. Spinners, tube jigs, and night crawlers have resulted in success.

Over the weekend, shore anglers brought in limits of rainbow trout at Willow Beach. Tube jigs and spinners landed fish between 2-4 pounds. Striped bass are cruising the deeper water waiting for the perfectly presented swimbait in the early morning hours.

On Lake Mohave, black bass are keeping boaters busy. Soft plastics, like chigger craws and spider jigs, are landing small fish in the 3-5 pound range.

Bluegill are taking meal worms and night crawler pieces throughout the day. Catfish are taking stink baits and night crawlers. Please discard fishing line in provide trash bins or pack it out to be recycled. 12 and older need a Nevada fishing license and there is a total of three-fish limit at all urban ponds

Triple digit temperatures have arrived which means most anglers are fishing between dusk and dawn. Striped bass in the 2-3-pound range are taking a variety of lures and live bait. Crankbaits and jigs are tempting largemouth bass in the coves of Boulder Basin. Bluegill and catfish action is best throughout the Las Vegas Bay for shore anglers. Corn and anchovies are working well for catfish.

 Anglers have found good fishing for rainbow, tiger, and brown trout. The fish will take lures and commercial trout baits. Night crawlers always are a good option, as are an all-silver Panther Martin or a Mepp’s spinner in red and gold. Bass and trout are both hitting Woolly Buggers in black or olive.

Recent rainstorms have resulted in murky water conditions and slightly higher water levels. Crappies are taking jigs from boats and from the dam. Rainbows are taking worms and PowerBait just off the bottom. When weather allows, a small bobber with a leader keeps your bait just above the vegetation.

Rainbow trout are cruising the shorelines south of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Trout jigs and spinners are helping anglers land their five-fish limit. Anglers targeting striped bass are reporting success using anchovies, pencil poppers, and trout swimbaits.

Anglers fishing in the early morning hours are being rewarded with rainbow trout and striped bass at Willow Beach. Rainbows larger than 4 pounds have taken spinners and night crawlers fished from shore. Striped bass anglers are catching fish with trout swimbaits on a slow troll. Further south, black bass are active in the backs of coves. Anglers are having success with a variety of

Bluegill and catfish are taking mealworms and night crawlers throughout the day. The Nevada Department of Wildlife stocked bluegill last week. Please discard unwanted fishing line in recycle bins or trash receptacles. Anglers 12 years of age and older need a Nevada fishing license, and there is a three-fish limit at all urban ponds.

 Boaters are finding good striped bass action in the Boulder Basin. Anglers are averaging ten fish. The stripers are showing a preference for hard plastics in shad patterns and anchovies. Black bass are hitting jigs and soft plastics in blue, white, and chartreuse. Bluegill activity is starting to pick up in the Las Vegas Bay. Try fishing small pieces of night crawlers or meal worms