Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Rainbow trout between 2-3 pounds are taking spinners from kayak anglers south of Willow Beach. Anglers targeting striped bass are reeling in fish weighing more than 10 pounds on shad and trout-pattern lures from the boat. Lake Mohave boaters are enjoying the increase in black bass activity near their beds. Craws and worms in purple, red, and green are tempting fish up to 4 pounds.

Channel catfish are active and biting chicken liver and night crawlers fished a few inches off the bottom. Seasonal trout plants have ended due to warm water temperatures. Sunset Park is having water pump issues and cannot receive fish until it is fixed. Bluegill are hitting mealworms off the bottom. Plastics and spinnerbaits are enticing bass at Floyd Lamb Park.

Anglers are seeing more success with black bass as air temperatures hit the mid-80s. Soft plastics fished near spawning grounds are producing great fish in the Boulder Basin. Stripers are taking anchovies from shore anglers in the Las Vegas Bay. Live bait is working well for boaters trolling between 40-60 feet. The bite is reportedly best in the late afternoon and overnight.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife planted the reservoir with 5,000 tiger trout and 15,000 rainbow trout. Fishing is good, but traffic has been slow. Some lucky anglers reeled in some 15-17-inch browns over the weekend using spinners. The campgrounds and facilities have been upgraded and ready for spring break, but the boat has been temporarily removed for upgrades and safety. The new dock should be

The reservoir waters are slowly rising. Fishing has been improving in the wake of spring trout plants. Rainbow trout will take spinners and night crawlers. Water at the campgrounds has not yet been turned on, but that is expected to change sometime in the coming week. 

Seasonal trout plants have come to an end. Trout are cruising the shorelines just south of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Anglers are averaging one to two fish on PowerBait and night crawlers. The Laughlin Lagoon remains a hotspot for black bass anglers. Fish up to 3 pounds are taking soft plastics. Striper anglers are reporting a slow bite on this stretch

Lake Mohave bass are active, but anglers are struggling with the wind. Smallmouth bass are biting in 6-8 feet of water. Chigger craws and worms in green pumpkin are the baits of choice. Willow Beach anglers are finding stripers just south of the marina. Trout swimbaits and anchovies fished deep are producing nice fish. Rainbow trout are hanging around the shadows near the fishing pier.

Striped bass anglers are having the most success with anchovies and golden shiners. Boaters are trolling down about 65 feet and shore anglers are seeing action in the coves of the Las Vegas Bay area. Most fish are weighing less than 3 pounds. Largemouth bass activity is steadily increasing as the fish near the spawn. Soft plastics are tempting fish averaging 2 pounds around Callville

The water is clear and overnight temperatures are still dropping near freezing. Trout are biting on worms and marshmallows. There have been no reports for crappie or bass.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife stocked the reservoir with 10,000 trout. Shorelines are open but muddy. Bass and crappie fishing will pick up as the afternoons start to warm up. All facilities are open for day trips and camping.

Anglers are finding rainbow trout in the shadows of rocks and vegetation off the points of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. PowerBait and nightcrawlers fished a couple feet off the bottom are producing bites. Seasonal trout stocking will come to an end in April. Few reports have come in on striped bass along the river. Black bass action continues to improve as the

Near Cottonwood Cove, black bass can be found on and around their beds. Both boaters and shore anglers are reporting the most success when using soft plastics in green pumpkin or pearl. Large trout are beginning to hit swimbaits at Willow Beach.

Pre-spawning black bass are starting to show up in coves with shelves. Anglers are catching the fish with plastic worms on dropshots and light-colored swimbaits. In the Overton Arm, anglers are targeting striped bass and crappies. Stripers are taking swimbaits around 40 feet. Tube jigs and minnow spinners are tempting crappies. In the Hemenway area, stripers in the 1- to 2-pound range are eagerly hitting