Southern Nevada Fish Reports

As of the weekend, the ice was still 6 to 8 inches thick. Trout in the 12- to 18-inch range are hitting PowerBait, night crawlers, and jigs. Some anglers have even been able to get a bass or crappie to hit a jig fished through the ice. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102.

The reservoir is clear of ice. Only a few anglers were out this past week but did well for rainbows using orange and chartreuse PowerBait.  The campgrounds and facilities are open. Visitors should go prepared for changes in the weather.

Stripers as large as 9 pounds are taking anchovies fished from the Colorado River shorelines. Anglers are reporting that bigger fish are taking swimbaits. Rainbow trout are showing a preference for green jigs and night crawlers. Black bass anglers are reporting an increase in activity with warmer daytime temperatures. A few smallies have been caught on green pumpkin worms and jerk baits.

Willow Beach anglers are using PowerBait and small jigs to catch rainbow trout. Downriver, boaters trolling swimbaits are catching stripers weighing up to 25 pounds.  

Near Katherine Landing, the line sides are taking live bait. Black bass fishing is slow. Some soft plastics and topwater lures are producing fish in the coves.

Largemouth bass are becoming more active near structure and vegetation in the Las Vegas Bay area. Anglers are recommending soft plastics in pearl and green pumpkin fished slowly with a finesse presentation. In the Boulder Basin, stripers are taking anchovies from shore anglers in the late afternoon and evening hours. Boaters are having luck when using live bait in 30 to 40 feet of water.

The reservoir is still covered in thick ice. Trout are hitting on PowerBait and night crawlers. Some anglers have even been able to pull a bass through the ice using jigs. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102.

Thin ice continues to cover much of the reservoir but is unsafe to walk on. There are some patches of open water, but anglers have found slow fishing. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.

Swimbaits and Glide Baits in trout patterns are producing striped bass catches along the river. One lucky angler landed a 17-pound striper below Big Bend State Recreation Area using his favorite swimbait. Rainbow trout are most active in the mornings and afternoons. The fish are looking for pink and orange PowerBait, mice tails or worms fished in the shadows.

Trout swimbaits are the ticket for large stripers near Willow Beach, but anchovies and some shad lures are producing nice catches as well. Shore anglers and boaters are reporting the most action in the overnight hours. Rainbow trout are taking gold and red spinners and Power Eggs from the fishing pier. At the south end of the reservoir, anglers are targeting stripers in about 50

Striped bass are taking live shad and anchovies from anglers at the Hemenway fishing pier. Anglers fishing in the early mornings and overnight are averaging more fish that daytime anglers. Boaters are having luck when trolling shad lures in about 40 feet of water. Black bass action is picking up around Callville Bay. The fish are coming up for bone-colored swimbaits and walking baits.