Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Miled temperatures and calmer winds in the forecast should result in a good fishing weekend. Striper anglers are finding the best fishing in the early mornings or overnight. Live shad are producing the best results, but anchovies or shad swimbaits are good alternatives. Boaters are finding abundant shad near Hemenway. Chartreuse colored soft plastics are drawing black bass out of their hiding spots in the

Recent weather activity has left snow covering the ice on the reservoir. The ice is about 6 inches thick, and the road is open. Anglers have been ice fishing with PowerBait and night crawlers. Contact Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102 for current conditions.

The reservoir is mostly covered by thin ice and unsafe for fishing or other activities. Contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103 for current conditions.

The river is producing striped bass catches just south of Casino Row. One lucky angler caught a 17-pounder on a swimbait. Anglers also are reporting success with a variety of Glide Baits and topwater lures. Rainbow trout stocking continues weekly. The fish are averaging 1-2 pounds and are showing a preference for worms and spinners in red or yellow.

Willow Beach anglers are using a combination of mice tails and PowerBait for a rainbow trout bite. Some spinners are producing catches as well. Shore anglers are seeing little striped bass action. Boaters able to reach the deeper water are having moderate success downriver. High winds have kept most anglers off Lake Mohave. A few reports of striper bites on shad swimbaits have come in

Shore anglers are having poor success with striped bass in the shallower water. Boaters are locating striped bass at depths ranging from 50 to 100 feet. The best action is taking place in the evening hours. Swimbaits in shad patterns are producing catches throughout the Boulder Basin. Black bass are biting along the eastern shorelines and at Temple Bar. Soft plastics and swimbaits are preferred

Ice has finally reached 6 inches. A few families were seen fishing near the dam and where the fishing dock was in the spring. The fishing dock is still removed. Park rangers still urge visitors to use extreme caution before walking on the ice. Rainbow trout were caught with night crawlers and PowerBait in rainbow, orange, or green colorations. Spring Valley State Park got lots

A couple families were seen out fishing from shore by the limited open water. The reservoir is almost completely covered in thin ice. Ice conditions remain unsafe for venturing onto. Park rangers are urging visitors to use extreme caution in the area. For up-to-date ice information, contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.

Striper action is slow on the Colorado River. Anglers are reporting little success with anchovies and better results with swimbaits in trout patterns. Rainbow trout are favoring a worm and PowerBait combination over spinners. Look for trout in their hiding spots below docks, in shaded areas near brush along the shores, and where slow and fast-moving waters meet.

Willow Beach anglers are reporting the best rainbow trout fishing before noon. Fish up to 3 pounds are being reeled in from the fishing pier. Spinners are producing the most catches, but worms and PowerBait are also reliable choices

Striper boils have slowed considerably on the lake. Anglers are reporting luck with 2-to-3-pound fish near Cottonwood Cove on swimbaits. Topwater lures are working for smallies and largemouth near the shelves.

Striped bass anglers are still netting shad near Hemenway. Those unable to fish with live bait are reporting success at Callville Bay and Kingman Wash with a variety of crankbaits and soft swimbaits in shad patterns. Black bass and striped bass are active in the Overton Arm. Anglers are using soft plastics and shad lures. Overnight, catfish are taking corn and anchovies fished close to

Ice is starting to form up again across the reservoir but is still only a couple inches deep. It remains too thin for ice fishing. There is still running water coming in at the north end. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102.

The shoreline is covered with thin ice throughout the day. Though the overnight temperatures are dropping well below freezing, the center of the lake varies from open water to thin ice depending on the time of day. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.

Striped bass averaging 2-pounds are taking anchovies fished from shore. For bigger fish, try using lures in rainbow trout patterns in the deeper water. PowerBait, spinners and worms are all working for rainbow trout. Some anglers are also reporting success with grubs in green, yellow, or pearl colors.

Reports of striped bass, rainbow trout and catfish catches are coming in from Willow Beach. Stripers are hitting swimbaits in shad and trout patterns in the deeper water. Spinners in yellow and red are working for rainbow trout. Catfish up to 5 pounds are taking anchovies off the bottom.

Lake Mohave anglers are reporting the best striped bass action just above Davis Dam. One angler reeled in a 13-pounder caught on anchovies.