Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Our local angler Raul Gonzalez had gone back out to his fishing spot and landed a nice striper. Raúl was fishing from shore up on Lake Mohave using anchovies in the Telephone Cove area. His fish weighed in at 13.44 pounds and was 33 and 3/4 inches. This is a nice weight for this length of striper and can give you an idea of what your

The reservoir is covered with thin ice and snow. Ice depths have not yet been checked. Always verify depths before venturing out. Overnight lows are dropping into the teens and daytime high temperatures are reaching into the low 30s.

Fishing reports are slow due to limited shoreline access. The lake is mostly covered in thin ice. Overnight lows are in the low 20s and daytime temperatures are reaching the mid- to high 30s.

Stocked rainbow trout are keeping anglers busy along the Colorado River. The fish are eager to take grubs, spinners and PowerBait in a variety of colors. Anglers are catching their 5-fish limit at Rotary Park and throughout Casino Row. Reports of striped bass and a few smallmouth bass have come in from Sunshine Peninsula. Catfish are hungry for chicken liver, anchovies, and homemade dough baits.

Spinners are the bait of choice for rainbow trout at Willow Beach. Spotted patterns in yellow and red are helping anglers land their limit. Strong winds have kept many boaters off the lake. When the water is calm, diving lures are producing striper catches in the Cottonwood Basin. Shoreline anglers are reporting good striper action just above Davis Dam. One lucky angler caught both an

Swimbaits, topwater lures and live shad are catching stripers in the Las Vegas Bay. In the Virgin Basin, anglers are reporting better striper fishing when jigging spoons around 100 feet. Largemouth bass are taking shad crankbaits or soft plastics on drop shots in the northern part of the Boulder Basin. Catfish action is better at night. The fish are taking shad, anchovies, or stink baits.  

Sunny afternoons are slowing down the thickening of ice across the reservoir. Anglers are fishing from shore where ice is thinnest. Anglers are using night crawlers and PowerBait, a couple feet below a bobber. Overnight freezing temperatures cause ice up along the edges in the morning, but nothing to note. The launch ramp is open, but the fishing pier is still removed. For up-to-date ice

Trout are the focus, though fishing activity has been minimal. Due to ice along the shore, boats are unable to launch. Spinners, night crawlers, and Woolly Buggers are generally productive for trout. Some anglers are still trying their luck with bass and crappie, but NDOW has received no reports of fish activity. For up-to-date ice conditions, contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.

Rainbow trout are quick to bite floating mice tails in green or yellow. Swimbaits in trout and shad patterns are catching striped bass of all sizes when thrown from shore. Catfish activity is picking up in marshy areas. Stink baits and anchovies are the go-to baits.

Willow Beach shore anglers are catching rainbow trout on a variety of Rooster Tails, PowerBait and night crawlers. The fish are feeding in the morning and activity dies down by noon. Boaters are seeing topwater striper action on the river south of Willow. White lures are fooling fish between 5 and 10 pounds. On the reservoir, anglers are reporting striper boils in the morning just

Striped bass are hitting trolled swimbaits in the early morning throughout the Boulder Basin. Boils have slowed but are still popping up throughout the Las Vegas Bay and Temple Bar areas. Anglers are seeing black bass action throughout the day on spinnerbaits and topwater lures. Catfish are taking anchovies overnight near Hemenway.