Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Rainbow trout action is picking up at Willow Beach. Worms and different combinations of PowerBait are catching fish between 1 and 2 pounds. Anglers are reporting striper boils throughout the day at Lake Mohave. The fish are attacking Zara Spooks and a variety of crankbaits and swimbaits. Due to low water levels, black bass anglers are having to search for new hotspots. Those who have

Stripers are still boiling throughout the Las Vegas Bay and the Temple Bar area. Anglers are reporting more consistent action a few hours before sunset. Live shad is the bait of choice, but topwater lures are landing nice catches too. Black bass are most active in the morning in the back of coves with heavy vegetation. Smallies are taking soft plastics and walking baits, while

Rainbow and tiger trout action has been good following the recent NDOW trout plants. The fish are taking spinners with yellow and red dots, like “Lil Jakes. Bass and crappie fishing have slowed over the past two weeks as temperatures have begun to drop. The launch ramp is closed due to low water conditions.

Anglers have been successful using night crawlers and white or sparkle PowerBait varieties. Fishing from the dam and shorelines has been the most productive. The water level is seasonally low.

Anglers are catching striped bass along the Colorado River shoreline. Fish taken at Casino Row are averaging 2 pounds, but boaters are catching larger fish near Big Bend State Recreation Area. Rainbow trout are hitting garlic PowerBait and a variety of spinners.

Anglers are reporting good action for black bass at the south end of the lake. Topwater lures are the go-to, but soft plastic worms or chigger craws are producing catches too. Stripers are hitting topwater lures and trout swimbaits. With the drop in temperature, stripers are expected to move in closer to shore. Large catfish are taking anchovies and stink baits fished off the bottom

The Nevada Department of Wildlife planted catfish at Lorenzi and Floyd Lamb parks, and bluegill at Veterans Memorial and Sunset parks, on Oct. 23. Those will be the last warmwater fish plants of the season. Rainbow trout plants will begin when water temperatures are steadily cool enough at all ponds, probably toward the end of November. The morning bass and bluegill bite slowed with the

 In the Las Vegas Bay and Callville Bay, largemouth bass are chasing Rat-L-Traps and topwater lures in chrome. Soft plastics in green pumpkin are working better for smallmouth bass. Catfish anglers are having the most success with anchovies fished in the back of coves. Live shad, shad swimbaits and crankbaits are producing nice striped bass catches for boaters throughout the Boulder Basin. Shore anglers are

Rainbow, tiger, and brown trout have all been hitting well this past week. Anglers are reporting good fishing with night crawlers, garlic PowerBait, and Mepp’s spinners in both gold and silver. Panther Martins and Rooster Tails also are generally a good choice. Temperatures are dropping into freezing ranges overnight, so the best bass and crappie action is taking place in the afternoon. The launch ramp

NDOW recently stocked the reservoir with rainbow trout. Anglers are catching fish with flies, spinners, worms and commercial bait such as PowerBait. Bass and crappies are taking a variety of jigs. The water is low, and the vegetation remains high, making fishing along the shorelines difficult.

Anglers are catching limits of rainbow trout following recent fish plants. The fish are hitting spinners and flies in the early morning. Look for fish breaking the surface of the water to feed on caddisflies. Striped bass are taking shad lures and anchovies from boaters throughout Casino Row. Most fish are weighing between 2 and 5 pounds.  Anglers targeting catfish are catching fish up to

Water levels remain low at Willow Beach and throughout the reservoir. Rainbow trout are taking PowerBait and spinners thrown by shore anglers at Willow Beach. Kayakers are having success for large striped bass when trolling lures in rainbow trout patterns. On the reservoir, stripers are boiling in the early morning and just before sunset. Fish between 5 and 7 pounds are hitting a variety of

Action has been a little slow around the ponds with some catfish taking night crawlers and stink baits. Bluegill action has been best in the afternoon when the water is the warmest. They are taking night crawler pieces and meal worms. Persistent anglers have gotten some bass out of Floyd Lamb Park using dark colored jigs and plastics.

Black bass action is picking up in the Las Vegas Bay and Callville Bay areas. Anglers are reporting success using topwater lures, spinners, and crankbaits, all in shad patterns. Anglers targeting striped bass are seeing the most action early in the morning or just after sunset. Live shad and anchovies are the baits of choice. Bluegill can still be found biting worms in the shallow