Southern Nevada Fish Reports

 Freezing temperatures have slowed fishing. Thin ice is starting to cover the reservoir, but it remains unsafe for fishing or other activities. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.

Striped bass action has slowed with the arrival of cooler temperatures, but some anglers are still having luck bringing in 4- to 7-pound stripers from Casino Row to Big Bend State Recreation Area. Shore anglers have been bringing in limits rainbow trout with PowerBait, nightcrawlers and a variety of spinners.

Catfish are hitting anchovies close to shore. The smallmouth bass bite is best in the coves using swimbaits and shad imitation crankbaits. Striped bass are most active outside of Willow Beach and on the south end of the reservoir near the dam. Anchovies are working well for stripers in the 1- to 3-pound range. Shallow diving lures are catching the line sides outside of Cottonwood

NDOW has begun its seasonal trout plants at each of the urban ponds. Anglers have been catching their 3-fish limit. Trout are taking PowerBait and nightcrawlers but will also hit a combo meal made from a piece of nightcrawler and a mini marshmallow. When choosing a hook remember that you can catch big fish on small hooks (size 10 or 12), but it’s hard to

Anglers continue to catch striped bass throughout the lake using light colored crankbaits and shad colored jigs. In the coves, striped bass and catfish are biting on anchovies close to shore. Smallmouth bass are taking shad imitations in the area of Lovers Cove and Government Wash. Expect fishing action to slow down with the arrival of nighttime temperatures close to freezing.

The northern portion of the reservoir is covered by thin ice and is unsafe to walk on. Water around the fishing dock is still open for shore anglers. The few anglers who have tried their luck this week have done well using rainbow PowerBait. Rain and snow showers are expected to move out for the weekend. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Spring Valley State Park

 Water levels will slowly rise throughout the fall and winter. Freezing overnight temps are putting a thin cover of ice near the intake, but there is still open water along a good portion of the dam. Rainbow trout action has been good using sparkle and bright colored PowerBait varieties. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.

Anglers are enjoying the benefits of weekly rainbow trout plants.  Pink, green and yellow PowerBaits are producing the best action below Davis Dam, and small spinning lures are also catching the fish. The areas below Big Bend State Recreation Area and along Casino Row are providing good fishing for both trout and stripers. Stripers are hitting on anchovies off the bottom.

Striper action remains steady for boaters using shad and light-colored swim baits. Shore anglers are most successful in the evening using anchovies in the coves. Rainbow trout stocking continues each week at Willow Beach. Anglers are having the most success with PowerBait or worms.

Seasonal trout plants have begun. The Nevada Department of Wildlife will stock rainbow trout again this week at Floyd Lamb, Sunset, and Veteran’s Memorial Park ponds. The action for stocked rainbows has been very good for those using bright-colored garlic PowerBait and night crawler pieces. Anglers are catching bass and catfish at Floyd Lamb and Sunset parks on warm afternoons.

The striper bite is best at sunrise when they are feeding on shad.  Imitation shad and minnow swimbaits work well during this time, though live shad are generally the most productive bait. Anglers are still catching catfish, some as large as 6 pounds, on anchovies in the Hemenway Harbor area.  With cloudy days and chances of rain in the forecast, expect some variations in fishing

Overnight temperatures are dropping below freezing, but trout action has been good overall. Rainbow and tiger trout are taking a variety of spinning lures and spoons. Bait anglers have been doing well from the fishing dock and the dam using the usual PowerBait in rainbow, green or orange colorations, as well as a chunk of night crawler combined with a mini marshmallow.

Freezing overnight temperatures are creating icy conditions early in the morning along the shoreline, so please use caution along the dam. Rainbow trout action has been very good. Anglers, fishing from boat or floatables, are having the best action. Water levels continue to rise, making fishing along the dam even better. The fish are taking PowerBait in rainbow, orange or green colorations, as well as

Anglers are landing stripers with anchovies from Davis Dam down through Casino Row. Trout are hiding under docks and in areas with thick vegetation above Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Spinners, such as Rooster Tails or Panther Martins, are working well in addition to night crawlers.  The Big Bend area has also given up a few catfish. They are taking anchovies.

Anglers are bringing in black bass on plastics or silver or white swimbaits in coves above Cottonwood Cove. Stripers are taking anchovies and deep diving lures between Willow Beach and Cottonwood Marina. The rainbow trout is slow, but some fish are biting on gold and silver Rooster Tails.

Fishing action is steady for bass and catfish. The bass are hitting on plastics in the back ponds at Floyd Lamb. Catfish are biting on night crawlers. Water temperatures have remained low enough that the Nevada Department of Wildlife is hoping to start seasonal trout plants this week. Stocked rainbows love night crawler pieces and PowerBait.

Smallmouth and largemouth bass are hitting swimbaits in variations of silver and white in the coves west of Callville Bay. The Boulder Island and Las Vegas Bay areas are producing stripers but mostly in the 1- to 2-pound range.  Catfish are hitting on anchovies by the Hemenway fishing pier. Many are around 3 pounds.

 Rainbow trout action has been very good, but the best fishing has been found by those using boats or floatables to get away from the shoreline. Water levels continue to rise and that has anglers finding the best action along the dam. The fish are taking PowerBait in rainbow, orange or green colorations, as well as spinners.