Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Rainbow trout action has been good for those using PowerBait or throwing spinning lures. Largemouth bass and crappie are taking plastics and jigs.

Stripers are active below Davis Dam and through Casino Row.  Anchovies are the bait of choice for larger stripers. Trout-pattern lures are catching 3- to 5-pound stripers. Black bass are hitting plastics below Big Bend State Recreation Area.

 Early mornings are proving to be the best time to pursue stripers south of Cottonwood Basin. The line sides are taking Rat-L-Traps and jointed shad imitations near coves. Willow Beach is offering good action for striped bass and rainbow trout. The trout will take Rooster Tails and sunset-colored PowerBait. Black bass are hitting plastics and crankbaits around Cottonwood Cove.

Bluegill and green sunfish are taking mealworms and PowerBait grubs.

Bass and catfish action are both good. Anglers are catching the fish during the early morning and late-night hours. Striper fishermen are finding shad boils in the Government Wash area. Anglers fishing from shore at Hemenway Pier have been catching stripers with anchovies. Black bass are hiding out in submerged vegetation near Temple Bar. 

It was another good weekend for anglers at Spring Valley State Park. Rainbow trout are hitting gold or silver spoons and rainbow-colored PowerBait while tiger trout are liking crankbaits. The bass bite has been good. One lucky angler hauled in a 9.5-pound largemouth over the weekend. Keep in mind that catch-and-release regulations for largemouth bass are in effect until July 1. 

 The reservoir remains full, and the crappie are hitting jigs. So too are largemouth bass. Trout have been hitting well off the dam and the south shoreline. Anglers are catching the fish with Kastmasters and spinners.

Striped bass and rainbow trout are active below Casino Row. Shore anglers are catching stripers with anchovies between Casino Row and Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Jointed swimbaits that look like rainbow trout or bluegill will entice the bigger striped bass along the river. Trout are biting on PowerBait fished from the shoreline and boats.

Striped bass are hitting off the Willow Beach Fishing Pier and down south by Telephone Pole Cove. Anchovies and Rat-L-traps are working the best. Black bass are active in coves with vegetation. Working soft plastics near the mouths of the coves will get you the best action. Catfish are hanging out near drop offs and are taking anchovies and chicken liver.

Night crawlers, mealworms, and PowerBait grubs are working well for stocked bluegill. Largemouth bass are taking plastics and spinnerbaits in most of the ponds. The Nevada Department of Wildlife has plans to stock catfish prior to Memorial Day weekend at Veterans’ Memorial Park, Lorenzi Park and Floyd Lamb Park. Sunset Park will not receive fish because the aeration system at Sunset Lake is not currently

The Las Vegas Wash is a hot spot for both black bass and stripers. Black bass are hitting dark-colored plastics. Anglers are catching striped bass primarily with anchovies, but the fish also are taking jerkbaits. Anglers are finding good fishing for catfish in coves. Cut anchovies, night crawlers and stink baits will catch the fish.

 Trout action has been very good this week with most rainbows averaging about 10 inches with bigger catches mixed in. Anglers have been doing well using orange or rainbow sparkle PowerBait. Those throwing floating trout lures also are doing well. The largemouth bass bite has started, but anglers must practice catch and release through June 30. 

Anglers fishing from the dam and the south end of the reservoir are getting lots off action from trout. Crappie and bass have started hitting, but the bite is still slow due to low nighttime temperatures.

Striped bass fishing is picking up on the Colorado River. Rusty’s Riviera is recommending that anglers work from below Davis Dam south through Casino Row. The fish are averaging from 1 to 5 pounds with the smaller fish taking anchovies fished near the bottom. The larger stripers are hitting Bomber Long A’s and Glide Swimmers. For catfish, fish on the bottom with anchovies below Big

Anglers are using anchovies to catch stripers off the Willow Beach fishing pier and PowerBait or Rooster Tails to catch rainbow trout south of Willow Beach. Closer to Cottonwood Cove, largemouth bass are hitting spinnerbaits and plastics while smallmouth bass have been taking dark-colored worms south of Cottonwood Cove.

Night crawlers, mealworms, hotdogs and chicken livers are working well for stocked catfish. The bluegill and green sunfish bite has begun. The popular fish are hitting mealworms and imitation grubs. Largemouth bass are taking worms and spinners.

Black bass are hitting across the Boulder Basin in coves with thick vegetation. The fish are hitting on chartreuse creature baits or watermelon colored plastic worms. Catfish are taking worms and anchovies over night from shore and boat. Striped bass are taking crankbaits outside of Callville Bay from sunset until the early nighttime hours.