Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Recent storm activity flooded the access road into Spring Valley State Park, resulting a brief closure. The road is now open, and anglers have been venturing onto the ice.  The water is murky, but some fishermen are finding success using night crawlers and PowerBait.  The best ice conditions can be found on the north side of the lake where it is thickest.  The Nevada Department

The water is murky and has risen approximately 12 feet following the recent storm activity and flooding in the area. The reservoir is mostly open water with thin ice around the edges. For current ice conditions call Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.  

The north end of Big Bend has been good for stripers and trout hiding in deep coves.  One lucky angler reportedly reeled in a 13-pound striper using anchovies.  Fishing off the bottom has proven effective whether from a boat or the shoreline.  Stocked rainbow trout have been seen along casino row where they are biting on night crawlers and rainbow PowerBait.  

According to reports, anglers are catching stripers weighing in at 1 to 3 pounds from the fishing pier at Willow Beach.  The fish are taking anchovies.  The story is much the same at the south end of the reservoir, where anglers are catching similar-sized stripers while fishing off the bottom at Telephone Cove. In between, largemouth and smallmouth bass are hitting at the south end

 Stripers are hiding in the brush along shelves in coves of the Boulder Basin.  Government Wash has been good for threadfin and gizzard shad, the primary forage fish in the reservoir.  Catfish have been active and biting on anchovies fished along shelves.  Action for black bass and sunfish has been slow.  However, there are reports that a kayaker fishing near the bottom of the Overton

Action has been a little slow, but one lucky angler caught rainbow trout with a crappie jig that had a chartreuse and white tail. Ice along the dam was 3- to 4-inches thick. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.  

One lucky angler caught a 7-pound striper while throwing a swimbait from his kayak.  Shad patterns are working best for striped bass.  Rainbow trout plants have been put on hold until the Willow Beach Fish Hatchery reopens. The trout are biting on night crawlers and PowerBait. Anglers should keep an eye on the weather and pay attention to wind advisories.  

The few reports we have gotten from Lake Mohave are saying stripers and trout are biting about 40 feet from shore.  Stripers are hitting swimbaits along shorelines with drop offs.  The Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery will not be releasing trout until the federal government reopens.  

The Nevada Department of Wildlife planted rainbow trout just after the New Year at the Beatty pond, Hafen Park in Mesquite, and at the Floyd Lamb and Lorenzi Park ponds.  If the weather holds, Sunset Park and Veterans Memorial Park are expected to receive a load of rainbows sometime this week.  Anglers have been catching the fish with PowerBait or small spinning lures.  

The water level is down nearly a foot from this time last year but is expected to increase gradually over the next month or so.  Whether fishing from the shore or from a boat, be prepared to make adjustments in your technique as that change occurs.  Stripers are biting on live shad as well as shad imitations.  Look for shad in the Government Wash and

Submerged vegetation along the shoreline has made fishing difficult in some places.  Anglers are still catching catfish in the coves using anchovies, though some have found success with homemade stink baits.  Striper action has slowed on much of the lake.  Rainbow trout action is good following trout plants below Willow Beach.  

Striper fishing is good for those anglers willing to brave chilly temperatures in the early mornings and at dusk.  If you are looking for live bait, Vegas Wash is the place to net some shad.  The stretch from Boulder Harbor to the Hemenway fishing pier has been fishing well.  Look for areas where birds are circling and diving, this can be an indicator of where