Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Anglers are finding the best fishing from boats.  Pencil poppers and Rat-L-Traps in silver and blue are catching the attention of striped bass holding in deeper water.  If fishing from shore, you may want to find a cove with a drop off.  Smallmouth bass are hanging out in coves between Cottonwood Cove and Telephone Cove while catfish have been found in grass beds not far

The Nevada Department of Wildlife planted rainbow trout in the ponds at Floyd Lamb, Lorenzi, Veterans Memorial and Sunset Parks.  Hafen Park in Mesquite was added to the schedule for this week.  The fish are taking PowerBait, Power Eggs, night crawlers and mealworms, along with small spinning lures and spoons.  

Anglers are finding good fishing for striped bass.  Boaters are finding the best success with gizzard and threadfin shad.  Fish weighing as much as 13 pounds have been caught in 70 feet of water. Shore fishing is good for 1- to 3-pound stripers and catfish.  Anchovies are catching the fish, which are hanging out in coves and about 10-25 feet of water.  

 Thin ice now covers most of the reservoir and is unsafe to walk on.  Holes can be drilled off the fishing dock to access the fish.  For current ice conditions contact Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102.  

Anglers are finding good fishing for both striped bass and stocked rainbow trout.  PowerBait in orange or rainbow colors are a good choice for trout.  A variety of spinners also are catching trout. Striped bass are biting anchovies from Casino Row to Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area.

Catfish are hitting on anchovies out of Katherine Landing.  Striped Bass are most active at Willow Beach and near Davis Dam on the south end of the reservoir.  Stripers in the 1 to 3-pound stripers are taking anchovies, and some lucky anglers are bringing in fish as large as 10 pounds on trout-pattern swimbaits.     

 With the Nevada Department of Wildlife annual rainbow trout stocking program anglers are finding good action at the local urban ponds. Spinning lures, small spoons and flies will catch the fish.  If that’s a little more work than you like, the fish will also take PowerBait, Power Eggs or mealworms. You can also try a combo meal with a chunk of night crawler and a

Fishing action at Lake Mead is slowing down as nighttime temperatures drop into the low 40s, but those who brave the chilly mornings are still catching Striped Bass.  Anglers are having good luck with shad and trout imitation lures along.  Live shad also are catching the line sides and can be found along the shorelines in Las Vegas Bay.  Catfish are hanging close to shore

Water levels are slowly rising, but the upper end of the reservoir is covered by thin ice. There is still open water along much of the dam and anglers are having good luck for rainbows using PowerBait in orange, green or rainbow colorations. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.  

 Worms and PowerBait are producing the most bites for trout, with small spinning lures also worth a shot.  The areas below Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area and along Casino Row are producing both stripers and trout.  Line sides are hitting on anchovies fished off the bottom and pencil poppers and other top-water baits.    

Striper action continues to improve as the weather cools.  Anchovies are the best bait if fishing from shore.  Work shoreline areas where there is a drop off into deeper water.  Anglers fishing out of Cottonwood Cove have found success in coves during the early morning hours.  Imitation rainbow trout and shad lures work well with the right presentation. Stocked rainbow trout will take PowerBait, spinners

 Action for stocked rainbow trout has been very good.  The fish are taking garlic-flavored PowerBait or Power Eggs.  The Nevada Department of Wildlife plans to release rainbow trout at Floyd Lamb, Sunset, and Veterans Memorial parks sometime this week.  Cold Creek also is on the schedule.

 According to reports, striped bass are biting best at sunrise when they are actively feeding on shad. Shad imitations and swimbaits work well during this time.  Catfish up to 6 pounds are taking anchovies and shad in coves near Callville Bay.  With weather changes that include cloudy days and the chance of rain, expect some variations in fishing results.  

 Striper action continues to improve as the weather cools. Anchovies and lures are both catching the fish. Swimbaits have been effective just after sunrise and around sunset. Anglers have found black bass while working coves later in the morning around Cottonwood Cove. Catfish are being found in coves above Telephone Cove.  

Rainbow trout stocking for this season has begun with fish going into Floyd Lamb, Sunset, Lorenzi, Boulder City and Hafen park ponds on November 15.  Trout plants general take place weekly, but due to holidays and hatchery scheduling some weeks will be skipped.  The fish have been taking Power Eggs and PowerBait, garlic flavored working best, along with small spinning lures and flies.  

The best striper action has been taking place at sunrise and sunset when the fish are feeding on shad along the shorelines.  Live shad, anchovies, shad imitations and swimbaits will catch the fish. Black Bass have been biting on plastic worms later in the day.  Catfish are taking anchovies in the coves of Las Vegas Bay.  Changes in weather will bring some variations in fishing