Southern Nevada Fish Reports

 Striper have been out at sunrise and sunset.  Various swimbaits and threadfin shad are bringing in smallmouth and largemouth bass in the evening.  Boulder Basin continues to be a hotspot with anglers trolling through the Boulder Beach area.  Smallmouth bass are still hitting on mostly near rocky shelves and points like the Boulder Islands.

 Crappie action really picked up this week with the fish taking Hares Ear nymphs for fly fishers and night crawlers suspended under a bobber for bait fishers.  The trout action slowed down a bit this week, but with the cooler overnight temperatures it should start picking up soon.  

Rainbow trout have been hitting on night crawlers with a bit of mini-marshmallow, as well as chartreuse sparkle PowerBait.  Crappie and bass action has been good with the fish taking spinning lures and small jigs.  

 Anglers continue to catch a variety of fish, though fishing has slowed overall.   Rainbow trout are hanging out around docks and in marshy coves.  Rooster Tails and other spinners are generally a good bait choice.  If you are getting bites and no hooks ups, try switching to worms.  For catfish and stripers, anchovies are the go to bait.   With weather and water levels being unpredictable,

Stripers have been active throughout the reservoir.  Crankbaits, trout imitations and anchovies are catching the fish.  Coves below Willow Beach are producing sunfish and stripers in the 1- to 2-pound range.  Anglers are catching rainbow trout following the weekly fish plants at Willow Beach.  Rooster Tails, L’il Jakes, Super Dupers and Panther Martins will catch the fish, as will PowerBait in various colors.  Rainbow with

 The Nevada Department of Wildlife is scheduled to plant catfish this week at the urban ponds.  There will be one more catfish plant before rainbow trout plants begin.  Those will begin once water temperatures are cool enough to sustain the fish.  Bluegill, bass and catfish are still active and being taken on a variety of baits and lures.  Small hooks with mealworms or chunks of

 Anglers are catching striped bass with live shad.  The baitfish can be found in the Vegas Wash area.  Work the openings of coves and points for the stripers.  The line sides are also taking anchovies and jigging spoons in about 60-80 feet of water.  Some of the larger fish have been caught on swimbait in trout patterns.  

Lake Mohave is not producing much in the way of our stripped bass. There is some large mouth and small mouth bass action.  The coves around the dam and near the power lines are producing some Largemouth Bass while the shelves are having some smallies going after mostly plastics the dark hula tails and the pumpkin color are working well.  The pan fish bite is

Water levels are a little low, as is usual for late summer, but trout and bass continue to hit well on spinning lures, spoons and flies.  Bait anglers also are doing well with PowerBait or night crawlers. Anglers should soon see some relief from the challenges of aquatic vegetation as it begins to die off with the arrival of cooling overnight temperatures.

Despite low water levels, the few anglers who have been fishing the reservoir are doing great for trout and bass.  If you are looking for a place to catch nice fish and avoid crowds this is the place to be.  Trout are taking PowerBait in orange or green coloration, as well as night crawlers with a bit of mini-marshmallow.

Stripers are biting, but fishing reports are slow.  Temperatures have remained on the high side. Stripers are hitting Bomber Long A’s and anchovies.  Drift fishing with soft plastics is catching smallmouth bass.  Sunrise and sunset have been the best times to fish along Casino Row and south to Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area.  A limited number of small rainbow trout have been

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Catfish are biting outside of Willow Beach and on the south end near Katherine Landing.  The fish are taking chicken liver and anchovies.  Striped bass also are taking anchovies.  Trolling has been especially effective.  Black bass are taking jigs and swimbaits.  Whopper Ploppers are fooling the fish.  Marshy coves are hiding catfish and black bass, while stripers are cruising outside of the coves.

The NDOW September catfish plant is scheduled for the end of the month and will be followed by another plant in October.  Bluegill, catfish and bass are taking mealworms and chunks of night crawlers at most of the ponds.  Catfish also are taking hotdogs as well as chicken gizzards.

Striper fishing remains good.  Anglers are catching the line sides outside of Callville Bay and in the vicinity of Boulder Beach.  Morning and sunset hours continue to be the most productive times of day.  Poppers and Rooster Tails are catching both stripers and black bass.  The black bass are hiding along drop-offs about 20 feet down.  As temperatures begin to cool, bass will move into