Southern Nevada Fish Reports

The nighttime temperatures have been dropping into the teens which has stimulated trout action and has been very good around the lake with the fish taking Powerbait in orange, green or rainbow colorations, along with small spinning lures, spoons, and flies.  Gold ribbed hares ear nymphs are working very well along the dam.  With the chilling waters the bass and crappie have really slowed down.

Chilly overnight temperatures have caused a stop to bass and crappie action but have improved the trout action.  Fish are taking a variety of baits and lures with Powerbait in orange, green or rainbow working best off the dam.

Action has improved slightly for the striped bass in the area.  Following the trout plants, anglers have found greater success using trout imitation lures to catch Stripers, although anchovies still remain as the top bait.  Trout are dispersing from the stocking sites and in the area of Sunshine Peninsula, anglers are catching near limits using spinners and night crawlers.

NDOW is offering a free family fishing clinic on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Floyd Lamb Park from 9 am – Noon, with basic instruction from 9 am – 10 am and fishing to follow. The class will cover the basics of fishing at the park, along with casting skills, fish identification, how to choose baits and lures, knots, and rigging.  Loaner rods, tackle, and bait

Anglers have had fair success working the coves.  Largemouth Bass are taking plastics in darker colorations in about 25 feet of water.  Catfish have been hitting on anchovies at night from shore or boat by the dam.  The Striped bass while rather elusive for some have been found to take topwater baits as the sun hits the water.

 The final Catfish stocking for 2018 is scheduled for the week of Oct. 22 and depending on water temperatures, trout plants will begin in November.  Bluegill and bass are starting to slow down with the cooling temperatures, but are most active between 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, taking mealworms and nightcrawlers.  Catfish are taking nightcrawlers, shrimp and hotdogs.  

 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