Southern Nevada Fish Reports

Cooler weather is here, with a few warm days mixed in. Those warm days will be great to go out for black bass and crappie in the Overton Arm. Black Bass has started to slow, but anglers have had some success at sunrise and sunset using drop shots near underwater cliffs. Near the Boulder Islands, black bass are biting on a variety of popper lures.

Only a few anglers were seen around the reservoir this past week, but those who ventured out found much improved fishing for rainbow trout. Cooling water temperatures also have begun to kill off the aquatic vegetation and open up the shoreline to fishing. Water levels are on the rise.

Trout action has been very slow this past week, but bass and crappie have been active early in the morning and in the evening. The reservoir’s water level is low and weeds have been making shore fishing tough. Look for fish in the deep water along the dam.

Anglers are pursuing striped bass near Willow Beach on the north and Katherine Landing on the south. Stripers are holding in deep water and taking anchovies along the dam. Some of the smaller fish are schooling and will hit on a trout imitation swimbait. Black bass are hitting on silver variations of the Whopper Plopper near Cottonwood Cove. Catfish are biting on worms and chicken

Catfish and striper action is good.Striped bass in the 1- to 3-pound range are schooling in Las Vegas Bay. Anglers are catching catfish on anchovies and worms outside of Hemenway Harbor. A group of young fishers had a great evening catching black bass and stripers on a recent excursion to the Boulder Islands. Black bass are active on the east side of Boulder Basin and

Lake Mohave is producing the better catches of both Striped Bass and Channel Catfish. Anchovies are providing your best catches.

Up on Lake Mohave the Channel Catfish are biting on worms, anchovies, chicken and liver. Your best spots are the coves above the power lines. Anglers have some luck with the Striped Bass in the mouths of the coves near the Davis Dam and the points of the coves seem to be your best bet.

The Striped Bass outlook is great on the Colorado River.  Striper fishing below Davis dam is producing well but its mostly in the one pound range.  Cut anchovies are barely able to stay on the hook before these bait stealers get to your hook.  My suggestion is the bait wrap thread on a #1 or 2 hook.  Our anglers  Robert Tyler (white shirt) and Dillon

The report this week is much the same as the past few weeks. The best action is found early morning or after sundown. The bass and crappie are the most active, but a few trout are still biting in the morning. The fish are taking mostly worms, but a few trout are still taking powerbait in orange or green. Weeds are

Fishing has been great for some and slow for others. Anglers have been catching the bigger stripers on topwater lures like swimbait and poppers. If fishing in deep water, Jigs in 35-65 feet of water or dropping anchovies can help bring in striped bass or catfish. Imitation crawdads and drop-shot rigs can work well too.

Anglers heading to the lake late or early morning are having the best success on the lake. Striper boils are popping up throughout the lake in the evening. Black bass have been caught on whopper ploppers out of Callville. Find a good cove with good underwater vegetation, the fish will bite, just find what they like. Usually one lure works for one person different than

The lake’s water level is low as usual for mid-summer, with the aquatic vegetation getting thicker along the shore line. The best fishing action still remains early morning and after sundown for the bass and crappie with a few trout still taking baits, small lures spinning lures.

The lake is warming up. With warmer weather comes fishing for warm water fish. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are more active at points with vegetation reaching out into the water. Some fishermen are having success from kayaks and fishing for striped bass using anchovies or swimbaits. One angler caught a 33-pound striped past this past weekend outside Willow using a topwater lure. Most fishermen

The striper bite is steady on the lake. Anglers have had success fishing the cove entrances for the striped bass in the early morning and then switching to deep diving lures once the heat of the day has warmed the surface waters. Trolling with shad has worked for many through Las Vegas Bay area and outside Boulder Beach.