Southern Nevada Fish Reports

The action for trout, bass and crappie has picked up with bait anglers using night crawlers or PowerBait doing very well off the dam. The water level is starting to drop, but the lake remains full and weed free.

Striped bass are keeping fishermen busy. The best fishing is taking place in the early morning hours and around sunset. Black bass are taking soft plastics fished on a drop shot, crankbaits and some top-water baits. Look for the fish in coves with vegetation and other structure, along the edge of deep water and near drop-offs. Stocked rainbows at Willow Beach will generally take

All warm water species are very active. The big news this spring is crappie. After several years on the slow end, the slab-sized sunfish has provided anglers with good action in the Overton Arm. Small jigs in white or silver colorations, and small crankbaits will catch the fish. Striped bass are pursuing shad near 33-Hole and along the east side of Boulder Basin. Government Wash

The water is high, and rainbow trout are keeping anglers busy. The fish are taking a wide variety of baits. Bass and crappie action remains sluggish but should pick up as temperatures grow warmer. The campgrounds are all open.

Striped bass are active at the north and south ends of the lake. Some lucky boaters have reeled in fish as large as 18-pounds with anchovies in deep water. Though black bass are spawning in the shallows, anglers are finding that many beds are already vacant. In recent days fishermen have been finding the fish in shaded areas of coves and along weed beds. With

All warm water species are very active. The big news this spring is crappie. After several years on the slow end, the slab-sized sunfish has provided anglers with good action in the Overton Arm. Small jigs in white or silver colorations, and small crankbaits will catch the fish. Striped bass are pursuing shad near 33-Hole and along the east side of Boulder Basin. Government Wash

Angler Nick Balestera checked in with NVFR from Lake Mead. Nick submitted a photo of a Smallmouth Bass. Check out my new personal best on Smallmouth Bass. I caught this “Smallie” two weeks ago using a small jig in about 10 feet of water. The fish is estimated to weigh between 3 and 4 pounds and was 18 inches long.

The staff from Willow Beach checked in with another nice Striped Bass. Congratulations Jim Schmid brought in his last fish of the season today...this one weighed in at 7.5 pounds. You had a good run this year, Jim! See you next year!