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Southern Nevada Fish Reports


Lake Mead Smallie Action

by CHAD WOODS
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.

Lake Mead Striper Action

by CHAD WOODS
Angler Nick Balestera checked in from Lake Mead today. The Striped Bass fishing has been picking up. Pictured here is Nick with a Striped Bass. If you have any fishing information for Lake Mead please email us at chad@sportfishingreport.com..

Colorado River Trout Action

by RUSTY
The trout are the happening along here on the Colorado River below the Davis Dam. We just had our stocking from the Willow Beach Hatchery. They will start again in October. The Rainbow Trout are being raised at the hatchery. This is a great time to go up there and check out their work these guys and gals are doing a great

Nice 21 Pounder

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
The staff from Willow Beach checked in. Check out this beautiful 21.74 pound Striped Bass caught by Pokey!

Willow Beach Striper Report

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
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!

Striper Action Continues

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
The staff from Willow Beach Marina checked in this afternoon. Wow! Here's the catch of the day brought in by Jerry Thoresen. It weighed in at 21.50 lbs and he was using Rago baits. Great job, Jerry!!

48 Pound Striped Bass

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Angler Jack caught this monster 48-pound, 13-ounce striper in about 10 feet of water in the flats across from South Cove. He also caught another lunker on the fishing trip.

Stripers on the Chew

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
The staff from Willow Beach Marina checked in this afternoon with an update from the Colorado River. Jim Schmid is on fire this month! He caught these two stripers at the 52MM using AC plugs today. The fish weighed in at 7.96 and 9.5 pounds. Nice job!

18 Pound Striper

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
The staff from Willow Beach checked in today with an update from the Colorado River. Check out this beautiful 18 pound striper caught by Jerry Thoresen at mile marker 50 at 3:45 PM on a Rago Glide Bait.

Eagle Valley Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Freezing overnight temperatures have kept a thin layer of ice around the dock area, but the rest of the reservoir is ice free. The water remains murky and catch success rates for those braving the elements has been slow.

Echo Canyon Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The lake is full and free of ice, but very murky. Cold temperatures and snow kept most people away from the lake this week.

Lake Mead Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The Nevada Department of Wildlife is reminding anglers that the new license year started Wednesday. 2017 fishing licenses are available online and through license vendors. Anglers are finding good fishing for catfish and striped bass during the overnight hours. Warming water temperatures has largemouth bass action is picking up in coves with vegetation. Anglers fishing from shore and boat have been successful in the Boulder

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by RB BASS
February 24-26 2017 Lake Mohave Calm to 15/20mph winds 55-57 degree water temp Water Clarity 25+ feet So I headed down to fish the Wild West Bass Trail PRO/AM at Lake Mohave. I’m going to talk about what my pros did. On the first day we headed south for a 15min run to a south facing point. The bait of choice was a small 3/8th brown and purple jig matched

Willow Beach Fish Report

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
The fishing at Willow Beach along the Colorado River has been very good. We have seen some decent action on Striped Bass. Plus we are once again get trout plants so the trout fishing has improved too.

Eagle Valley Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Ice on the reservoir is starting to thaw. There are small patches of open water, but as of Tuesday the ice along the fishing dock was still thick enough for fishing. This past week the stormy weather brought snow and rain and kept most anglers off the lake. Check ice conditions before venturing onto the reservoir.

Echo Canyon Reservoir Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
The reservoir is full of water and at least half of it is ice free. Poor weather conditions have kept the area free of anglers.

Lake Mohave Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Anglers are pulling in 3- to 8-pound stripers near Davis Dam. The fish are taking anchovies. The fish seem to be holding along the southern shores of the coves. The bigger stripers are falling to anglers fishing from boats. The Cottonwood Cove area is giving up smallmouth and largemouth bass. Anglers are finding them in coves with vegetation. Stocked rainbows are

Lake Mead Fishing Report

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
With the warmer daytime temperatures, anglers have caught some great fish. Striped bass are biting on anchovies and silver-colored shad imitation lures. Anglers have caught some good black bass near Government Wash. Lures like the Mepp’s Aglia silver-blade white tail are catching the fish. Unsettled weather patterns are expected to continue as we head into the weekend and beyond. Be sure to check the

Striper Alert

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
The staff from Willow Beach checked in with a Striper Alert. John Garman caught this 6.5 lb Striper off the shore at Willow Beach today. Nice job, John!

1st Trout Stock Tomorrow

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
Willow Beach will receive it's first trout plant of the year. Please note the new trout limits is a 5 trout bag effective January 1, 2017.

Striper Action

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR
Congratulations to Pokey on bringing in these two stripers from the pier at Willow Beach! Nice catch!
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