Nevada Fish Reports

Temperatures are reaching into the 80s during the day and dropping into the 50s at night. Trout prefer hitting PowerBait and night crawlers in the early morning or late evening. Action for bass and crappies has been good. Crappies are hitting jigs throughout the day. Bass and trout will hit Woolly Buggers. Anglers must catch and release bass through June 30. 

Warmer temperatures are impacting shore-fishing opportunities as the fish look for deeper water. Largemouth bass have been hitting on imitation crawdads, worms, and grubs in darker colors. Green or root-beer color tube baits, small jigs, and night crawler pieces are bringing in crappies. Action has been good in the late morning and slows in the afternoon.  

Anglers are enjoying an increase in striper action along the Colorado River. Fish between 1-5 pounds are taking anchovies, crankbaits, and topwater lures. One lucky angler reeled in a 24-pounder just south of Casino Row. Anglers are also seeing an increase in black bass activity near heavy vegetation.  

At Willow Beach, rainbow trout are taking worms, mice tails, and spinners from shore anglers at dawn and dusk. Boaters are having better luck with striped bass when trolling swimbaits farther south into Black Canyon. On the reservoir, black bass anglers are seeing the most action from dawn to midday. Fish in the 3-4-pound range are showing a preference for soft plastics and topwater lures.

Bluegill and catfish are taking baits at the park ponds. Mealworms have been fooling bluegill with the best bite in early morning or late afternoon. Anglers have had fair success for catfish in the evenings using stink baits or night crawlers. There is a three-fish limit at the urban ponds.    

Reports indicate that striper boils are beginning to pop up throughout the day. A variety of shad swimbaits, ChatterBaits, and topwater lures are producing fish up to 3 pounds. Black bass can be found in shady and shallow coves. Anglers are reporting catches using swimbaits on jig heads and bone-colored topwater lures.