Fish Reports

Algae is starting to grow with the hot sunny weather.  The outflow continues to be about 100 cfs and expect the water level to drop throughout the summer due to the extremely dry conditions. Very little change here as fishing continues to be good for trout, perch and bass. Surface water temperatures are in the 60’s and the algae is starting to grow. Expect buggers,

With surface water temperatures in the 60’s, fishing for trout has been fair to good and bass fishing has been good.  For the bait anglers, worms seem to be working better than PowerBait for trout.  Spin fishermen should be using black spinners with gold blades.  Fly rodders were having good luck with purple, black or olive wooly buggers.  Since Wilson often fishes similar to South

The road is open and the lake is ice free.  The parking lot is free of snow, though anglers may encounter some snow on the back side of the lake.  Fishing has been slow but with warming water temperatures expect it to pick up.  This lake was stocked with just under 1,500 trout last week which should also help to improve fishing success.

Fishing for both trout and bass continues to be fair to good depending upon the day.  Algae and plant growth is coming on quickly.  Surface water temperatures are well on their way into the 60’s and the bass bite has picked up, especially largemouth bass using crankbaits and spinnerbaits.  Anglers are also having success with both worms and PowerBait catching trout averaging 15 to 18

Cave Lake is sitting approximately 15 feet below normal water level.  Fishing has been good here using worms, PowerBait or small spinners.  Fly rodders should be using small nymphs, chironomids or buggers.  Cave Lake was stocked with approximately 5,000 rainbow trout this spring.   

Cold Creek Reservoir is now at minimum pool due to outlet structure repair being done by Kinross.  There is very little water and is mostly ice free.  

Work is being done to put in an improved boat ramp at Comins which is affecting access to the lake.  Do not expect to be able to launch a large boat for the foreseeable future as volunteers and contractors are cutting brush and moving dirt to prepare for the boat ramp. This is taking place where people have usually launched boats and that area is

The water level is down as water is being taken out for irrigation. Fishing continues to be good.  Anglers will do well on nightcrawlers, spinners, and PowerBait. Fly rodders should be using olive or black wooly buggers, black leeches, red copper Johns, GR hares ears, PT nymphs and prince nymphs.  Illipah has been stocked with approximately 24,000 rainbow trout this spring.

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.