Fish Reports

Fishing has been good and should remain that way until the season close.  For the fly fisherman, damsels are still out in good numbers but the best bet has been on leech patterns.  Fishing from shore will be possible again after a few good hard freezes knock out some of the suspended vegetation.  Trolling leech patterns for larger aggressive trout has been the most popular

Fishing has been good and will continue to get better with the falling temperatures. Spin fisherman using small rooster tails, spoons, kastmasters, and mepps are catching trout 12-15”” range. Fly fisherman in boats trolling small woolly buggers, leech patterns, and nymphs continue to pick up fish all day long. Some of the better fly patterns include; sheep creek specials, Zug bugs, and red copper John’s. 

 Crappie action really picked up this week with the fish taking Hares Ear nymphs for fly fishers and night crawlers suspended under a bobber for bait fishers.  The trout action slowed down a bit this week, but with the cooler overnight temperatures it should start picking up soon.  

Rainbow trout have been hitting on night crawlers with a bit of mini-marshmallow, as well as chartreuse sparkle PowerBait.  Crappie and bass action has been good with the fish taking spinning lures and small jigs.  

 Anglers continue to catch a variety of fish, though fishing has slowed overall.   Rainbow trout are hanging out around docks and in marshy coves.  Rooster Tails and other spinners are generally a good bait choice.  If you are getting bites and no hooks ups, try switching to worms.  For catfish and stripers, anchovies are the go to bait.   With weather and water levels being unpredictable,

Stripers have been active throughout the reservoir.  Crankbaits, trout imitations and anchovies are catching the fish.  Coves below Willow Beach are producing sunfish and stripers in the 1- to 2-pound range.  Anglers are catching rainbow trout following the weekly fish plants at Willow Beach.  Rooster Tails, L’il Jakes, Super Dupers and Panther Martins will catch the fish, as will PowerBait in various colors.  Rainbow with

 The Nevada Department of Wildlife is scheduled to plant catfish this week at the urban ponds.  There will be one more catfish plant before rainbow trout plants begin.  Those will begin once water temperatures are cool enough to sustain the fish.  Bluegill, bass and catfish are still active and being taken on a variety of baits and lures.  Small hooks with mealworms or chunks of

 Anglers are catching striped bass with live shad.  The baitfish can be found in the Vegas Wash area.  Work the openings of coves and points for the stripers.  The line sides are also taking anchovies and jigging spoons in about 60-80 feet of water.  Some of the larger fish have been caught on swimbait in trout patterns.  

Lake Mohave is not producing much in the way of our stripped bass. There is some large mouth and small mouth bass action.  The coves around the dam and near the power lines are producing some Largemouth Bass while the shelves are having some smallies going after mostly plastics the dark hula tails and the pumpkin color are working well.  The pan fish bite is

Going down river below the Davis dam along the Colorado river near and below the gorge you will find some great pan fish activity.  Pan fish or also called Blue gill, Red ear and Sunfish in our neck of the woods so to say.  Our anglers Joel Pyne (black shirt) and Steve Jansen are showing about 25 they landed from their boat.  These fish are