Fish Reports

The lake level is way up and has a little stain on it from our recent storms. I fished last week with Rapalas and caught six rainbows in a four hour period. All fish were in the 14 to 17 inch class. The shore action has been a little slow, which may be due to the weather of last week. I have seen some anglers ignoring the

Week 10, 1st place Ron Domoe  with a 5.6 lb 25" rainbow. 2nd place Terry Ryan from Wellington NV with a 4 lb 10.9 oz rainbow 22'. Week 11, David Kerkhoff from Topaz CA with a 5 lb 12.2 oz rainbow. 2nd place was Elliot Ervin from Carson City NV with a 2 lb 5.3 oz rainbow. So far this year, 248 trout have weighed in 2 lbs or larger.

The reservoir was stocked this past week with about 4,000 trout – a 50/50 mix of rainbows and tigers. One angler was pleasantly surprised to land a pair of tiger trout in the 13- to 15-inch range. Despite windy conditions, the fishing has been good. The fish are taking PowerBait, small spinning lures and a variety of flies.

Fishing has improved significantly during the past week. With sunnier days, and despite windy conditions, the rainbow trout were hitting both PowerBait and flies.

Rainbow trout are biting on PowerBait all along the river at Laughlin.  Crappie jigs are working from shore just above Big Bend. The trout limit is five fish on the river. Largemouth bass are holding in the shallows along the marshy sections below Casino Row.

Smallmouth bass have provided the most action for anglers during the past week around Cottonwood Cove. The quality of fish has been impressive with most coming in at two to three pounds. Many can be found at rocky points in coves.  Cast shallow and work the bait up to about 25 feet.  Rainbow trout colored AC Plugs and soft minnow baits are the lure of

Trout action sloweddown this past week following the conclusion of seasonal fish plants. The bait that has caught the most trout at both Sunset and Floyd Lamb parks was rainbow power eggs. Sunfish are starting to show themselves as the water starts to warm up and will be starting spawning activity in the local ponds.

Anglers are having success in various areas around the lake, most notably coves in Vegas Wash and around Echo Bay. Netting shad has been a fairly easy task for those working the mouth of Las Vegas Bay. Some gizzard shad are topping the one-pound mark and providing a source of durable cut bait. Anglers report success for spawning largemouth bass near submerged brush and smallmouth

 Rainbow trout are biting on PowerBait all along the river at Laughlin.  Crappie jigs are working from shore just above Big Bend. The trout limit is five fish on the river. Largemouth bass are holding in the shallows along the marshy sections below Casino Row.  

Smallmouth bass have provided the most action for anglers during the past week around Cottonwood Cove. The quality of fish has been impressive with most coming in at two to three pounds. Many can be found at rocky points in coves.  Cast shallow and work the bait up to about 25 feet.  Rainbow trout colored AC Plugs and soft minnow baits are the lure of

Trout action slowed down this past week following the conclusion of seasonal fish plants. The bait that has caught the most trout at both Sunset and Floyd Lamb parks was rainbow power eggs. Sunfish are starting to show themselves as the water starts to warm up and will be starting spawning activity in the local ponds.  

Anglers are having success in various areas around the lake, most notably coves in Vegas Wash and around Echo Bay. Netting shad has been a fairly easy task for those working the mouth of Las Vegas Bay. Some gizzard shad are topping the one-pound mark and providing a source of durable cut bait. Anglers report success for spawning largemouth bass near submerged brush and smallmouth