Fish Reports

Trout, bass, and crappie are hitting well and taking a variety of baits and lures. Weekend storms kept most people off the reservoir.

Fishing has slowed slightly following our turbulent weather but this slowdown should be temporary as the warmer days return. That said anglers are still having success, bringing in stripers ranging two to five pounds. Anchovies used as bait continue to fool fish, be it striped bass or catfish. One catfish weighing 6.5 pounds was caught near Rotary Park.

According to Rusty at the Riviera Marina, anglers have been reeling in a number of smallmouth bass in the three-pound range. Most seem to prefer night crawlers to plastic imitations. Working a drop shot rig over rocky shelves can trigger a strike. Catfish are hanging in the backs of coves and anglers have been catching fish averaging three to four pounds. While the action has

Catfish were stocked into the ponds at Floyd Lamb, Lorenzi, Sunset, Boulder City and Mesquite on April 22. The fish started biting on mealworms, night crawlers and hotdogs almost immediately. Bluegill are also hitting well on worms at most of the ponds.

While details regarding fishing from the lake this week have been light, general consensus is it was good. This time of year anglers can find success working the openings of coves for stripers looking for shad. Casting plastic imitations or crankbaits into the shallows or against rocky outcroppings can work for largemouth and smallmouth bass. Working the coves into the evening or at night can

Fishing is still fair to good for trout depending upon the day, the angler and where you are fishing along the collection ditch. The go-to fly seems to be the hares ear, with the pheasant tail nymph close behind. Also, wooly buggers and flies that have some red in them also seem to be working. For spin fishermen the usual assortment of small spinners

With the recent precipitation, the water level is up just a bit. But not enough to make much of a difference. However, anglers have been getting up to Wild Horse and catching fish averaging between three and five pounds. Most anglers are using worms or worms with marshmallows. One group fished from a boat, while the others were from shore.

While the water at Wilson is clearing, it is still off color, though fishing has picked up here. The stream below has flows that are fishable and one angler reported decent luck catching 14 to 15 inch fish below the falls. Shore anglers near the boat ramp were having good luck with worms and PowerBait for 12 to 15 inch fish. NDOW

The road is closed to the lake and there will be no fishing reports for Angel Lake until late May of 2015.

With warmer air temperatures, the surface water temps have climbed into the 50’s and reaching the mid 50’s by afternoon. There are still a few fish cruising the shorelines trying to spawn, but not many, and that should be winding down soon. Fishing continues to improve with the warmer temperatures as aquatic insects start to hatch and the fish metabolism increases. Sherbet PowerBait

Fishing continues to improve for fish in the 9 to 12 inch range. The usual small spinners, PowerBait and worms should all work. Fly rodders should be using hare’s ears, PT, prince, copper Johns, zug bugs and small wooly and crystal buggers. On warm afternoons when the midges are hatching Griffith’s gnats, Adams, elk hair caddis and other popular dry flies in

Water levels at Cold Creek are good and fishing has been productive. CC was stocked with 2000 trout on April 15th and fish are actually hitting dry flies here. Fly fishermen should use Adams, Griffiths gnats, elk hair caddis, mosquito and royal coachmen for dry flies. For nymphs turn to hares ears, copper Johns, prince nymphs and zug bugs. The

Both the water quality and fishing are good here at Illipah. Float tubers have been catching fish using a medium to slow sinking line getting wooly buggers and nymphs down in the water column for some nice browns and rainbows. Rainbows are being caught off the rocks on the north side of the old dam. The usual assortment of worms, artificial