Nevada Department of Wildlife News

LAKE MEAD — Striper fishing is good for those anglers willing to brave chilly temperatures in the early mornings and at dusk. If you are looking for live bait, Vegas Wash is the place to net some shad. The stretch from Boulder Harbor to the Hemenway fishing pier has been fishing well. Look for areas where birds are circling and diving; this can be an indicator

LAKE MEAD – Striper fishing has been good in the Overton Arm and Las Vegas Wash areas. Anglers have been most successful using anchovies and live shad, but stripers are also biting on shad-colored jigs. There are reports of anglers with catches averaging 10 or more striped bass from locations throughout Boulder Basin. The black bass bite is slowing down, but some anglers are still

LAKE MEAD – Anglers continue to catch striped bass throughout the lake using light colored crankbaits and shad colored jigs. In the coves, striped bass and catfish are biting on anchovies close to shore. Smallmouth bass are taking shad imitations in the area of Lovers Cove and Government Wash. Expect fishing action to slow down with the arrival of nighttime temperatures close to freezing. LAKE MOHAVE/

LAKE MEAD – The striper bite is best at sunrise when they are feeding on shad.  Imitation shad and minnow swimbaits work well during this time, though live shad are generally the most productive bait. Anglers are still catching catfish, some as large as 6 pounds, on anchovies in the Hemenway Harbor area.  With cloudy days and chances of rain in the forecast, expect some

If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to winterize your boat to ensure that it will start in the spring and to prevent damage to your engine that may run into thousands of dollars of repairs.  Many boats come with owner’s manuals that tell you how to prepare your boat for the winter.  If you have it, follow the directions that your manufacturer

LAKE MEAD – Smallmouth and largemouth bass are hitting swimbaits in variations of silver and white in the coves west of Callville Bay. The Boulder Island and Las Vegas Bay areas are producing stripers but mostly in the 1- to 2-pound range.  Catfish are hitting on anchovies by the Hemenway fishing pier. Many are around 3 pounds. LAKE MOHAVE/ WILLOW BEACH – Anglers are bringing in

LAKE MEAD – Striped bass are biting anchovies outside of Hemenway Harbor and Callville Bay Marina. Anglers are fishing from the shore and boats in depths of 50 to 60 feet. Most of the fish are in the 2- to 3-pound range. Anglers are still bringing in largemouth bass on plastics and shad imitations in coves that have good shoreline vegetation. LAKE MOHAVE/ WILLOW BEACH –

BILK CREEK RESERVOIR Trout fishing has picked back up again with the cooler overnight temps. The lake is currently ice free. Fishing for bass has slowed considerably. Majority of the surface activity is now limited to trout in the evenings. Small spinners continue to produce trout all day in deeper water. Bait fishing with dough bait and worms will catch trout most of the day. BLUE LAKES Blue

LAKE MEAD – Cooler mornings and lower daytime temperatures are providing great fishing opportunities for bass. Black bass and striped bass are hitting swimbaits and anchovies from shore. From the boat anglers are catching stripers by trolling swimbaits in the early morning and jigging in the afternoon. Both catfish and stripers are hitting anchovies fished off the bottom in the Overton Arm and Government Wash

LAKE MEAD – With water temperatures dropping, striped bass are moving in toward shore where anglers should experience improved fishing. Anglers can find better fishing between depths of 25 and 40 feet. There has been an abundance of threadfin shad anglers are using as live bait. Catfish are hitting anchovies fished from shore in Government Wash and around the Hemenway Fishing Pier. Kayakers and boaters

LAKE MEAD – Anglers have been able to take advantage of cooler morning and evening temperatures to catch black bass, stripers, and catfish. Striped bass action has been good for shore anglers in the Las Vegas Bay area and boaters around the Boulder Islands. Anchovies, live shad, and jointed swimbaits are catching the fish. LAKE MOHAVE/ WILLOW BEACH – Stocked rainbow trout are providing good fishing

Las Vegas, NV – The Nevada Department of Wildlife wants to remind everyone that the AIS Watercraft Stations at Lake Mead and Lake Mohave have changed their hours of operation starting Oct. 1. The cleaning station on Lake Mead will now be open 8 am – 4:30 pm, 7 days a week, while operations for Cottonwood on Lake Mohave are now by appointment only. Please