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Anglers have found good action along the dam. PowerBait and night crawlers have been catching the fish. Winter is a good time to target large brown trout. The ice is still 8-10-inches thick over most of the lake. For up-to-date ice conditions contact the Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102.
Much of the reservoir is covered with thin ice, leaving only a small open spot in the center. Ice conditions are unsafe for fishing. Visitors are urged to use extreme caution. For up-to-date ice conditions contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103.
The bulk of striper activity is taking place overnight and into the early morning hours. Hemenway and Callville Bay are hot spots for fish in the 1- to 3-pound range. Anglers are trolling a variety of shad-patterned lures or throwing anchovies from shore. Live shad can be found in abundance throughout the Boulder Basin. Black bass and sunfish activity remain slow. Catfish are taking anchovies in the evening.
Winds kept many anglers off Lake Mohave over the weekend. Few reports have come in on the black bass bite, and striped bass fishing is hit and miss from shore. Boaters are reporting better success for stripers, as the fish are feeding around 50 feet or deeper. Trout swimbaits and umbrella jigs are working well for trollers. At Willow Beach, green and yellow PowerBait or red spinners are producing rainbow trout bites. Stripers are reportedly most active overnight in at least 40 feet of water.
Shoreline anglers are catching the 5-fish limit of rainbow trout using jigs and worms. The striped bass bite is slow, but swimbaits and anchovies are producing a few catches in the deeper water. One lucky angler reeled in a 13-pound striper from his boat. Homemade stink baits and corn are working well for catfish in marshy areas.
The reservoirs are nearly covered with thin ice, leaving some areas of open water. Conditions are hazardous.
Rainbow trout were stocked in Beatty and the Las Vegas area urban ponds at Floyd Lamb, Lorenzi, Sunset and Veteran’s Memorial parks. Hafen Park in Mesquite also received a load of trout. The fish have been biting on PowerBait, mealworms, and night crawlers. A few anglers have caught fish with spinners as well. A few catfish have been fooled with night crawlers or chicken livers..
UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS
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