Anglers are finally starting to see an improvement in striped bass fishing and overall angler activity is picking up as well. Over the weekend, Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens checked a couple of boats whose occupants caught more than 20 stripers. One of the fish topped 10 pounds with a few others hitting the six-pound mark. The anglers reportedly released several fish in the 1 to 1 ??-pound range. Most of the fish were taken on cut bait and shad, but lures also caught a few fish. Other anglers have found success by trolling anchovies or throwing hardware mimicking minnows or shad. Arizona Bay, the cliffs near mile marker 30, and the area north of Cottonwood Cove have all been producing fish.

Largemouth bass have been hitting plastics and spinner baits during recent tournaments. Fish have been caught in Nevada Bay, Ski Cove, Cottontail Cove and other coves both to the north and to the south of Cottonwood Cove. Plastics and spinner baits did the trick. Trout anglers continue to find good fishing at Willow Beach using spinners and PowerBait.