NDOW Southern Fishing Report
by Nevada Department of Wildlife
8-25-2021
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Anglers have been catching 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in the early mornings. The aquatic vegetation that has hampered anglers is starting to dissipate slowly. Anglers are dropping green and white jigs off the boat or fishing them below a clear bobber. Bass are biting hoppers and plastics.
Some areas are becoming more fishable as the weeds start to dissipate. Trout are hitting worms at sunrise, but the action drops off through the day. Crappie are biting on worms or jigs fished four feet below a bobber. Bass are active throughout the morning and hitting on plastics and creature baits.
Striper boils continue to occur across the Boulder Basin and in the Overton Arm. Stripers are taking shad swimbaits and topwater lures when thrown into a boil. Black bass action is tapering off, but a few patient anglers are having luck throwing Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits near rocky points. Anchovies and worms fished off the bottom are attracting catfish in the shallows overnight.
Many anglers are catching rainbow trout at Willow Beach. Mice tails and Panther Martins are fooling fish near the fishing pier. Anglers are catching striped bass when trolling trout-pattern lures or casting swimbaits during the overnight hours. On the main body of the reservoir, black bass and striped bass action is slow. Anglers near Katherine Landing report moderate success for stripers while throwing shad swimbaits, but few boils have been seen lately.
River anglers are enjoying an increase in striper activity. They are catching the fish from both boat and shore. Live bait is preferred, but bright and flashy jerkbaits are an excellent alternative. Smallmouth bass are hanging out in shaded areas with an abundance of vegetation. The fish are quick to bite a variety of lures in blue, green, and red.
Anglers are finding the best action at sunrise and sunset, though trout fishing has been slow during hot periods. Bass are biting on crawdad jigs and plastics. Aquatic vegetation has made it more of a challenge to fish from shore and to launch on Haymeadow and Cold Springs.
Summer temperatures continue to bake southern Nevada, so fishing remains best at sunrise and sunset for sunfish and bass. Small night crawler pieces set off the bottom are working very well for bluegill and green sunfish. Bass are hitting on spinners and crankbaits. ics.
UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS
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More Reports
Nevada Department of Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
Lake Mead: Striper boils continue to occur across the Boulder Basin and in the Overton Arm
Lake Mohave: Black bass and striped bass action is slow
Colorado River - Laughlin: River anglers are enjoying an increase in striper activity
Las Vegas Urban Ponds: Fishing remains best at sunrise and sunset for sunfish and bass
Kirch Wildlife Management Area: Anglers are finding the best action at sunrise and sunset
Eagle Valley Reservoir: Anglers have been catching 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in the early mornings
Echo Canyon Reservoir: Some areas are becoming more fishable as the weeds start to dissipate
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