NDOW Southern Fishing Report
by Nevada Department of Wildlife
9-3-2021
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Cool nights have helped the vegetation growth along the shoreline to recede. Anglers have been catching rainbows early in the mornings or throughout cloudy days. Crappies are holding along reed beds or drop-offs. Bright marabou jigs will fool the fish. Bass are taking plastics and Woolly Buggers. Boat anglers are having the best success.
Steady heat has kept water levels low and made fishing difficult. Some areas are becoming more fishable as the weeds dissipate due to cooler nighttime temperatures. The best time to fish is at sunrise and sunset to beat the heat. Bass are active throughout the morning and hitting on plastics and creature baits. Trout are hitting on hoppers and worms.
Striper boils are popping up intermittently throughout much of the Boulder Basin, Overton Arm, and close to Temple Bar. Fish are attacking light-colored topwater lures and medium diving crankbaits. Black bass action is slow, with just a few catches under 2 pounds reported in grassy coves. Catfish are eager to take anchovies overnight from shoreline anglers at Kingman Wash, Hemenway, and Echo Bay.
Shoreline anglers at Katherine Landing are having luck with black bass and striped bass in the early morning hours. Topwater lures and Rat-L-Traps are tempting fish in the coves. On the north end of the lake, black bass are hitting drop shots with soft plastic worms in brown and green. At Willow Beach, striped bass and rainbow trout are the target species. Jointed swimbaits fished from boat or kayak remain the go-to method for landing striper over 10 pounds. For trout, try mice tails and flashy spinners near the fishing pier.
At Willow Beach, striped bass and rainbow trout are the target species. Jointed swimbaits fished from boat or kayak remain the go-to method for landing striper over 10 pounds. For trout, try mice tails and flashy spinners near the fishing pier.
South of Casino Row, the river is producing both striped and smallmouth bass. Anglers are reporting success using jerkbaits, anchovies, and soft plastics in purple or green. Stripers are averaging 3 to 5 pounds. Catfish are biting chicken livers in marshy areas.
Vegetation remains an issue along the shoreline, making it challenging to fish from shore at Haymeadow and Cold Springs. Bass are taking plastics fished on drop-shot rigs. Trout fishing is slow, and anglers going out at sunrise and sunset are having the best success.
UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS
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More Reports
Nevada Department of Wildlife Reports
for Friday, September 3rd, 2021
Eagle Valley Reservoir: Anglers Have Been Catching Rainbows Early in the Mornings or Throughout Cloudy Days
Echo Canyon Reservoir: Steady Heat Has Kept Water Levels Low and Made Fishing Difficult
Lake Mead: Striper Boils Are Popping Up Intermittently
Lake Mohave: Shoreline Anglers at Katherine Landing are Having Luck With Black Bass and Striped Bass
• South of Casino Row, the River is Producing Both Striped and Smallmouth Bass
• Vegetation Remains an Issue Along the Shoreline
• At Willow Beach, Striped Bass and Rainbow Trout are the Target Species
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