FISHING REPORT
* LAKE MEAD -- Alex Riebe, a local 16-year-old, reeled in a 20-pound, 3-ounce striped bass while fishing with an AC Plug during a recent tournament. A 13-pound fish reportedly was caught near Hemenway following a recent trout plant. Boaters still are netting fish in the Las Vegas Wash area, but anglers have found slow fishing along the beaches. The fish taken near the beaches have been small. Shad have been difficult to find, so most anglers are fishing with cut bait and chumming with corn or anchovies. Trout anglers found good fishing after recent stocking efforts.
* LAKE MOHAVE -- Warmer temperatures have increased the number of anglers fishing near Willow Beach, though fishing continues to be slow. Fishermen have been unable to goad the stocked rainbows into taking their bait. Boat anglers haven't found their luck to be any better, though Philip Wright reportedly pulled in a 25.38-pound striper while casting a homemade swim bait near mile marker 52. Anglers fishing out of Cottonwood are reporting slow conditions. A variety of fish can be seen in the water, but the fish show no inclination to take bait.
* LAS VEGAS URBAN PONDS -- Anglers have been finding good fishing for stocked rainbow trout. The fish are taking PowerBait, worms, flies, small Kastmasters and white crappie jigs.
* LAUGHLIN -- Fishing for planter rainbows has been good below Davis Dam, where water temperatures are cool.
* EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR -- The reservoir is covered with 6 to 8 inches of ice. Those braving the cold are rewarded with limits of rainbow trout. Park supervisor Pete Gill described the fishing as fair to good. Fish are biting on worms and PowerBait.
* ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR -- Warm temperatures have made ice conditions unsafe, especially around the edges.
* KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA -- Ice conditions are unsafe for anglers.
