Fishing Report

* LAKE MEAD -- The Vegas Wash area continues to be the most productive area of the Boulder Basin for striped bass. Anglers also are catching fish near the tires at Lake Mead Marina. Most of the stripers being caught are small. Anglers are finding top-water action, but jigging and still-fishing with anchovies are producing the most fish. Cooler temperatures might jump-start the action along the beaches.

* LAKE MOHAVE -- Fishing pressure has picked up at Willow Beach with recent weather changes. Trout fishing still is sluggish, though shore anglers and boaters have been reeling in a few fish with a smorgasbord of baits -- PowerBait, flies, lures and meal worms. Action for striped bass is heating up. One boater netted a 31-inch striper that weighed nearly 11 pounds near mile marker 53. A 36-inch, 17-pound fish was pulled in just downstream from Willow Beach on a Castaic lure. Fishing action out of Cottonwood Cove is sluggish. Some success has been found by trolling and still-fishing at depths of 15 to 45 feet. Cooler weather could lead to better fishing.

* LAS VEGAS URBAN PONDS -- Recent catfish plants have provided good action at the urban ponds. The fish average about 18 inches in length.

Go to the bottom with night crawlers, stinkbaits or chicken livers fished on a slip rig. Whisker fish will be stocked one more time in the coming weeks.

* EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR -- Action for rainbow and tiger trout is picking up with cooler temperatures. Anglers fishing in the early mornings and late afternoons should be able to catch fish with night crawlers, spinners or PowerBait. Woolly buggers in brown or olive also should produce bites.

* ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR -- Trout fishing has been good despite low water levels, and anglers have been catching limits of plump rainbows. The bass and crappie bite has slowed. For trout, try mini-marshmallows, worms, PowerBait or small spinners.

* KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA -- Reservoirs are fishing well for trout and largemouth bass. "It's definitely a good time to come," area manager Dana Johnson said. Trout planted last fall and spring are beginning to show up, and they have heft to them. Fishing should continue to improve into the fall. Bass are active.