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Fishing report, July 17, 2014
RJ

■ LAKE MEAD — Reports of striper boils are somewhat varied, but they have been sufficient to create excitement among anglers. The key is being in the right place at the right time. Most of the stripers being caught this past week were less than 2 pounds. Prime time to be on the water is before sunrise. Striped bass are hitting on shad or imitation lures, such as the Sassy Shad. Cheese has been a hot bait for catfish, especially at night in the backs of coves. Black bass have been active as well with anglers having luck just off shorelines in 6 to 10 feet of water or off cliff walls using top-water baits or grubs.

Congress jumps in to fight hatchery cutbacks
By C. DOUGLAS NIELSEN / RJ

Short, sweet and to the point. There really is no other way to describe HR 5026, federal legislation known simply as the Fish Hatchery Protection Act.

It’s post time for Del Mar summer meet
By STEVE CARP / RJ

The seaside race track near San Diego celebrates its 75th anniversary beginning today and is a haven for Las Vegans seeking relief from the oppressive summer heat. There is over $8 million in purses being offered for stakes races, but even the $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 24 isn’t enough to lure California Chrome to the track.

Turkish basketball not for the timid
By RON KANTOWSKI / RJ

All jokes aside, if players in the Vegas Summer League don’t make the NBA, there are worse things than playing in the Turkish Basketball League.

Euro scouts on lookout, too
By STEVE CARP / RJ

They’re behind the baseline at Cox Pavilion. They’re in the corner of the lower bowl of the Thomas & Mack Center. Who are these guys? Scouts.

10 destinations worth a weekend trip from Las Vegas
By CAIT EARNEST RJ CONTRIBUTOR

The nine-to-five grind can get monotonous and dull, especially as each week comes to an end and the weather gets hotter. It’s not hard to let weekend routines become stagnant and complacent, so as the heat kicks up, take advantage of the surrounding states’ beautiful parks, cities and beaches.

For Reid, Henderson has always been his true home
By JOHN L. SMITH / RJ

Harry Reid recently announced he was selling his home in Searchlight and moving to Henderson. Reid’s residence on 110 acres is being bought by a mining company for $1.7 million, according to published reports.

Glitter of gold can’t tarnish silver in Nevada’s nickname
By JENNIFER ROBISON / RJ

Nevada is the nation’s biggest gold producer, the bullion behemoth behind 75 percent of all U.S. gold output. In fact, if the state were its own country, Nevada would rank in the world’s top five for gold production.

 
Pressure on Russia builds with new sanctions from US, Europe
By JULIE PACE and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG ASSOCIATED PRESS

Struggling to defuse the persistent crisis in Ukraine, both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Barack Obama declaring that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting rebels “have consequences.”

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