FISHING REPORT
• LAKE MEAD -- Fishing has been slow with fewer anglers on the water. Jigging with anchovies has been the best method for luring stripers in the Vegas Wash arm. Catfish are taking cut anchovies on the bottom. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing has been good in isolated coves near Stewarts Point.
• LAKE MOHAVE -- Willow Beach was slow for big stripers over the weekend but good for trout. Anglers caught trout using salmon eggs, PowerBait and small Super Dupers.
• URBAN PONDS -- Anglers have been doing well with a variety of baits. Chartreuse- and salmon-colored PowerBait has been the ticket for fishermen keeping trout. For those who practice catch and release, small lures such as Super Dupers and Rooster Tails have been productive. Fly anglers are finding success using small olive-colored wooly or nymph patterns fished below the surface with either a sink-tip or strike indicator. Trout were planted at Floyd Lamb, Lorenzi and Hafen parks this week.
• KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA -- Trout fishing continues to get better as temperatures drop. With skim ice forming around the edges and disappearing around 8 a.m., fishing has been best during the warmer part of the day on all reservoirs. Anglers have been doing well with PowerBait on the dam. Float tubers are using Rooster Tails or fly-fishing with wooly patterns in light brown and olive colors.
• EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR -- Chilly weather has been keeping fishing to a minimum. Those who have been fishing at the reservoir are finding success with PowerBait off the dock and dam. Fly anglers are catching rainbow trout with brown-colored wooly patterns.
• ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR -- Similar to Eagle Valley, Echo Canyon has only a few visitors despite good fishing. Anglers are targeting rainbow trout with PowerBait, marshmallows, worms and salmon eggs.
