FISHING REPORT

• LAKE MEAD -- Fishing continues to be slow in the Hemenway area and along the beaches. Anglers are using cut bait to take small striped bass in the Vegas Bay arm.

One angler reportedly caught a 13-pound striper at B-5 Road following a trout plant Friday. Roads referred to as B-5 or B-4 are in the Saddle Cove area.

Anglers have been catching trout following the Nevada Department of Wildlife's weekly trout plants. At Hemenway, however, the trout quickly scatter after being released.

• LAKE MOHAVE -- Warmer weather has increased fishing at Willow Beach. Shoreline fishing has been slow for striped bass, though. Boating anglers have done a little better, though the action isn't described as fast.

One fisherman netted a 30-pound striper near Placer Cove while casting an AC Plug.

• LAS VEGAS URBAN PONDS -- Stocked trout continue to provide anglers with plenty of fishing action at urban ponds. The Nevada Department of Wildlife will stock the fish through the last week of March.

PowerBait, flies, small spinners and white crappie jigs have been taking fish. Bait fishermen should remember to use small hooks and only enough bait to cover them. Catch-and-release anglers should go with single, barbless hooks and avoid treble hooks.

• LAUGHLIN -- Anglers have been catching stocked rainbow trout from the Laughlin Bridge downstream to the Riverside Hotel. Worms and PowerBait are the top bait choices.

• EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR -- Cold temperatures are keeping the ice thick enough for ice fishing. Anglers have been catching tiger and rainbow trout on worms and rainbow PowerBait.

• ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR -- Water levels won't come up until daytime temperatures rise, but anglers have been fishing through the hard water. PowerBait and worms are good choices.

• KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA -- Anglers have been pulling rainbow trout from below the hard water at Cold Springs and Haymeadow reservoirs. Fish have been biting on worms and rainbow PowerBait.

As much as 12 inches of ice has been on the reservoirs, but with warming temperatures the ice will melt fast. Always check conditions before venturing onto ice.