FISHING REPORT
■ LAKE MEAD -- Cut anchovies are catching striped bass and catfish. The nighttime bite has slowed, but daytime striper boils are providing anglers with fast top-water action in the Overton Arm and near Callville Bay. Some boils reportedly are lasting as long as 20 minutes. For largemouth bass, target the recently flooded brush in coves around the lake.
■ LAKE MOHAVE -- Striper fishing has picked up in the midlake area near Cottonwood Cove but still is a little slow. One lucky angler recently netted a striped bass that weighed in at about 8 pounds. At Willow Beach, success has come with large plugs and swim baits designed to imitate rainbow trout. Striped bass tipping the scales well beyond 10 pounds are keying in on stocked rainbow trout. The Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery plants trout each Friday.
■ LAUGHLIN -- Trout imitations are catching striped bass along Casino Row and from there south. Anglers have caught fish weighing as much as 5 pounds, though most are smaller.
■ URBAN PONDS -- The catfish bite has slowed but should improve after the next fish plant, scheduled for mid-August. Mealworms and night crawlers are catching bluegill at Floyd Lamb Park, but the action is slow.
■ KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA -- Anglers are finding slow fishing for rainbow trout, but that means it's time to target largemouth bass. The best action occurs in the morning and evening. The daytime can be productive for those willing to work the shady areas amongst the tule beds along the shoreline.
■ EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR -- Spinners, lures, mini-marshmallows and night crawlers are catching rainbow trout, though the action is only fair. Morning and evening are the most productive.
■ ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR -- Pan-size crappie are taking night crawlers and mealworms fished below a bobber. Largemouth bass averaging about 1 pound also are hitting baits, and PowerBait or night crawlers are fooling rainbow trout.
