Nevada fishing report, April 7, 2016

LAKE MEAD — Striper fishing continues to be slow in the Vegas Wash area; three bags were caught on jigs in approximately 40 feet of water. Striper fishing in the Overton Arm was fair; boats launching out of Echo Bay did slightly better than those out of Boulder Harbor. The biggest bag came from trolling with crankbait. Some pretty big bags were brought in during last weekend’s bass tournament. The winning bag was 17.6 pounds, and the biggest fish was 4.6 pounds.

LAKE MOHAVE — Striper fishing is picking up; lures are working for several fishermen. Swimbait and anchovies have been successful in getting the bigger stripers. From the tournament reports on Mohave, bass fishing has been great the past few weeks. The last report had a winning bag of 24.93 pounds, with a 5.5-pound fish. Average size for the entire tournament was about 3 pounds.

LAUGHLIN — Striper fishing has picked up on the river. The average size has been 2 to 5 pounds. No sign of the big fish lately; however, bigger stripers have been caught on trout-imitation lures in the past. A fisherman trolling in the casino area caught a 3-pound smallmouth bass using anchovies. Anchovies have been working well for all bass.

LAS VEGAS URBAN PONDS — Rainbow trout continue to hit on a variety of lures, such as rainbow powerbait, yellow or orange power eggs and small spinning lures. Bluegill and bass are starting to become active, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife requests leaving any fish on nests in peace, as natural reproduction is the only way to increase those populations. Catfish stocking is scheduled to begin next week.

KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA — With the warmer weather, the campground has been filling up on the weekends. One group that stayed three days last week had mixed results. There was not one day when all of the group members caught a fish, but they each had catches at some point during their trip. They said the trout were biting on anything green and shiny at Dacey Reservoir. When they tried shoreline, none had any luck. They also ventured down to Hay Meadow Reservoir and said it was OK there, the best being on Wednesday afternoon. Everything still is full, and things are starting to green up nicely.

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR — Fishing action was good this past week, and one angler recently brought in a 7½-pound tiger trout. The tigers have been hitting the best on the upper end of the reservoir and have been taking small Rapala’s. Rainbows have been hitting throughout the entire reservoir, taking most small lures, various colors of Powerbait and night crawlers.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR — It still has been too cold for the crappie and bass, but the rainbows are hitting well on a variety of baits and lures. Small Mepps spinners and Rooster Tails have been working well.