Whenever you travel somewhere to fish for the first time, it is always a good idea to get intel from one of the locals. Of course, you never know how good that information is until you hit the water and put it to the test.
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While talking with a couple of Lake Mead fishermen recently, the subject turned to gizzard shad. Since they showed up in Lake Mead in 2007, gizzards have displaced threadfin shad as both the primary forage fish in the lake and the live bait of choice for many anglers. But what if the quick-darting baitfish could be more than just another source of bass food?
Despite the severe heat that enveloped the Las Vegas area Saturday, hundreds of anglers made their way to the valley’s urban ponds to take advantage of Nevada’s Free Fishing Day. And why not? That is the one day each year when anyone can fish in the Silver State without having to first procure a fishing license.
To my surprise, several anglers already were lining the pond bank when I pulled into the parking lot at Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City on Friday. I figured there would be some fishing pressure, but I wasn’t expecting to see that many people on a weekday.
Tell me it isn’t so!” I said when Matt Judd picked up the phone at Sportsman’s Warehouse in Henderson, where he works as the hunting floor manager.
Low-hanging clouds and periods of heavy rain could not dampen the spirits of shooters who gathered Saturday at Desert Lakes Shooting Club in Boulder City for the second Las Vegas Sporting Clays Classic. Neither could the wind, which sometimes blew hard enough to carry huge raindrops into seemingly protected places where shooters and event volunteers sought shelter.