Mead - Rain's toughen the bite

2004-10-27 NDOW

Boaters have smiles on their faces as they continue to enjoy good fishing for striped bass while those who are fishing from shore are only able to catch an occasional striper or channel catfish, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW).

On a positive note, NDOW creel census clerks have noticed an improvement in the body condition of stripers that are coming from Las Vegas Wash. In recent weeks many of the stripers coming from that part of the lake were skinny.

Boaters continue to have success in that part of the lake for fish that weigh from 1 to 2 pounds. However, they are having trouble finding shad for use as bait because the recent rains have made for murky water conditions, and it is now difficult to locate the bait fish.

A pair of boaters who were fishing Monday (10/25/04) in the Boulder Basin told NDOW they caught numerous stripers by fishing close to shore around Hemenway Harbor and Special Events Beach. They caught the fish by casting Swimming Shad and Sassy Shad lures.

Anglers who were fishing in the Overton Arm over the weekend had fairly slow success. Only limited success for stripers came from Stewart’s Point, Fish Island and St. Thomas.

Walt deMattos, NDOW creel census clerk, said that anglers told him that they caught and released small largemouth and smallmouth bass over the weekend while fishing for stripers at the tires at Echo Bay Marina. They said that some of the fish were taken with anchovies.

NDOW will begin its annual rainbow trout plants at Lake Mead on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Plants will take place at Hemenway, Horsepower, Pumphouse and North Saddle coves.

Archived Mead Striper Reports

2005-01-07 Mead Cap'n Bob, American Angler Guide Service
Havasu Fishing Report The "Alaskan Pipeline" has done all it can to shut down Lake Mead Striper fishing, but 8 year old Parker Manning of Chino, CA managed two of the

2004-11-03 Mead NDOW
Boaters Contnue Having Success There has been virtually no change in the fishing for nearly two months as boaters continue to enjoy good success for striped bass in the Boulder Basin while shore anglers are havi

2004-10-14 Mead NDW
Low Water but wide open bite Wide-open striper fishing has erupted on Lake Mead again with many anglers catching and releasing 75 fish a day. The lower basin has been the hottest area and fish have been on the

2004-09-27 Mead Nevada Department of Wildlife
Mead Stripers Provivde decent action Striped bass fishing continues to be fairly good for boaters in the Boulder Basin while anglers who are trying their luck from shore are still being frustrated because few fish hav