EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR

Cool nights have helped the vegetation growth along the shoreline to recede. Anglers have been catching rainbows early in the mornings or throughout cloudy days. Crappies are holding along reed beds or drop-offs. Bright marabou jigs will fool the fish. Bass are taking plastics and Woolly Buggers. Boat anglers are having the best success.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR

LAKE MEAD 

Striper boils are popping up intermittently throughout much of the Boulder Basin, Overton Arm, and close to Temple Bar. Fish are attacking light-colored topwater lures and medium diving crankbaits. Black bass action is slow, with just a few catches under 2 pounds reported in grassy coves. Catfish are eager to take anchovies overnight from shoreline anglers at Kingman Wash, Hemenway, and Echo Bay.

LAKE MOHAVE/WILLOW BEACH

Shoreline anglers at Katherine Landing are having luck with black bass and striped bass in the early morning hours. Topwater lures and Rat-L-Traps are tempting fish in the coves. On the north end of the lake, black bass are hitting drop shots with soft plastic worms in brown and green. At Willow Beach, striped bass and rainbow trout are the target species. Jointed swimbaits fished from boat or kayak remain the go-to method for landing striper over 10 pounds. For trout, try mice tails and flashy spinners near the fishing pier.

 At Willow Beach, striped bass and rainbow trout are the target species. Jointed swimbaits fished from boat or kayak remain the go-to method for landing striper over 10 pounds. For trout, try mice tails and flashy spinners near the fishing pier.

LAUGHLIN

South of Casino Row, the river is producing both striped and smallmouth bass. Anglers are reporting success using jerkbaits, anchovies, and soft plastics in purple or green. Stripers are averaging 3 to 5 pounds. Catfish are biting chicken livers in marshy areas.

 WAYNE E. KIRCH WMA

Vegetation remains an issue along the  shoreline, making it challenging to fish from shore at Haymeadow and Cold Springs. Bass are taking plastics fished on drop-shot rigs. Trout fishing is slow, and anglers going out at sunrise and sunset are having the best success.

URBAN PONDS

UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS

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