Friday, May 11, 2001 | 9:19 a.m.
Paula DelGiudice's outdoors notebook appears Wednesday. Reach her at [email protected].
Fishing continues to be good, as the warm weather hits its stride. Whether it's striped bass or rainbow trout, everyone's catching fish in Southern Nevada.
Those fish that become active when the water warms, such as catfish, are starting to show up in impressive numbers in the Overton Arm. According to the Nevada Division of Wildlife creel census clerk, catfish in the 7- to 10-pound size have been taken in the Virgin River.
Fishing for striped bass has been good in parts of both Mead and Mohave in the past couple of weeks as well. According to NDOW reports, the fishing has been good for stripers in the Virgin River, the Muddy River above Overton Beach Marina, and near Black Island and around the tires in the Boulder Basin.
Anglers drifting anchovies and squid are catching stripers just beyond the narrows above Cottonwood Cove. Owl's Point has also been producing catches.
Trout fishing has been good at Cold Springs Reservoir at Kirch Wildlife Management Area (WMA) but only fair at Haymeadow Reservoir. The biggest fish caught in the last week or so was a 4-pound, 10-ounce rainbow from Cold Springs.
The water temperatures are starting to warm at Adams-McGill Reservoir and the largemouth bass are beginning to respond. Likewise, predictions from NDOW are that the bass and crappie action at Echo Canyon Reservoir will heat up by the end of this month.
Sid Eaton, NDOW biologist, said the birds were trapped at Curlew National Grasslands in Idaho by NDOW and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. It is part of a five-year effort that will result in 250 birds being relocated into historic sharp-tailed grouse habitats in Nevada. Northern Nevada originally was the southern limit of the sharp-tail's range.
It is believed that the sighting of unmarked birds on leks near early release sites means that the birds are producing offspring.
The lesser scaup accounts for approximately one percent of the state's duck population. The birds are mainly migrant visitors to the state, but they are one of the most abundant of all North American duck species, according to NDOW.
On Saturday, hike Mt. Charleston starting at the 7,000 feet elevation base of Fletcher Canyon and wind your way past ponderosa and white fir to the cliffs above the spring. Mt. Charleston's "island ecology' will be the topic as participants enjoy the great view.
Hikers will meet at the Mount Charleston Hotel parking lot. Kids will love the three-mile hike with Ranger Kate on Saturday (and again on Friday, May 25) as they learn the differences between frogs and lizards. This hike will take them along the Oak Creek Trail.
Whether you enjoy an organized hike or just a drive in the desert, it's a spectacular time to be outdoors, especially with the wildflowers blooming.
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