Fishing report: Anglers still waiting for the action

Friday, April 16, 2004 | 9:34 a.m.

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

April is usually the month when the action picks up for both largemouth and striped bass. Unfortunately, anglers are still waiting for that to happen because the fishing has been very slow for both types of bass.

About the only good news is that anglers are netting large threadfin shad that they are using as bait for striped bass. The fish are being taken with nets early in the mornings from the lake's surface.

Stripers are also near the surface feeding on the shad and a few of the game fish have been caught with Sassy Shad lures.

NDOW biologists say that the only anglers who are catching stripers are diehard boaters who are fishing every day and know how to follow the fish.

Some of the areas in the Boulder Basin where stripers have been caught recently are from Vegas Wash to Black Island, the 33 Hole and Boxcar Cove. No fish have been caught recently from shore or boats at Hemenway Harbor.

Fishing has been equally difficult in the Overton Arm with about the only recent success coming from Stewart's Point where boaters and shore anglers are catching striped bass and channel catfish.

Strong winds were a problem over the weekend and hampered the fishing, particularly on Sunday. Even so, those boaters who were able to get onto the water had some success by drifting with cut anchovies.

Largemouth bass fishing has been slow throughout the lake. Fishing has been poor around Willow Beach as well.