Fishing report: Overton Arm abundant with fish
Friday, April 30, 2004 | 9:23 a.m.
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
With the arrival of warm weather, fishing has been showing signs of gradual improvement with the Lake Mead's Overton Arm being the most productive area for striped bass and channel catfish.
Over the weekend, Nevada Department of Wildlife creel census clerks checked a number of striped bass that weighed up to 3 pounds that were caught at Stewart's Point, Fish Island, St. Thomas and Fire Cove. Boaters caught the fish by drifting with cut anchovies.
Largemouth bass fishing has been fairly good in the Overton Arm with several boaters reporting to NDOW that they had success around Fish Island and Stewart's Point.
Even though the fishing has been slower in the Boulder Basin, anglers who have been persistent have managed to catch stripers. There have been reports that fish have been caught near the tires at Lake Mead Marina and at Vegas Wash.
Boaters who were fishing on the Arizona side of the lake about 3 miles below Cottonwood Cove Marina had good luck on Sunday for stripers that weighed well under a pound to more than 3 pounds. The fish were caught with anchovies.
Largemouth bass are in coves and are biting on artificial worms, jig and pig combinations and tube lures.
Very few anglers and slow fishing continue to be found around Willow Beach.
Over the weekend, fishing was slow and the conditions were poor due to cold and windy weather. NDOW creel census clerks only checked seven trout Saturday. No largemouth bass have been seen in the creel.
Campers should be prepared for evening temperatures that are in the low 30s. Daytime highs have been in the low 70s.
The campground continues to do brisk business. Temperatures on the area are becoming warmer with the highs reaching the 70s.
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