Fishing report: Striper action slows as holiday weekend brings out boaters

Friday, Sept. 10, 2004 | 9:43 a.m.

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

There has been a noticeable decline in the striper fishing during the past week in the Boulder Basin as anglers are having to search for fish. Although fish continue to be caught by boaters who are fishing off Boulder Beach, the action has slowed.

Boaters have reported some recent success around Sand Island and in coves around Callville Bay, but the bite in those areas has been sporadic. Most of the fish that have been caught recently weigh less than 2 pounds.

A few stripers and largemouth bass were caught over the weekend near the islands in front of Echo Bay.

Fishing continues to be fair for striped bass around Cottonwood Cove with boaters taking stripers that weigh 2 pounds or less at depths of 30 to 50 feet. The fish are taking anchovies. Catfish also are being caught with anchovies.

Boaters reported success catching hand-size crappie. The fish were taken with gigs. Anglers stated that rainbow trout were not taking bait.

The high temperatures have reached the low 80s while the lows were in the upper 30s.

NDOW was scheduled to stock channel catfish Thursday at Floyd Lamb State Park, Lorenzi Park, and Sunset Park in Las Vegas, and Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City today.