Idaho Fish Report

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR

 Recent weather activity has left snow covering the ice on the reservoir. The ice is about 6 inches thick, and the road is open. Anglers have been ice fishing with PowerBait and night crawlers. Contact Spring Valley State Park at 775-962-5102 for current conditions.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR

The reservoir is mostly covered by thin ice and unsafe for fishing or other activities. Contact Echo Canyon State Park at 775-962-5103 for current conditions.

LAKE MEAD

Shore anglers are having poor success with striped bass in the shallower water. Boaters are locating striped bass at depths ranging from 50 to 100 feet. The best action is taking place in the evening hours. Swimbaits in shad patterns are producing catches throughout the Boulder Basin. Black bass are biting along the eastern shorelines and at Temple Bar. Soft plastics and swimbaits are preferred bait choices.

LAKE MOHAVE

 Willow Beach anglers are using a combination of mice tails and PowerBait for a rainbow trout bite. Some spinners are producing catches as well. Shore anglers are seeing little striped bass action. Boaters able to reach the deeper water are having moderate success downriver. High winds have kept most anglers off Lake Mohave. A few reports of striper bites on shad swimbaits have come in from Katherine Landing. The black bass bite is slow.

LAUGHLIN

The river is producing striped bass catches just south of Casino Row. One lucky angler caught a 17-pounder on a swimbait. Anglers also are reporting success with a variety of Glide Baits and topwater lures. Rainbow trout stocking continues weekly. The fish are averaging 1-2 pounds and are showing a preference for worms and spinners in red or yellow.

 WAYNE E. KIRCH WMA

Ice conditions are questionable due to recent storms that dropped a lot of rain and snow, making for muddy roads and thin ice around the shorelines. The Nevada Department of Wildlife urges visitors to use caution while on the management area. No fishing reports were received this week.

URBAN PONDS

Stocked rainbows have been taking a variety of baits and small lures, such as rainbow-colored PowerBait, night crawlers, salmon eggs and mini-marshmallows. Spinning lures and spoons, such as Rooster Tails, Mepp’s, Super Dupers and Kastmasters, have been showing success. Some anglers have caught catfish with night crawlers and chicken livers.

UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS

For information about NDOW educational programs and workshops visit https://register-ed.com/programs/nevada/210-angler-education. You can get your fishing license online at www.ndowlicensing.com .