Idaho Fish Report

EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR

Anglers have been catching 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout in the early mornings. The aquatic vegetation that has hampered anglers is starting to dissipate slowly. Anglers are dropping green and white jigs off the boat or fishing them below a clear bobber. Bass are biting hoppers and plastics.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR

LAKE MEAD 

 Striper boils continue to occur across the Boulder Basin and in the Overton Arm. Stripers are taking shad swimbaits and topwater lures when thrown into a boil. Black bass action is tapering off, but a few patient anglers are having luck throwing Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits near rocky points. Anchovies and worms fished off the bottom are attracting catfish in the shallows overnight.

LAKE MOHAVE/WILLOW BEACH

Many anglers are catching rainbow trout at Willow Beach. Mice tails and Panther Martins are fooling fish near the fishing pier. Anglers are catching striped bass when trolling trout-pattern lures or casting swimbaits during the overnight hours. On the main body of the reservoir, black bass and striped bass action is slow. Anglers near Katherine Landing report moderate success for stripers while throwing shad swimbaits, but few boils have been seen lately.

LAUGHLIN

River anglers are enjoying an increase in striper activity. They are catching the fish from both boat and shore. Live bait is preferred, but bright and flashy jerkbaits are an excellent alternative. Smallmouth bass are hanging out in shaded areas with an abundance of vegetation. The fish are quick to bite a variety of lures in blue, green, and red.

 WAYNE E. KIRCH WMA

Anglers are finding the best action at  sunrise and sunset, though trout fishing has been slow during hot periods. Bass are biting on crawdad jigs and plastics. Aquatic vegetation has made it more of a challenge to fish from shore and to launch on Haymeadow and Cold Springs.

URBAN PONDS

UPCOMING FISHING EVENTS

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