EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR

Worms and PowerBait have been the key for success on this Lincoln County reservoir. Flies and spinners also produce fish. This water holds rainbow, tiger and brown trout.

As daytime temperatures get warmer, trout will head for cooler water so look to the deep water during the hot portion of the day.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR

Located about 20 miles east of Pioche, this reservoir is home to largemouth bass, crappie and rainbow trout. For the bucket mouths try plastic baits, spinners and lures.

If you prefer flies try poppers or streamers. Anglers have been taking crappie on small Gitzits fished below a pencil bobber. You can also try small crappie jigs.

For rainbow trout night crawlers, PowerBait, and spinners have all been productive.

LAKE MEAD

Smallmouth and largemouth bass are hitting in the Overton Arm. The fish are hanging out near structures and brush.

Plastic worms fished on a drop shot rig and crank baits are enticing the fish. One pair of anglers reeled in more than 20 fish on Saturday morning.

Striped bass have been pushing shad to the surface in the same general area. In the Vegas Bay arm, anglers continue to find good fishing for stripers on top water with lures and also with live shad. Box Car cove has been very productive during the past week or so.

LAKE MOHAVE

Angling pressure has been light, though some have been reeling in a few fish. Anglers pulled in a pair of 20-inch fish while trolling a four-inch swim bait resembling a rainbow trout.

The fish were caught just above Cottonwood Cove Marina on the Nevada side. Fishermen have also seen some fish in the 16-inch range. Largemouth bass have also been showing up near Cottonwood and Aztec Wash.

One lucky fisherman found success for rainbow trout by using a fly rod near Aztec Wash and Monkey Hole.

WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

As daytime temperatures continue to rise, weed growth will begin to be a problem for anglers at this Nye County fishery.

Shore anglers will be most affected. Trout and bass are both active and providing action for anglers. Trout topping the 16-inch class have become more common as planters have dispersed.

Flies, PowerBait and spinners should produce strikes from hungry rainbows. For bass work the edge of reed beds with streamers, plastics and lures.

One father-son team reportedly caught and released 40 bass during one morning of fishing over the holiday weekend.

URBAN PONDS

Believe it or not, some fisherman are still catching rainbow trout at some of the urban ponds. Try PowerBait or worms. Fishing for catfish continues to be slow but don't give up.

When all else fails, change your bait. If what you are using isn't working, try something else. Try night crawlers, a prepared stink bait, or chicken livers.