EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR

Colder temperatures have moved in, but fish will bite until ice up. Anglers should be prepared to experiment with a variety of baits.

ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR

The water level is low, but anglers may find some trout in the deep water along the dam.

LAKE MEAD

Striper fishing is picking up in the Hemenway area.

Anglers have been catching fish weighing as much as 13 pounds with cut bait.

In the Vegas Bay Arm anglers continue to reel in striped bass weighing in the one- to three-pound range. Still fishing with cut bait and jigging have both produced fish. Action is best in the early morning.

Anglers have also been catching largemouth and smallmouth in the Boulder Basin. The department planted rainbow trout at B-5 Road and Hemenway on Tuesday. A supplemental plant is scheduled today. Thereafter plants should occur every Friday.

LAKE MOHAVE

The Thanksgiving weekend was good for one boater who caught several large striped bass near Willow Beach.

The largest fish weighed 30 pounds, and the man landed several stripers that weighed between 10 and 20 pounds.

The fish were caught on various swimbaits, among them the AC Plug. Shore anglers haven't fared as well as boaters when it comes to catching stripers.

For them fishing has been slow. Trout anglers, on the other hand, have found success for stocked fish with PowerBait, Kastmasters and Rooster Tails.

The department stocked Placer Cove and Cottonwood Cove on Tuesday.

WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

The reservoirs are starting to ice up and the boat ramps are covered with ice. At this point the ice is too thin to walk on and should be considered unsafe.

Freezing temperatures have pushed migrating waterfowl off the management area.

URBAN PONDS

Anglers of all sizes took advantage of the long weekend to cast a line for trout at the urban ponds. For trout think small when it comes to your bait presentation, hooks should be size 16 or smaller.

A trio of anglers reeled in about three dozen fish at Veterans Memorial Park while fishing number 18 Copper Johns about three feet below a strike indicator.

Though the catching was slow, anglers also found some success with PowerBait and a variety of spinners and lures. When catch and release fishing use barbless hooks and handle the fish as little as possible. Don't use a towel or cloth to hold them.