QUAGGA REMINDER: With the ice melting on northern waters, anglers are preparing their boats for the trip north and the Nevada Department of Wildlife is asking boaters to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of quagga mussels from the Colorado River system to other waters.

Thoroughly clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and towing vessel before traveling to another water.

EAGLE VALLEY

RESERVOIR

There is plenty of open water on this Lincoln County reservoir. Anglers should find plenty of rainbow and tiger trout, carryovers from the NDOW fall stocking schedule.

Spring plants should begin shortly. Fishing will be slow until water temperatures push the 50-degree mark. Worms, PowerBait and small spinners are generally a good choice.

ECHO CANYON

RESERVOIR

Anglers have been catching rainbow trout and the odd largemouth bass.

Some anglers have reportedly caught a few crappie, but Park Supervisor Ben Johnson said it's still a little early yet. Crappie activity should increase in the coming weeks. For trout try night crawlers or PowerBait.

LAKE MEAD

Anglers have been pulling in a few stripers along the Boulder Beach area. At Saddle Cove (B-5 road) anglers caught a mess of striped bass following the trout plant today, all described as "nice fish."

There will be no more trout plants until the fall. Tournament anglers found success for largemouth bass during recent tournaments. One angler weighed in a fish that topped the scale at more than eight-pounds.

LAKE MOHAVE

PowerBait, worms and Woolly Buggers have all been taking rainbow trout at Willow Beach. The fishing is sluggish, but anglers are catching fish.

Most are planter-size but some of the trout push three to four pounds. Morning hours have been the most productive.

A 25-pound striped bass was reportedly caught over the weekend. Anglers have been finding stripers near Eldorado Canyon, Monkey Hole and near Willow Beach.

Soft plastics have been taking largemouth bass as well.

WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

Fishing continues to improve. Some of the best trout fishing will occur between now and mid-June. Largemouth bass fishing will turn on as the water temperatures get warmer.

Trout anglers usually do well with spinners, PowerBait or night crawlers. Fly patterns that work well include Prince Nymphs and olive Woolly Buggers.

URBAN PONDS

The first catfish plants of the year are scheduled for Fri., April 11. They will be travel weary so be patient with the bite. Night crawlers, livers, shrimp or stink baits can all be good bait choices. Fish them on the bottom. Trout anglers will find some action for the next few weeks but it will slowdown as the days go by.