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

Fishing is being described by anglers as slow but steady. Fishing pressure has increased along with the warming temperatures.

PowerBait, Rooster Tails and silver spoons have all been taking nine- to 10-inch rainbows. Weeds are starting to make their annual debut along the shoreline and will make fishing more difficult in the near future.

ECHO CANYON

RESERVOIR

Crappie have been active and taking bait. Fish for them along the south shoreline and into the narrows at the reservoir's upper end. For rainbows try the deep water along the dam.

LAKE MEAD

Tournament anglers found good fishing for both largemouth and smallmouth bass over the weekend.

Most of the fish were taken in water less than 10 feet deep on drop shot rigs or with various crankbaits. Catfish and small stripers are also providing anglers with some action. Catfish are taking stink baits and the stripers cut bait or live shad.

LAKE MOHAVE

Shore and boat anglers continue to find fair to good fishing for catfish and largemouth bass.

Whisker fish are taking prepared baits fished on the bottom. Bucket mouths to four pounds and the occasional striper are taking top-water plugs and jerkbaits.

Boaters are catching striped bass by trolling with prepared bait just outside of the coves in 20 to 80 feet of water. Stripers are also taking lures. Most fish are in the one- to three-pound range with an occasional ten-pounder.

At Willow Beach fishing is remains slow from boats as well as from the shore. One boating party, however, reportedly caught several trout while fishing from the southernmost buoys to about a mile downstream. They were using an assortment of small hardware or night crawlers.

WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

As spring turns to summer, weeds will become a problem along the shorelines of the reservoirs on the management area.

Bait anglers will need to adjust their leader length to keep their bait above the weeds. Floating baits or worms with mini marshmallows are generally productive. Bass anglers will want to work the edges of the reed beds and open pockets.

URBAN PONDS

A few rainbow trout are still biting at the Floyd Lamb Park and Veteran's Memorial Park ponds.

Bluegill and catfish are also biting. One angler reeled in a 16-inch largemouth bass while throwing a spinner-bait at Floyd Lamb on Saturday. The department plans called for catfish to be stocked this week at Sunset and Veteran's Memorial parks.

The ponds at Lorenzi and Floyd Lamb parks will be stocked next week. So will Hafen Park in Mesquite. For bluegill, go with small hooks and meal worms or bread rolled into balls. For whisker fish, try stink baits, night crawlers or chicken livers.