03-11-2004, 05:37 AM
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#006666][size 5][/url]Southern Nevada
[/size][/#006666][/font][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2][#333333]March 9, 2004[/#333333][/size] [#333333][size 2]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033][size 3]EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR [/size][/#990033][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Pete Gill from Nevada Division of State Parks said that the ice is still thick enough for ice fishing but anglers should exercise caution around the edges. A few anglers fished the stream behind the reservoir and landed rainbow trout that averaged 11 inches. The fish were taken with worms and PowerBait.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Nighttime temperatures were dipping into the low 20s while the daytime temperatures were in the low 50s.[/size][/font][/indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033][size 3]ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR[/size][/#990033][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Ben Johnson from Nevada Division of State Parks said that the reservoir is now ice-free. The water is a little murky because of the runoff from the melting snow. The reservoir is now about half full because of the snowmelt. A couple of anglers caught rainbow trout that averaged 10 inches. They were taken with rainbow-colored PowerBait.[/font][/indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][#990033]LAKE MEAD[/#990033][/size][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Anglers who have been fishing from shore in the Boulder Basin have had very little luck in recent days. One fisherman reported to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) that he fished Hemenway Harbor for two days this week and caught only one striped bass that weighed just over a pound. Another angler fished Pumphouse Cove for two nights and caught two channel catfish.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Rainbow trout fishing has been fair after the plants, but the fish have been moving quickly away from the stocking locations. NDOW will wrap up its stocking schedule on Friday (3/12/04) with plants at Hemenway, Horsepower, Pumphouse and North Saddle coves.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Boaters who have been fishing in the Overton Arm have told NDOW creel clerks that they have had some success for stripers by trolling with downriggers near Fish Island. Largemouth bass that weighed around a pound were reportedly caught and released by boaters who were fishing in that area over the weekend.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]NDOW biologists say that stripers are typically preparing to spawn at this time of year so they are congregating in deep water. Once in spawning mode, they normally move to areas such as Walker Wash, the Meadows, Bighorn Island and the Meat Hole.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033][size 3]LAKE MOHAVE[/size][/#990033][/font] [indent]
Striped bass fishing has generally been slow throughout the lake. Stripers weighing a pound or less are being caught by boaters trolling with anchovies in the narrows above Cottonwood Cove and around Owl's Point.
NDOW will conclude its spring rainbow trout stocking at Willow Beach with a plant on Friday (3/12/04).
A two-day Western Outdoor News largemouth bass fishing tournament that was held over the weekend at Cottonwood Cove resulted in some impressive catches, according to Bob Ellis of Las Vegas who competed in the event. The winning entry on Saturday (3/6/04) checked five fish that had a combined weight of 15.5 pounds while the winner on Sunday also had five fish that tipped the scales at 19.9 pounds.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][#990033]WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA[/#990033] [/size][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The reservoirs are free of ice and now is the time to look for big rainbow trout, according to the area's assistant manager Dan Maes.[/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Over the weekend, Maes checked several anglers fishing from the dam at Haymeadow Reservoir who caught 2 – 3 pound rainbows that were stocked as 9 – 10 inchers by NDOW in the fall. Boaters were catching recent planters as well as some of the larger trout.[/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The surface water temperatures at Cold Springs and Haymeadow reservoirs are in the low 50s. Maes said that the fishing will continue to improve as temperatures rise and he predicts that the fishing could be very good as soon as this weekend.[/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Campers should be prepared for temperatures that have been dipping into the low 20s at night. Afternoon highs have been in the upper 50s.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033]URBAN PONDS[/#990033][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]NDOW will wrap up its spring rainbow trout stocking with plants that will be held Friday (3/12/04) at Floyd Lamb State Park, Lorenzi Park and Sunset Park in Las Vegas and Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City. Channel catfish will again be stocked in the ponds during the summer months when water temperatures are too warm for trout to survive. Trout plants will resume in November.[/font][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] [/font][/indent]
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[/size][/#006666][/font][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2][#333333]March 9, 2004[/#333333][/size] [#333333][size 2]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033][size 3]EAGLE VALLEY RESERVOIR [/size][/#990033][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Pete Gill from Nevada Division of State Parks said that the ice is still thick enough for ice fishing but anglers should exercise caution around the edges. A few anglers fished the stream behind the reservoir and landed rainbow trout that averaged 11 inches. The fish were taken with worms and PowerBait.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Nighttime temperatures were dipping into the low 20s while the daytime temperatures were in the low 50s.[/size][/font][/indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033][size 3]ECHO CANYON RESERVOIR[/size][/#990033][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Ben Johnson from Nevada Division of State Parks said that the reservoir is now ice-free. The water is a little murky because of the runoff from the melting snow. The reservoir is now about half full because of the snowmelt. A couple of anglers caught rainbow trout that averaged 10 inches. They were taken with rainbow-colored PowerBait.[/font][/indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][#990033]LAKE MEAD[/#990033][/size][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Anglers who have been fishing from shore in the Boulder Basin have had very little luck in recent days. One fisherman reported to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) that he fished Hemenway Harbor for two days this week and caught only one striped bass that weighed just over a pound. Another angler fished Pumphouse Cove for two nights and caught two channel catfish.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Rainbow trout fishing has been fair after the plants, but the fish have been moving quickly away from the stocking locations. NDOW will wrap up its stocking schedule on Friday (3/12/04) with plants at Hemenway, Horsepower, Pumphouse and North Saddle coves.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Boaters who have been fishing in the Overton Arm have told NDOW creel clerks that they have had some success for stripers by trolling with downriggers near Fish Island. Largemouth bass that weighed around a pound were reportedly caught and released by boaters who were fishing in that area over the weekend.[/size][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]NDOW biologists say that stripers are typically preparing to spawn at this time of year so they are congregating in deep water. Once in spawning mode, they normally move to areas such as Walker Wash, the Meadows, Bighorn Island and the Meat Hole.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033][size 3]LAKE MOHAVE[/size][/#990033][/font] [indent]
Striped bass fishing has generally been slow throughout the lake. Stripers weighing a pound or less are being caught by boaters trolling with anchovies in the narrows above Cottonwood Cove and around Owl's Point.
NDOW will conclude its spring rainbow trout stocking at Willow Beach with a plant on Friday (3/12/04).
A two-day Western Outdoor News largemouth bass fishing tournament that was held over the weekend at Cottonwood Cove resulted in some impressive catches, according to Bob Ellis of Las Vegas who competed in the event. The winning entry on Saturday (3/6/04) checked five fish that had a combined weight of 15.5 pounds while the winner on Sunday also had five fish that tipped the scales at 19.9 pounds.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][#990033]WAYNE E. KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA[/#990033] [/size][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The reservoirs are free of ice and now is the time to look for big rainbow trout, according to the area's assistant manager Dan Maes.[/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Over the weekend, Maes checked several anglers fishing from the dam at Haymeadow Reservoir who caught 2 – 3 pound rainbows that were stocked as 9 – 10 inchers by NDOW in the fall. Boaters were catching recent planters as well as some of the larger trout.[/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The surface water temperatures at Cold Springs and Haymeadow reservoirs are in the low 50s. Maes said that the fishing will continue to improve as temperatures rise and he predicts that the fishing could be very good as soon as this weekend.[/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]Campers should be prepared for temperatures that have been dipping into the low 20s at night. Afternoon highs have been in the upper 50s.
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#990033]URBAN PONDS[/#990033][/font] [indent]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]NDOW will wrap up its spring rainbow trout stocking with plants that will be held Friday (3/12/04) at Floyd Lamb State Park, Lorenzi Park and Sunset Park in Las Vegas and Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City. Channel catfish will again be stocked in the ponds during the summer months when water temperatures are too warm for trout to survive. Trout plants will resume in November.[/font][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] [/font][/indent]
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