Late Report- Sunday 05/07/06, Hit the water late, started fishing at Las Vegas Wash at about 7:30. We joined the large fleet resting at anchor. At one time I counted 29 boats. The action was steady if you like catching little stripers. We ended up with 20 in the box. Released a lot of really small ones and a couple of skinny ones. The fish we brought home were in great shape. Our bait and chum was Wal-Mart anchovies (5 bags). All action was in about 20'-25' of water. The boat was anchored in 50' of water. I had a second pole set at 45' and never really got much action until I cranked it up slowly to 25'. The water was calm. The ramp was very busy at 11:45 when we wanted off the water. What a great way to spend a Sunday morning!
BaySport
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Hey Baysport,
Great report. I'm heading out there during the Memorial Day Weekend. I realize that there will be a lot of people on that lake during the weekend. I posted another thread inquiring about Hideaway Cove and the stiper fishing in general. "Reellittlephish" provided me with a lot of useful information re the Boulder Basin. He suggested that I anchor our houseboat either near the Upper Gov't Wash or Crawdad Cove. Do you have any suggestions? We'd like to fish off the back of the houseboat at nights so a good cove is essential. Have you ever fished Crawdad, Hideaway or Boxcar?
During the day, we'll have a deck cruiser so I figure we'll go fish Vegas Wash near Hole 33. Is Hole 33 pretty easy to find? Buoy? Tires? Some type of landmark? We're interested in primarily the 1 lb stripers because they make for the best eating. Although I wouldn't mind trying to hook a monster striper. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Dave, I was hoping you could give me some feedback to my previous posting if it's not too much trouble. Thanks.
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If I was on a houseboat on Lake Mead during the busy holiday weekend I would head upstream where it would be less crowded.I have not fished Crawdad or Boxcar Coves in a long time. Boxcar Cove will most likely have a ton of campers on shore because it has a road leading to it. Gov't Wash will also be filled with campers. The entire lower basin will be filled with tons of people looking to have fun. Be this as it may, it is a big area and I'm sure you can find a nice little spot to settle into. If you want to catch little stripers at night, anchor near the green bouy at the entrance to the wash. I'd use bow and stern anchors. The depth is around 50' so let out a lot of scope, and use your anchor light. Chum till they come, and then have fun pulling in fish after fish! Good Luck, I'm passing on Lake Mead this weekend.
BaySport
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Thanks Baysport. I figured the Boulder Basin would be pretty packed during the weekend. At first, I was inclined to go upstream. However, I haven't heard anyone having any luck fishing upstream towards the Narrows. I was initially going to anchor the houseboat at Hideaway Cove but "reellittlephish" recommended Crawdad or Gov't Wash. Based on your comments, we will not anchor the houseboat at Gov't Wash or Boxcar. We may fish them in our deck cruiser but we want to make sure to keep the houseboat somewhere safe and out of the way...basically, either at Crawdad or Hideaway. Man, I hope there are small stripers in those areas. Well, thanks again for your advice. I'll let you know how it goes.
Best regards,
Paul
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Hey Baysport,
Thanks again for your advice. Please see my posting re Memorial Day Trip.
Best regards,
Paul
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