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Lake Mead report - TheWhizzle - 10-01-2014
I've been out fishing a bit recently. I try to get out a couple
times a week, even if it's only for a few afternoon hours.
The stripers have been pretty easy to find most days. I've only been fishing the Boulder Basin area, so im not sure whats happening up in the Overton Arm, but my cousin has ben reporting boils up there.
The stripers have been sporadically boiling. Some days they are going crazy, with boils lasting for a few hours. Other days, boils have been almost non-existant. The birds are pretty keyed in on where the bait is, so pay attention to them.
The bait I've been finding has all been either ~3" gizzard shad babies, or huge schools of small 1"-2" shad, but I cant get them in the net, so i'm not sure if they are threadfin or gizzards. The big gizzards are showing themselves, jumping around in deeper water. I haven't netted any big ones recently, but I haven't been netting in the back of the wash in couple weeks. There are plenty of small tilapia in shallow water.
I've been catching stripers on topwaters, crankbaits, spinnows, and small swimbaits. If you cover enough water with your fish-finder, you'll find some schools that you can drop jigs or bait on. Some of the striper schools out there are big schools of tiny 4"-6" stripers. If you find that, just leave em, cause there aren't too many big fish in those schools. Or, you can catch a bunch on tiny hooks and baits. To each their own.
Largemouth Bass have been in their regular deep summer spots, but bigger fish have been hard to find. Finesse is the way to go - drop shot with light fluorocarbon, light weights. Keep it natrual.
The smallmouth have been pretty agressive. They readily hit a crankbait or football jig. The small ones will really tear up your drop shot rig too. Lots of 12" smallies out there.
Dont know if the catfishing has been good, but it's that time of year when it really takes off. If you go out with a good arsenal of chum and baits, you should do well. I really like using cow or pig blood as chum. It spreads well in the water, and doesn't leave any food in the water for the fish. All that's there is your bait for them to eat. You can get it at international markets and some carnicerias. Freeze a block and toss it into a fish basket on a
rope. It will last a good while.
Let's hear it guys - I know lots of you have been fishing. Post it up!
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Re: [TheWhizzle] Lake Mead report - Dan79 - 10-03-2014
Great report bro!
Largemouth have been hitting frogs fished in the pads and anything flipped into the hydrilla. Many fish to 10 lbs taken this week.
Sandies are schooling and boiling early and late.
Catfishing has been good on typical baits. Punch baits for channels, fresh shad fished deep for the blue and flatheads are taking live sunfish at night.
Gar are active and shallow. Crappie fishing has been slow but should pick up as water cools off.
Thats the report from my honey hole just outside of Dallas Texas!
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Re: [Dan79] Lake Mead report - reellittlephish - 10-03-2014
[quote Dan79]Great report bro!
Largemouth have been hitting frogs fished in the pads and anything flipped into the hydrilla. Many fish to 10 lbs taken this week. [/quote]
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I was wondering where you found 10lb. bass, pads and hydrilla on Mead. [
]then I saw Texas.
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Re: [reellittlephish] Lake Mead report - Dan79 - 10-04-2014
I always check in to see how it's going back in the hometown!
Miss Vegas but fellas the fishing is really that good in Texas!
I had to learn how to fish all over again. 60lb braid and 10inch worms are standard here and there are fish everywhere.
Stopped off on my way home at a little canal and caught these
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Re: [Dan79] Lake Mead report - Dan79 - 10-04-2014
Posting pics here from an iPhone is sketchy lol
Hey guys fishing around Vegas, is tough. I grew up fishing Lorenzi park, sunset, Floyd lamb and I'd ride my bike to those places!
Then got old enough to drive and got a small boat and cut my teeth on Mead.
It's tough fishing. Don't make it a chore or a beating. You do not have to hike 3 miles and look at trash from disrespectful "anglers" and struggle for a bite.
Drive an hour and a half up to Kirch! It's well worth it. Or even hit up Nesbitt for some steady bass fishing.
Good luck! And tight lines!
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Re: [Dan79] Lake Mead report - Larry_S - 10-04-2014
[quote Dan79]Posting pics here from an iPhone is sketchy lol
Hey guys fishing around Vegas, is tough. I grew up fishing Lorenzi park, sunset, Floyd lamb and I'd ride my bike to those places!
Then got old enough to drive and got a small boat and cut my teeth on Mead.
It's tough fishing. Don't make it a chore or a beating. You do not have to hike 3 miles and look at trash from disrespectful "anglers" and struggle for a bite.
Drive an hour and a half up to Kirch! It's well worth it. Or even hit up Nesbitt for some steady bass fishing.
Good luck! And tight lines![/quote]
Hour and a half? Google maps says almost 3 hours. You fly a plane up there?
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Re: [Larry_S] Lake Mead report - Dan79 - 10-07-2014
I'm an excellent driver.
But yea it's far away... Keep banging your head into a wall on Mead. I'm suggesting something easier and more fun!
Or I could teach you how to fish Mead; took me 15 years to get a clue. So it'd take that long to show you.
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Re: [Dan79] Lake Mead report - Larry_S - 10-09-2014
[quote Dan79]I'm an excellent driver.
But yea it's far away... Keep banging your head into a wall on Mead. I'm suggesting something easier and more fun!
Or I could teach you how to fish Mead; took me 15 years to get a clue. So it'd take that long to show you.[/quote]
I've only been to Lake Mead twice this year (I shore fish) and caught one the first time and 2 the second which I'm OK with. BUT...the bite where I've been going to all the summer (Floyd Lamb) is non-existent lately. Skunked last four times although I had a nice 4-5 pounder on the other day that got off. But yes, I am looking for a new place to continue to catch bass for the next couple months. So I plan to go to Lake Mead more often. Also thinking of maybe just getting a Utah fishing license and hitting up Sand Hollow and Quail Creek more often as it is closer than Kirch. I caught 6 bass during my one day trip there a few weeks ago including a 5lb one. And boy do those fish fight. Any reason you guys don't do that instead?
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Re: [Larry_S] Lake Mead report - striperdude - 10-09-2014
Lake Mead is a great fishing lake. Your not always going to catch fish but sometimes you catch 40. And there aren't any Stripers in Sand Hollow or Quail creek. Stripers are far better eating than green bass. I find that chasing striper boils is extremely entertaining too...just my take but I am a desert rat and lived and fished on Lake Mead and Mohave my whole life[fishin]
Re: [striperdude] Lake Mead report - TheWhizzle - 10-10-2014
[quote striperdude]Lake Mead is a great fishing lake. Your not always going to catch fish but sometimes you catch 40. And there aren't any Stripers in Sand Hollow or Quail creek. Stripers are far better eating than green bass. I find that chasing striper boils is extremely entertaining too...just my take but I am a desert rat and lived and fished on Lake Mead and Mohave my whole life[fishin][/quote]
I second that. Mead is tough, but it has the potential to be a great fishing lake if you figure it out. I enjoy the challenge of Mead. If you can consistently catch fish on Mead, you are a good angler in my book. And people can and do consistently catch fish out there. It just takes a lot of time on the water figuring out the puzzle.
Catching fish in a barrel? Sure, that's fun. But catching fish in a lake with 500 miles of shoreline - that is a satisfying feeling.
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Re: [TheWhizzle] Lake Mead report - Larry_S - 10-11-2014
There's no striped bass at Kirch though right? so my question is why Kirch over Sand Hollow or Quail Creek?
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Re: [Larry_S] Lake Mead report - toadie_79 - 10-11-2014
No striped bass in kirch but it has rainbows, crappies, and largemouth bass. I prefer kirch over sand hollow and quail because it's more isolated so it doesn't get the pressure that sand hollow and quail gets. I have fished both areas and I catch more fish at Kirch. Granted the size of the bass and rainbows I have caught at sand hollow and quail are on average bigger than those caught at kirch.
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Re: [toadie_79] Lake Mead report - Larry_S - 10-12-2014
[quote toadie_79]No striped bass in kirch but it has rainbows, crappies, and largemouth bass. I prefer kirch over sand hollow and quail because it's more isolated so it doesn't get the pressure that sand hollow and quail gets. I have fished both areas and I catch more fish at Kirch. Granted the size of the bass and rainbows I have caught at sand hollow and quail are on average bigger than those caught at kirch.[/quote] Makes sense. Good to know. Thanks.
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