05-10-2006, 08:49 PM
Seeing as how you are gonna be on a "Party Barge", I'd give my preference to Gov't Wash. the water will be clearer and if you want you can have a vehicle adjacent the houseboat on shore for those "essential runs" to the store.
Just get some fish based cat food. Bait doesn't come on the Skeeter cause I'm a bit of a purist about using lures, but I know it works. Laker Plaza on Lake Mead highway will have lures - shad swimbaits. Food4Less at Lake Mead and Boulder Highway has anchovies inexpensive and dry ice and of course beer! there is a Wal Mart in same shopping area.
If you park at Gov't wash then you can fish night from shore or from the house boat and there are several good places right there - 150 yds of hiking.
Sometime I'll tell you about catching large dropshot bass while listening to classic rock and country western - actually OK - despite my prejudices for jazz - depending on who's the disk jockey and these people had a talented one IMO.
it's more vital you get to your moorage early - I realize how difficult this will be - but that part of the lake there are fewer really good spots. Being on the water when the sun comes over the horizon is best for a striper surface bite. or netting shad.
Here is exactly where I'd aim for. This bay can maybe fit 2 or 3 houseboats before you feel like your in a housing project. So get there early. Remember the Topozone needs to adjusted for water level so the red cursor is about water's edge. The small cove SW of that is dry or muddy land.
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=11&n=4...ayer=DRG25
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Just get some fish based cat food. Bait doesn't come on the Skeeter cause I'm a bit of a purist about using lures, but I know it works. Laker Plaza on Lake Mead highway will have lures - shad swimbaits. Food4Less at Lake Mead and Boulder Highway has anchovies inexpensive and dry ice and of course beer! there is a Wal Mart in same shopping area.
If you park at Gov't wash then you can fish night from shore or from the house boat and there are several good places right there - 150 yds of hiking.
Sometime I'll tell you about catching large dropshot bass while listening to classic rock and country western - actually OK - despite my prejudices for jazz - depending on who's the disk jockey and these people had a talented one IMO.
it's more vital you get to your moorage early - I realize how difficult this will be - but that part of the lake there are fewer really good spots. Being on the water when the sun comes over the horizon is best for a striper surface bite. or netting shad.
Here is exactly where I'd aim for. This bay can maybe fit 2 or 3 houseboats before you feel like your in a housing project. So get there early. Remember the Topozone needs to adjusted for water level so the red cursor is about water's edge. The small cove SW of that is dry or muddy land.
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=11&n=4...ayer=DRG25
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