Lake Mead Sunday am.

[BaySport]

Sunday, 12/09/07 - Hit the water early (5:30 a.m.). Cloudy, cold, dark, calm morning. Made the run to Las Vegas Wash without seeing another boat. Filled the live well with shad in the dark.

Enjoyed a beautiful Lake Mead sunrise:

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Live well full of shad:

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Started fishing near the green bouy outside of Hole 33 in 70 feet of water. Action was steady.

First striper of the morning:

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Moved around a lot, finally settling in at anchor about half way between Hole 33 and Las Vegas Wash, on the Gov't Wash side, in 50 feet of water. Action continued to be pretty steady.

Stripers on deck:

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Smooth as glass on the way back to the marina:

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Off the water by noon. What a great day to be on the water!
BaySport
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[Mead_Stripers]

Sweet trip, BaySport. Pretty nice to have the whole lake to yourself, huh? Can't wait to see your next report.

Best regards,

Paul
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[BigE]

[cool]Nice mess of fish! Were you catching your bait close to shore? I recently got a casting net and would like to start getting my own bait with it. I have seen alot of shad around the fishing pier and am going to give it a try this weekend. Unfortunately I don't have a boat so I can't get to the places around Vegas wash. Your reports are quite encouraging when it comes to live bait fishing and working for your own bait.
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[BaySport]

Been told that there is a lot of shad around the fishing pier. You should be able to net shad from the shore. The tough part is finding them. Sometimes they give themselves away. Raindrop like movement in the water, flicking action on top of the water, etc. Look for birds diving for them. Sometimes you just have to toss your net and hope they are around. Sometimes you get that net loaded with shad, other times you catch them a few at a time. Most of the bait I net is close to the shore in shallow water. Run the big outboard up out of the water and move about with the electric bow mount. Can scoot around in very shallow water that way,although my teeth grind every time that $600.00 motor runs aground. Oh well! Anyway, netting shad when it is dark is easier in some ways because the bait does not see the net and scatter. It is more difficult to handle the boat in the dark. When it is light you can see the shad in clear water and chase them around. Sorry I'm rambling. Anyway, you should be successful.
BaySport
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[BigE]

[cool]Thanks for the info BaySport. I'll post with my results.
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