Lake Mead Fishing Report 10-23-03

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October 22, 2003[/size][/#000080][/font][/center] [center][size 6][/size][/center] [center][font "Chiller"][#000080][size 7]LAKE MEAD [/size][/#000080][/font][/center] [left][size 3][/size]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Anglers reported to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) that fishing continued to be good throughout the upper basin. Boaters continued to be successful for striped bass that ranged from 16 – 18 inches near Stewarts Point and Ann Marguret Cove. The fish were taken with anchovies. Largemouth bass continued to be taken in the area with crankbait and black plastic worms.[/size][/font][/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Echo Bay anglers said fishing picked up from the previous week. Striped bass that averaged 18 inches were taken with anchovies near the exposed sandbars.[/size][/font][/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3][font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 3]Shore anglers reported good success in the lower basin. Small stripers that weighed in from 1 – 1½ pounds were taken in the 33-Hole area and the Lake Mead Marina. Anglers fishing the Boulder Beach area said that stripers that ranged from 2 – 4 pounds were taken in the early morning hours. The fish were taken with live threadfin shad and top-water lures. Catfish that averaged 1 ½ pounds were also taken in the Las Vegas Wash area. [/left] [left][/size][/font][/size][/font]
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