Nevada fishing report

■ Lake Mead — Boaters are finding good striped bass action in Boulder Basin. Anglers are averaging 10 fish. Stripers are showing a preference for hard plastics in shad patterns and anchovies. Black bass are hitting jigs and blue, white and chartreuse soft plastics. Bluegill activity is picking up in Las Vegas Bay. Try fishing small pieces of night crawlers or mealworms off the shore.

■ Lake Mohave/willow Beach — Anglers fishing in the early mornings are being rewarded with rainbow trout and striped bass. Rainbows weighing more than 4 pounds have taken spinners and night crawlers fished from shore. Striped bass anglers are catching fish with trout swimbaits on a slow troll. Farther south, black bass are active in the backs of coves. Anglers are having success with spinners, tubes and jigs.

■ Laughlin — Rainbow trout are cruising shorelines south of Big Bend State Recreation Area. Trout jigs and spinners are helping anglers land five-fish limits. Anglers targeting striped bass are reporting success using anchovies, pencil poppers and trout swimbaits.

■ Las Vegas urban ponds — Bluegill and catfish are taking mealworms and night crawlers. Bluegill were stocked last week. Please discard unwanted fishing line in recycle bins or trash receptacles. Anglers 12 years of age and older need Nevada fishing licenses, and each pond has a three-fish limit.

■ Kirch Wildlife Management Area — Cold, wet conditions slowed fishing last week. Bass fishing will improve as temperatures rise. Anglers have reported better fishing in the evenings. Trout fishing is good on Cold Springs Reservoir using spinners and Woolly Buggers. Boaters launching at Hay Meadow and Cold Springs are advised to use caution. The entry might be shallow.

■ Eagle Valley Reservoir — Anglers have found good fishing for rainbow, tiger and brown trout. Fish will take lures and commercial trout baits. Night crawlers are a good option, along with silver Panther Martins and Mepp’s spinners in red and gold. Bass and trout are hitting black and olive Woolly Buggers.

■ Echo Canyon Reservoir — Rainstorms have resulted in murky water and higher water levels. Crappies are taking jigs from boats and the dam. Rainbows are taking worms and Powerbait just off the bottom. When weather allows, a small bobber with a leader keeps bait just above the vegetation.

■ Upcoming events — June 12 is Free Fishing Day in Nevada.