Fresh Boulder City Fishing Reports

As of the last week of April striped bass have been hitting very well. Should be starting their spawn over the next few weeks and will be feeding voraciously on shad. Now is the time to get out and fish.

The Boulder basin is blowong up in striped bass boils right now. If you havent seen it picture a nice calm lake with boats patiently waiting for something in suspense. Then out of nowhere a hundred striped bass begin agressively feeding on the surface, bait fish junping outbof the air in desperation, and birds diving and swooping for a meal. When you see a fish feeding you toss your top-water bait on the action and make it dance. Within a second or two a healthy schoolie tosses your bait in the air to stun its prey and then they hit it hard! We’re pulling 15-30 fish on lures out here.

Early morning trolling and casting jerk baits is working upstream at Willow Beach. This is a tough fishery with record breaking stripers, it doesnt always fish this good. I spent my birthday out there camping with my wife and landed 3 big stripers in the morning before breakfast, 7-10lbs each