Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Lake Mead fishing report.

No tides to worry about here on the desert reservoir, but water levels are still low and creeping down again after that brief bump from fall rains, according to Colorado River managers. Mornings are cool and crisp, warming fast by midday with light winds; plan on layers and expect clear, bright skies to push fish deeper once the sun gets up.

Sunrise is right around 6:40 a.m. with sunset near 4:30 p.m., so the bite window is tight. The best activity has been first light to about 9 a.m., then again the last hour of daylight when the shadows stretch and the lake calms.

Striper fishing has stayed steady, not wild, with most boats reporting a half‑dozen to a dozen schoolies, plus the odd fish in the 5–8 pound class. Anglers working deeper water near the river channel and main-lake points have been doing best. Largemouth and smallmouth are a bit sluggish but still chewing if you slow down and stay in contact with the rocks.

Best producers for **stripers**:
- 1/2– to 1‑ounce white or chrome jigging spoons worked vertically over 40–80 feet.
- Pearl or shad-color soft plastics on 1/2‑ounce jig heads, dropped to marks on the graph.
- Casting 4–5 inch swimbaits in shad patterns when you see birds or surface boils.

For **bass**, think subtle:
- Green pumpkin or brown football jigs in 20–35 feet on rocky structure.
- Drop-shot worms in natural shad or watermelon, fished painfully slow.
- Medium-diving crankbaits in craw or ghost shad when the wind kicks up a little chop.

Bait guys are still putting fish in the box with frozen anchovies on a dropper loop for stripers. Use light fluorocarbon leaders if the lake lays flat and clear. Night fishing around lighted marinas with anchovies or small shad-imitation plastics can be sneaky good when boat traffic dies.

Couple of local hot spots to check:
- **Hemenway / Boulder Basin**: Good for schoolie stripers early, plus a mix of largemouth along the rocky breaks and marina edges.
- **The Narrows up toward the Virgin Basin**: Work the channel drops and points for better‑grade stripers and smallmouth; watch your electronics and stay on those bait balls.

With reservoir storage back near crisis-era lows again, clear water and spooky fish are the rule. Long casts, lighter line, and natural colors will get you more bites than power fishing right now.

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