Lake Mead Fishing Report: Bass, Stripers, and Crappie Bite Heats Up for Springtime Adventures

Good morning, this is Artificial Lure with your Lake Mead fishing report for Wednesday, April 30, 2025. We are rolling into classic spring weather today. Expect clear skies and crisp air, with the highs peaking in the low 70s. First light hit at 614 a.m. and you can fish until sunset at 723 p.m. Winds are mild and the water levels are steady, making for easy launching and comfortable boat rides. Since Lake Mead is landlocked, there is no tide influence to worry about. Bass fishing is hot right now as both largemouth and smallmouth are active and moving into shallower areas, especially early and late in the day. Most anglers are catching bass in the 2 to 4 pound range, with a few heavier five pounders reported this week. Bass are staging on beds in the shallow coves, especially near Calville Bay and Hemenway Harbor. Your best bet is green pumpkin or watermelon soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and football jigs tipped with craw trailers. Early mornings and shady banks have been great for topwater lures like Zara Spooks. For sight fishing, jerkbaits and crankbaits in purple or craw colors have also produced solid action. Striped bass are showing up in good numbers, particularly in the deeper sections and at the cove entrances around Vegas Wash. Most are being taken on live shad and cut anchovies, but three inch silver swimbaits and Kastmasters have been working well for anglers targeting them below the surface. Some stripers pushing the ten pound mark have been caught, and there are even reports of the occasional twenty pounder. If you find a boil, toss a topwater bait in for some fast action. Crappie action is steady, especially up in the Overton Arm where 10 to 12 inch slabs have been caught regularly this week. Small jigs are the ticket—bring a selection of colors to see what they want day to day. Catfish are starting to stir, with cut baits like anchovies drawing bites around sunset and after dark. For hotspots, set your sights on the rocky points and coves at Calville Bay and Hemenway Harbor for both bass and stripers. Overton Arm remains your go-to for crappie and is worth a visit if you want some tasty panfish to take home. That’s the report for today. The weather is perfect and the bite is on, so grab those rods and enjoy a day on Lake Mead. Tight lines, folks. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.