Lake Mead Fishing Report for March 28, 2025: Stripers, Bass, and Crappie Bites Heating Up

Hey there, fellow anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Lake Mead fishing report for March 28, 2025. We've got another beautiful day ahead of us with sunny skies and temperatures reaching a high of 78°F. Sunrise was at 6:39 AM, and we're looking at sunset around 7:01 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to work with. Now, onto the fishing. The striped bass bite has been on fire lately! Anglers have been pulling in good numbers of stripers in the 2-6 pound range, with a few lunkers over 10 pounds reported. They're hitting live shad and cut anchovies the most, but don't overlook those 3-inch silver swimbaits. If you're after a reaction bite, try Kastmasters or Jumpin' Minnows for those subsurface stripers. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing has picked up too. The afternoon bite's been particularly hot as the water warms up. Finesse techniques like drop-shotting and Neko rigs with 4-inch worms in green pumpkin or watermelon red have been producing consistently. For you power fishermen, don't forget to throw some spinnerbaits or crankbaits around rocky points and submerged structure. Crappie action is starting to heat up in the Overton Arm. Jigs in white or chartreuse have been the ticket, especially when tipped with a minnow. We've seen some nice catches of 10-12 inchers coming in. As for hot spots, I'd recommend checking out the coves near Callville Bay or the points around Boulder Beach. The Vegas Wash area has also been producing some quality fish lately. If you're after those big stripers, try trolling with deep-diving crankbaits in shad patterns near Hemenway Harbor. For you catfish enthusiasts, the nighttime bite has been steady. Cut anchovies or chicken liver fished on the bottom in 20-30 feet of water should do the trick. Remember, Lake Mead's water level is still low, so be careful out there and watch for those submerged hazards. Also, make sure you've got your Nevada fishing license and all the necessary stamps. That's all for now, folks. Get out there and tight lines to ya! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.