Podcast Episode Details

Lake Mead Autumn Bite Heats Up for Stripers, Bass - Quiet Please Fishing Report

---

---

Artificial Lure here with your daily Lake Mead fishing report for Tuesday, October 28th, 2025. It’s a classic Nevada fall morning—crisp, with temps starting in the 50s at sunrise and climbing to the upper 70s by afternoon under clear blue skies. Winds are light out of the north, just enough to keep the water surface lively, making for ideal fishing conditions. Sunrise hit just after 6:50 AM and sunset will come up around 5:53 PM, giving you that perfect fall window where the bite gets aggressive right at dawn and just before dusk.

Lake levels remain steady and the Colorado River basin is holding up well for late October, keeping all our favorite coves and points in play. No tides on freshwater lakes, but the changing daylight and water temp hitting the low 60s are key—the stripers and bass are on their autumn patterns and feeding up for winter.

Fish activity’s been excellent the past few days—reports from local anglers around Government Wash and the Boulder Beach area are rolling in with plenty of good stringers. Stripers have been especially cooperative, schooling up both deep and shallow. The bite is hot right at first light in the backs of coves; by mid-morning, those fish are pushing out to 40–60 feet, so bring your electronics and be ready to drop down if the surface boils die off.

Bass are hugging shallow rocks and submerged brush early, then sliding off to secondary points. Largemouth and smallmouth are both being caught, though with water cooling off, you want to go finesse. Big numbers aren’t out of the ordinary; most folks are picking up half a dozen quality bass per morning if they work the right areas.

Best lures right now are subtle. Shad-colored swimbaits are king for stripers, especially when the sun’s low. Drop-shot rigs and small Ned rigs in green pumpkin or watermelon red have been deadly for bass, worked slow along points and ledges. If you’re after a monster, early morning topwater—think Zara Spooks or Whopper Ploppers—can still coax a savage strike, but the finesse bite rules most of the day. Night anglers are hammering big channel cats on cut anchovy and shrimp, especially near the Overton Arm and the upper reaches around Echo Bay.

A couple of hot spots worth mentioning—try the rocky points and cuts near Hemenway Harbor for bass, especially before noon. For stripers, anglers drifting swim shads off the Boulder Islands and in the deeper channels just south of Callville Bay are hauling in plenty of fish, some over 6 pounds.

Summing it up: fall weather, steady lake levels, and great fishing windows through sunrise and sunset. Downsizing your lures, slowing your retrieve, and finding structure are making all the difference as cooldown pushes fish into classic autumn haunts.

Thanks for tuning in to the Lake Mead daily fishing report. Don’t forget to subscribe for your daily fix of Nevada fishing action. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

---

Published on 5 days, 3 hours ago