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Lake Mead Fishing Report: Stripers Biting Deep, Bass Feeding Shallow in Ideal Autumn Conditions
It’s Artificial Lure here with your Lake Mead fishing report for Wednesday, October 29, 2025, coming to you just after sunrise. The lake greeted us this morning with clear Nevada skies and a brisk autumn chill. Sunrise officially popped at 6:05 a.m., and you’ll get a full day on the water with sunset rolling in around 5:38 p.m. Weather’s sitting in the mid-60s early, topping out near 78 mid-afternoon, with light winds helping to keep the surface calm—ideal conditions for both boaters and shore anglers alike.
No real tides to report since Lake Mead's a reservoir, but water levels remain a bit low from ongoing drought, as noted by Coyote Gulch and Western Water Assessment, so some usual shorelines are exposed, concentrating fish in tighter spots.
Striped bass are definitely the headliners right now, schooling up deep and shallow. According to the Lake Mead, Nevada Daily Fishing Report podcast, folks have been catching healthy stripers in the 2 to 4-pound range, with a few lucky anglers netting double-digit monsters on live shad and swim baits. Early morning and dusk are the magic hours—troll or cast from Boulder Basin down towards Hemenway for steady action. Topwater pencil baits, silver spoons, and soft swimbaits are all producing. Downrigging deeper with cut anchovies isn’t a bad call either if the sun gets high.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are still working the shallows. Try working crankbaits and soft plastics—watermelon and chartreuse senkos are especially hot—into rocky coves and points northwest of Callville Bay and around Echo Bay. The action’s brisk, with some 3-pounders landed recently. Fish are feeding up ahead of winter, so don’t hesitate to throw a little bigger profile bait.
Catfish are getting active at night, holding in deeper water near the Vegas Wash and around Government Wash. Chicken liver or cut mackerel on the bottom is the local know-how. Reports mention steady numbers for folks willing to toss out after sunset.
As for bait, live shad reigns supreme for stripers. If you can’t net your own, anchovies and sardines will work in a pinch. For bass, Texas-rigged soft plastics and mid-diving crankbaits in shad patterns are go-to options. For catfish, it’s all about anything stinky—liver, shrimp, or dough balls.
The hot spots this week:
- **Boulder Basin:** Striper action is fast and furious, especially early.
- **Callville Bay Points:** Solid bass action for both largemouth and smallmouth along rocky structure.
Water clarity is good outside of some muddy patches near inflows, so long fluorocarbon leaders and subtle presentations can make the difference, especially as the sun climbs and fish get pressured.
No significant snowmelt runoff affecting conditions, as Snoflo reports snowpack way below normal, so barring any freak storms, clarity, and temp should stay steady for a while.
Before heading out, make sure your tackle’s up to snuff, and always check your local regs for limits—stripers especially, as there’s no size or bag limit for them in Lake Mead.
That’s the scoop for today. Thanks for tuning in to your Lake Mead fishing report. Don’t forget to subscribe for daily updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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