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Stripers, Bass, and Catfish - Your Colorado River Vegas Fishing Report for November 3, 2025
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Morning folks, Artificial Lure here with your Colorado River, Las Vegas fishing report for Monday, November 3, 2025. We’re set for cool, clear desert weather today – temperature starting around 58 degrees at sunrise, climbing into the upper 70s by midday. Winds are light out of the north, humidity’s low, and aside from a few high clouds, there’s nothing much to worry about. Sunrise was at 6:05 a.m., sunset rolls in at 4:44 p.m. – so you’ve got about ten solid hours of daylight to wet a line.
This stretch of the Colorado River is running steady: Davis Dam is releasing about 8,100 cubic feet per second across the day according to the Bureau of Reclamation, keeping flows cool and slightly brisk – so hang on to your hats, those currents will move your bait right into a hungry fish’s path. No significant tide swings here since we’re inland, but water level at Lake Mead is hovering near 1,057 feet, and currents remain strong. If you’re boating, keep an eye out for fluctuating releases.
Recent catches report good action on **striped bass**, **largemouth bass**, some **channel catfish**, and scattered **sunfish**, especially in the South Cove and Willow Beach areas. Locals say schoolie stripers have been cruising shallow flats in the early morning and then dropping off into deeper holes by midday. A couple anglers at South Cove landed stripers up to five pounds using medium shiners and six-inch swimbaits. Willow Beach delivered four- and five-pound Largemouths caught in quiet backwaters with weedlines, mostly on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Catfish activity picked up after dark; two groups filled coolers with channels up to eight pounds just above Cottonwood Cove, using stinkbaits and chicken liver.
For bass, the top lures today are **shad-pattern crankbaits**, **green pumpkin Senkos**, and silver-blue **spoons** for stripers. Folks staked out at the deeper drop-offs are tossing live shiners and anchovies with good results. If you’re catfishing, lean on classic stinkbait, cut gizzard shad, or plain chicken liver. For panfish and sunfish, try micro-jigs under a float along quiet reeds.
With the water clear and the bite starting early, best bets are to hit the river before 9 a.m. or wait for low-light hours near sundown. The **Willow Beach Launch** and **South Cove** are today’s hot spots; both have been producing mixed bags and reliable action. If you’re shore fishing, try the back eddies just downstream from Willow Beach – locals swear by that stretch for sunrise stripers.
Water levels in the lakes and reservoirs are holding stable, but keep an eye for debris and shifting shorelines due to recent storm runoff farther upriver. With the lower autumn sun angle and cooling nights, fish are feeding up for winter and chasing shad in packs, so fast-moving lures and bait rigs are pulling strikes.
This has been your Colorado River, Las Vegas fishing report with Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, folks, and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next bite. This has been a Quiet Please production – for more, check out quietplease dot ai.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
This stretch of the Colorado River is running steady: Davis Dam is releasing about 8,100 cubic feet per second across the day according to the Bureau of Reclamation, keeping flows cool and slightly brisk – so hang on to your hats, those currents will move your bait right into a hungry fish’s path. No significant tide swings here since we’re inland, but water level at Lake Mead is hovering near 1,057 feet, and currents remain strong. If you’re boating, keep an eye out for fluctuating releases.
Recent catches report good action on **striped bass**, **largemouth bass**, some **channel catfish**, and scattered **sunfish**, especially in the South Cove and Willow Beach areas. Locals say schoolie stripers have been cruising shallow flats in the early morning and then dropping off into deeper holes by midday. A couple anglers at South Cove landed stripers up to five pounds using medium shiners and six-inch swimbaits. Willow Beach delivered four- and five-pound Largemouths caught in quiet backwaters with weedlines, mostly on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Catfish activity picked up after dark; two groups filled coolers with channels up to eight pounds just above Cottonwood Cove, using stinkbaits and chicken liver.
For bass, the top lures today are **shad-pattern crankbaits**, **green pumpkin Senkos**, and silver-blue **spoons** for stripers. Folks staked out at the deeper drop-offs are tossing live shiners and anchovies with good results. If you’re catfishing, lean on classic stinkbait, cut gizzard shad, or plain chicken liver. For panfish and sunfish, try micro-jigs under a float along quiet reeds.
With the water clear and the bite starting early, best bets are to hit the river before 9 a.m. or wait for low-light hours near sundown. The **Willow Beach Launch** and **South Cove** are today’s hot spots; both have been producing mixed bags and reliable action. If you’re shore fishing, try the back eddies just downstream from Willow Beach – locals swear by that stretch for sunrise stripers.
Water levels in the lakes and reservoirs are holding stable, but keep an eye for debris and shifting shorelines due to recent storm runoff farther upriver. With the lower autumn sun angle and cooling nights, fish are feeding up for winter and chasing shad in packs, so fast-moving lures and bait rigs are pulling strikes.
This has been your Colorado River, Las Vegas fishing report with Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, folks, and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next bite. This has been a Quiet Please production – for more, check out quietplease 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
This episode includes AI-generated content.