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Colorado River Bass Heating Up: Pre-Spawn Action and April Patterns
Published 3 weeks ago
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling on the Colorado River 'round Las Vegas. It's April 10th, 2026, 8:35 AM PDT, and we're lookin' at a prime fishin' day ahead.
Weather's warmin' up nice—mid-70s by afternoon with light winds from the southwest, perfect for pushin' baitfish into the shallows, per Bass Forecast's 10-day outlook. Sunrise was at 6:42 AM, sunset 7:28 PM, givin' us a solid 12+ hours of light. No tides here on the river, but water levels are steady around 1,100 cfs downstream of Hoover Dam, keepin' things predictable.
Bass are heatin' up in pre-spawn mode—largemouth and smallmouth pushin' shallow on warming trends like today. Recent reports show solid catches: 3-4 lb largemouth on pea gravel points and beds, plus smallies hammerin' tubes and Ned rigs in 5-10 feet. Stripers are schoolin' mid-river, with limits posted last week on anchovies and cut herring. Catfish hittin' nights on stinkbait, and rainbows active on powerbait near inflows.
Best lures right now? Green pumpkin tubes snapped slow on secondary points, Ned rigs in old pinky for finicky bites, shaky heads with Zoom Speed Craws, and weightless wacky Senkos in pink. Live bait? Anchovies or shad chunks for stripers, nightcrawlers for cats and panfish.
Hit these hot spots: Black Canyon below the dam for stripers and bass early mornin', or Willow Beach coves for shallow largemouth beds. Move fast today with reaction baits as temps climb, let the wind guide ya to windblown banks.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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Weather's warmin' up nice—mid-70s by afternoon with light winds from the southwest, perfect for pushin' baitfish into the shallows, per Bass Forecast's 10-day outlook. Sunrise was at 6:42 AM, sunset 7:28 PM, givin' us a solid 12+ hours of light. No tides here on the river, but water levels are steady around 1,100 cfs downstream of Hoover Dam, keepin' things predictable.
Bass are heatin' up in pre-spawn mode—largemouth and smallmouth pushin' shallow on warming trends like today. Recent reports show solid catches: 3-4 lb largemouth on pea gravel points and beds, plus smallies hammerin' tubes and Ned rigs in 5-10 feet. Stripers are schoolin' mid-river, with limits posted last week on anchovies and cut herring. Catfish hittin' nights on stinkbait, and rainbows active on powerbait near inflows.
Best lures right now? Green pumpkin tubes snapped slow on secondary points, Ned rigs in old pinky for finicky bites, shaky heads with Zoom Speed Craws, and weightless wacky Senkos in pink. Live bait? Anchovies or shad chunks for stripers, nightcrawlers for cats and panfish.
Hit these hot spots: Black Canyon below the dam for stripers and bass early mornin', or Willow Beach coves for shallow largemouth beds. Move fast today with reaction baits as temps climb, let the wind guide ya to windblown banks.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more tips! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.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.