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Colorado River Las Vegas April 27: Stripers Boiling, Smallies Smashing
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Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** here with your go-to fishing report for the Colorado River around Las Vegas on April 27, 2026. Dawn's breaking early today—sunrise at about 6:15 AM, sunset around 7:30 PM, giving us a solid 13 hours of light. Weather's looking prime: clear skies, highs in the mid-80s, light winds from the southwest under 10 mph—perfect for casting without the usual Strip haze messing things up.
No real tides down here in the desert river, but water levels are steady from Hoover Dam releases, flowing strong at 8,000 cfs per USGS gauges. Fish activity's heating up this spring—solunar charts from Tides4Fishing peg today as average, with major bites around solar transit at noon and evening twilight. Stripers are boiling in schools, smallmouth bass smashing 3-5 pounders, and channel cats prowling the deeper holes.
Recent catches? Local reports from FishingBooker and angler forums show limits of 15-20 lb stripers on the main stem below the dam, plus 2-4 lb smallies and rainbows up to 5 lbs near Cottonwood Cove. One guide out of Temple Bar pulled a 30 lb striper yesterday on live shad. Carp are thick too if you're into bowfishing.
Best lures right now: **chartreuse swimbaits** or **jerkbaits** for stripers—rig 'em on 1/2 oz jigheads and troll 20-30 ft deep. For bass, drop-shot **worms in green pumpkin** or crankbaits over rocky points. Live bait? **Shad or anchovies** on a fish-finder rig for cats and stripers; nightcrawlers for rainbows shore-side.
Hot spots: Hit the **Black Canyon below Hoover Dam** for stripers at first light—launch from Katherine Landing. Or try **Scotchman Cove** upstream for smallies; bank access is easy, and they're stacking up on ledges.
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No real tides down here in the desert river, but water levels are steady from Hoover Dam releases, flowing strong at 8,000 cfs per USGS gauges. Fish activity's heating up this spring—solunar charts from Tides4Fishing peg today as average, with major bites around solar transit at noon and evening twilight. Stripers are boiling in schools, smallmouth bass smashing 3-5 pounders, and channel cats prowling the deeper holes.
Recent catches? Local reports from FishingBooker and angler forums show limits of 15-20 lb stripers on the main stem below the dam, plus 2-4 lb smallies and rainbows up to 5 lbs near Cottonwood Cove. One guide out of Temple Bar pulled a 30 lb striper yesterday on live shad. Carp are thick too if you're into bowfishing.
Best lures right now: **chartreuse swimbaits** or **jerkbaits** for stripers—rig 'em on 1/2 oz jigheads and troll 20-30 ft deep. For bass, drop-shot **worms in green pumpkin** or crankbaits over rocky points. Live bait? **Shad or anchovies** on a fish-finder rig for cats and stripers; nightcrawlers for rainbows shore-side.
Hot spots: Hit the **Black Canyon below Hoover Dam** for stripers at first light—launch from Katherine Landing. Or try **Scotchman Cove** upstream for smallies; bank access is easy, and they're stacking up on ledges.
Thanks for tuning in, y'all—subscribe for daily updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Tight lines!
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.