Fishing Lake Mead for Stripers, Bass and Catfish in the Winter Chill
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Fishing Lake Mead for Stripers, Bass and Catfish in the Winter Chill
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Lake level’s holding around 1,063 feet above sea level, according to LakeMead.uslakes.info, so launches are in decent shape but still on the low side. Mornings are cool in the mid‑40s, afternoons pushing into the low 60s under mostly clear skies with a light north breeze. That north wind keeps it feeling cooler and can stack a little chop in the open basin. Sunrise is right around 7 a.m., sunset about 5 p.m., so you’ve got a tight winter window. No real tide influence here, but expect the usual midday lull and better bites at first and last light.
Recent reports from local anglers and marinas around Boulder Harbor and Callville Bay have been solid on **striped bass**, fair on **largemouth and smallmouth**, and a little slower but steady on **catfish**. Most stripers being caught are schoolie class, 1–3 pounds, with a few 5–8 pound fish mixed in on deeper structure near the river channel. Black bass are running 1–2 pounds, with an occasional 3‑plus if you grind.
Fish activity is classic winter Mead: the bite is best in the low‑light windows and when the wind lays down. Stripers are hanging 40–80 feet over main‑lake humps and points, especially off the Boulder Basin and toward the narrows. Watch your electronics—when you mark tight schools mid‑column, drop straight to them.
Best lures for stripers right now are:
- 1–1.5 oz white or pearl jigging spoons
- 3–4 inch soft swimbaits on 1/2–3/4 oz heads in shad or silver
- Chrome or white blade baits vertically jigged
Bait anglers are doing well with cut anchovies, sardines, and threadfin shad on dropper rigs. Nose‑hooked live shad, if you can get them, are still king.
For largemouth and smallmouth, slow is the name of the game. Focus on 15–35 feet around rock piles, bluff ends, and broken chunk rock:
- Green pumpkin or brown finesse jigs with a craw trailer
- Drop‑shot worms in natural shad or morning dawn
- Small suspending jerkbaits in clear or ghost shad, worked with long pauses
Catfish guys soaking cut bait or chicken liver in 30–60 feet off deeper points and channel swings are picking up a few each outing, mostly at night or very early.
Couple of hot spots to circle:
- **Boulder Basin**: from Hemenway up past Boulder Beach. Good schools of stripers roaming, especially off main‑lake points.
- **The Narrows between Boulder and Virgin basins**: classic winter striper water—steep breaks, deep current, and bait stacked on the ledges.
If you’re closer to Callville, those long tapering points just outside the marina have been giving up both stripers and smallmouth when the wind cooperates.
That’s it for today from Lake Mead. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss a bite.
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