Artificial Lure here with your Lake Mead fishing report for Sunday, November 16, 2025. We’re waking up to crisp late-fall weather—temps at launch time in the upper 40s, hitting the low 60s by midday, with clear skies and light breezes making conditions excellent for both boaters and shore anglers. Sunrise hit at 6:24 a.m., and expect sunset around 4:34 p.m. The barometric pressure’s steady and the moon is a thin waxing crescent—perfect for a productive mid-November outing.

Lake Mead doesn’t have much tidal fluctuation, but falling water levels have concentrated fish around structure and drop-offs. According to today’s Colorado River Las Vegas Fishing Report, stripers are running strong on cut bait, especially early in the channel edges and main lake points. Water clarity is high, surface temps are around the mid-50s, and shad are schooling thick, keeping gamefish hot on their heels.

This week’s anglers have found the best action right at first light and the last hour before sunset. The striper bite is heavy from Boulder Basin to the narrows at Government Wash—numerous reports of boats limiting out by noon when they stick close to active shad schools. Most stripers landed have been running 2 to 4 pounds, though there’s talk of a few breaking the 7-pound mark if you’re willing to chase moving birds and stay mobile.

Smallmouth and largemouth are active as well, holding on deep rocky points near Temple Bar and Hemenway—finesse tactics have been filling the creel. Ned rigs in green pumpkin and watermelon have been the go-to for smallmouth, while deep-diving crankbaits in shad or crawdad patterns are picking off bass around submerged brush piles and sharp ledges. Largemouths are mostly coming from shallow coves right after sunup, with a few decent 3- to 4-pounders caught on soft plastic creature baits.

For those targeting stripers, cut anchovy and cut shad are unbeatable—tight-line them off points or drift them through boils for fast limits. If you’d rather cast lures, white or chrome jigging spoons (1-2 oz) are deadly when worked vertically over deep schools, and topwater walkers like Zara Spooks or Sammy 115s are drawing surface strikes at dawn near rock walls.

Catfish are still an option after dark—try chunk baits near the mouth of Las Vegas Wash or shallow, sandy coves. Walleye showings are rare but possible if you fish gravel bars with slow-trolled nightcrawler rigs on bottom bouncers.

Hot spots you don’t want to miss today:
- The humps and flats outside of Hemenway Harbor for stripers early and again right before dusk.
- The coves north of Echo Bay for mixed bags of bass and the occasional bonus striper, especially along windblown points.

With the cooler water and dropping levels, safety is key—mind the new rock piles and stay aware of channel markers. The bite drops off in the afternoons, so stack your effort on the front and back end of daylight.

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