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Lake Mead Fishing Report: Stripers, Bass, and Cats in the Desert Heat
Artificial Lure here, bringing you your June 22, 2025, Lake Mead fishing report—local style and straight from the water.
Sunrise hit at 5:21 AM today, with sunset stretching out until 7:59 PM. No tides on Lake Mead, but you can count on the desert heat: temps are easily climbing above 100 degrees again, so plan for a prime early-morning assault or target that golden evening window. As usual, the midday sun drives both fish and folks deep or into any pocket of shade they can find.
Striped bass continue to dominate the bite. Most action is coming from the Vegas Wash coves and Hemenway Harbor. Anglers are having the best luck with live shad and cut anchovies—old-school baits that never quit. For those tossing artificials, three-inch silver swimbaits are the ticket for deeper fish, while Kastmasters and Jumpin’ Minnows are fooling subsurface stripers. If you want to see a topwater blowup, nothing beats throwing a spook or popper at first light, especially if you see shad flickering on the surface; that’s when both stripers and the occasional hungry largemouth are out hunting, according to Sportsman’s Warehouse and recent updates from Spreaker.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are feeling the effects of the heat and are moving off into deeper water by mid-morning. The bite remains best along weedy shorelines and in the shade around Calville Bay and Hemenway Harbor right after sunrise. Drop-shot rigs loaded with creature baits and deep-diving crankbaits are getting consistent bites. Once the sun’s up, focus your search on structure in the 20 to 30-foot range, or—this is a local tip—don’t ignore even the smallest patch of shade. One lone boulder or bush can hold a good bass all on its own. YouTube guides are echoing this: shade is survival, and that’s where the fish will be holding.
Catfish action is picking up around the 33-Hole area. Night crawlers and hot dogs are landing plenty of fish, especially after dusk when the shoreline cools just enough for a bite window. Crappie seekers should work the Overton Arm with white or chartreuse jigs; recent catches are running in the 10-12 inch range—solid slabs for a warm-water lake.
For lures, you can’t go wrong with a topwater bait like a Zara Spook or popper early, three-inch silver swimbaits for stripers, and drop-shot or weedless rigs for bass once the sun’s up. Glide baits and buzzbaits also have their moments, especially if you’re trying to trigger those bigger bites.
Hot spots today: Vegas Wash cove entrances and Hemenway Harbor for stripers; Calville Bay weedlines for bass; and the 33-Hole for cats. Don’t overlook Overton Arm if you’re after crappie.
Thanks for tuning in to this Lake Mead report—don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Sunrise hit at 5:21 AM today, with sunset stretching out until 7:59 PM. No tides on Lake Mead, but you can count on the desert heat: temps are easily climbing above 100 degrees again, so plan for a prime early-morning assault or target that golden evening window. As usual, the midday sun drives both fish and folks deep or into any pocket of shade they can find.
Striped bass continue to dominate the bite. Most action is coming from the Vegas Wash coves and Hemenway Harbor. Anglers are having the best luck with live shad and cut anchovies—old-school baits that never quit. For those tossing artificials, three-inch silver swimbaits are the ticket for deeper fish, while Kastmasters and Jumpin’ Minnows are fooling subsurface stripers. If you want to see a topwater blowup, nothing beats throwing a spook or popper at first light, especially if you see shad flickering on the surface; that’s when both stripers and the occasional hungry largemouth are out hunting, according to Sportsman’s Warehouse and recent updates from Spreaker.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are feeling the effects of the heat and are moving off into deeper water by mid-morning. The bite remains best along weedy shorelines and in the shade around Calville Bay and Hemenway Harbor right after sunrise. Drop-shot rigs loaded with creature baits and deep-diving crankbaits are getting consistent bites. Once the sun’s up, focus your search on structure in the 20 to 30-foot range, or—this is a local tip—don’t ignore even the smallest patch of shade. One lone boulder or bush can hold a good bass all on its own. YouTube guides are echoing this: shade is survival, and that’s where the fish will be holding.
Catfish action is picking up around the 33-Hole area. Night crawlers and hot dogs are landing plenty of fish, especially after dusk when the shoreline cools just enough for a bite window. Crappie seekers should work the Overton Arm with white or chartreuse jigs; recent catches are running in the 10-12 inch range—solid slabs for a warm-water lake.
For lures, you can’t go wrong with a topwater bait like a Zara Spook or popper early, three-inch silver swimbaits for stripers, and drop-shot or weedless rigs for bass once the sun’s up. Glide baits and buzzbaits also have their moments, especially if you’re trying to trigger those bigger bites.
Hot spots today: Vegas Wash cove entrances and Hemenway Harbor for stripers; Calville Bay weedlines for bass; and the 33-Hole for cats. Don’t overlook Overton Arm if you’re after crappie.
Thanks for tuning in to this Lake Mead report—don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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By Quiet. PleaseArtificial Lure here, bringing you your June 22, 2025, Lake Mead fishing report—local style and straight from the water.
Sunrise hit at 5:21 AM today, with sunset stretching out until 7:59 PM. No tides on Lake Mead, but you can count on the desert heat: temps are easily climbing above 100 degrees again, so plan for a prime early-morning assault or target that golden evening window. As usual, the midday sun drives both fish and folks deep or into any pocket of shade they can find.
Striped bass continue to dominate the bite. Most action is coming from the Vegas Wash coves and Hemenway Harbor. Anglers are having the best luck with live shad and cut anchovies—old-school baits that never quit. For those tossing artificials, three-inch silver swimbaits are the ticket for deeper fish, while Kastmasters and Jumpin’ Minnows are fooling subsurface stripers. If you want to see a topwater blowup, nothing beats throwing a spook or popper at first light, especially if you see shad flickering on the surface; that’s when both stripers and the occasional hungry largemouth are out hunting, according to Sportsman’s Warehouse and recent updates from Spreaker.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are feeling the effects of the heat and are moving off into deeper water by mid-morning. The bite remains best along weedy shorelines and in the shade around Calville Bay and Hemenway Harbor right after sunrise. Drop-shot rigs loaded with creature baits and deep-diving crankbaits are getting consistent bites. Once the sun’s up, focus your search on structure in the 20 to 30-foot range, or—this is a local tip—don’t ignore even the smallest patch of shade. One lone boulder or bush can hold a good bass all on its own. YouTube guides are echoing this: shade is survival, and that’s where the fish will be holding.
Catfish action is picking up around the 33-Hole area. Night crawlers and hot dogs are landing plenty of fish, especially after dusk when the shoreline cools just enough for a bite window. Crappie seekers should work the Overton Arm with white or chartreuse jigs; recent catches are running in the 10-12 inch range—solid slabs for a warm-water lake.
For lures, you can’t go wrong with a topwater bait like a Zara Spook or popper early, three-inch silver swimbaits for stripers, and drop-shot or weedless rigs for bass once the sun’s up. Glide baits and buzzbaits also have their moments, especially if you’re trying to trigger those bigger bites.
Hot spots today: Vegas Wash cove entrances and Hemenway Harbor for stripers; Calville Bay weedlines for bass; and the 33-Hole for cats. Don’t overlook Overton Arm if you’re after crappie.
Thanks for tuning in to this Lake Mead report—don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Sunrise hit at 5:21 AM today, with sunset stretching out until 7:59 PM. No tides on Lake Mead, but you can count on the desert heat: temps are easily climbing above 100 degrees again, so plan for a prime early-morning assault or target that golden evening window. As usual, the midday sun drives both fish and folks deep or into any pocket of shade they can find.
Striped bass continue to dominate the bite. Most action is coming from the Vegas Wash coves and Hemenway Harbor. Anglers are having the best luck with live shad and cut anchovies—old-school baits that never quit. For those tossing artificials, three-inch silver swimbaits are the ticket for deeper fish, while Kastmasters and Jumpin’ Minnows are fooling subsurface stripers. If you want to see a topwater blowup, nothing beats throwing a spook or popper at first light, especially if you see shad flickering on the surface; that’s when both stripers and the occasional hungry largemouth are out hunting, according to Sportsman’s Warehouse and recent updates from Spreaker.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are feeling the effects of the heat and are moving off into deeper water by mid-morning. The bite remains best along weedy shorelines and in the shade around Calville Bay and Hemenway Harbor right after sunrise. Drop-shot rigs loaded with creature baits and deep-diving crankbaits are getting consistent bites. Once the sun’s up, focus your search on structure in the 20 to 30-foot range, or—this is a local tip—don’t ignore even the smallest patch of shade. One lone boulder or bush can hold a good bass all on its own. YouTube guides are echoing this: shade is survival, and that’s where the fish will be holding.
Catfish action is picking up around the 33-Hole area. Night crawlers and hot dogs are landing plenty of fish, especially after dusk when the shoreline cools just enough for a bite window. Crappie seekers should work the Overton Arm with white or chartreuse jigs; recent catches are running in the 10-12 inch range—solid slabs for a warm-water lake.
For lures, you can’t go wrong with a topwater bait like a Zara Spook or popper early, three-inch silver swimbaits for stripers, and drop-shot or weedless rigs for bass once the sun’s up. Glide baits and buzzbaits also have their moments, especially if you’re trying to trigger those bigger bites.
Hot spots today: Vegas Wash cove entrances and Hemenway Harbor for stripers; Calville Bay weedlines for bass; and the 33-Hole for cats. Don’t overlook Overton Arm if you’re after crappie.
Thanks for tuning in to this Lake Mead report—don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.