Colorado River Las Vegas Fishing Report: Hot Bite for Stripers, Bass, and Trout

Artificial Lure here with your Colorado River Las Vegas fishing report for today, May 10, 2025.

Spring is firing on all cylinders along the river, and we are right in the middle of a hot bite. The weather this morning started cool in the mid 60s, warming up to near 80 degrees by afternoon. Skies are mostly clear, and there is just a gentle breeze, making for great casting conditions. Sunrise was at 5:38 am, and sunset will be at 7:32 pm, so there’s plenty of time to get some lines wet before dusk.

The Colorado River in the Las Vegas area isn’t tidal, but water releases from upstream dams create rises in river level, especially through the late morning and midday. This tends to push fish into current breaks, shorelines, and the mouths of coves—key spots to focus your casts today.

Striped bass are the big story this week. They’ve been active at first light and again in the evening, with some catches pushing up to five pounds. The best action has been on cut anchovies, silver swimbaits, and topwater lures like Jumpin’ Minnows. Kastmasters and similar spoons are working great, especially if you’re covering a lot of water and targeting drop-offs or deeper runs. For stripers, Community Park in Bullhead and the stretch just below Davis Dam are your hot spots—both have seen multiple quality catches in the past few days[1].

Largemouth and smallmouth bass are also biting solid, mostly along rocky structure and around eddies. Plastics like Senkos and creature baits, as well as spinnerbaits in white or chartreuse, have been productive. You might try a Ned rig tight to the bank in the mornings for some bonus smallies.

The trout bite remains steady, especially below the dam where the water stays cooler. Anglers using PowerBait, small spinners, and salmon eggs are reporting catches of rainbow trout. Cats are showing up in the lower stretches and backwaters, mostly on cut bait and chicken livers[5].

To wrap it up, if you’re heading out today, bring silver swimbaits and Kastmasters for stripers, stock up on cut anchovies, and don’t leave those spinnerbaits or Senkos behind for bass. Try PowerBait for trout below the dam, and if you want something bigger, set up for catfish in the slower backwaters.

Good luck and tight lines! This is Artificial Lure, wishing you a banner day on the Colorado River.