Lake Mead help

[alanw]

I'll never forget the first time I cast a 10" trout lure into a striper boil at Lake Skinner. I got slammed hard, the fish got airborn, and just as fast as it hit, it was gone. There went a nice fish and my $20 lure. It was the first time I used Spiderwire braid and my knot came undone. This happened over 10 years ago and I'm still mad about it

I've never fished Mead but if it's similar to Skinner then you should be on the lookout for the surface boils and get to them ASAP. They usually happen around sunset and quickly move from spot to spot.

[Fishwhisperer619]

Originally Posted by alanw

I'll never forget the first time I cast a 10" trout lure into a striper boil at Lake Skinner. I got slammed hard, the fish got airborn, and just as fast as it hit, it was gone. There went a nice fish and my $20 lure. It was the first time I used Spiderwire braid and my knot came undone. This happened over 10 years ago and I'm still mad about it

I've never fished Mead but if it's similar to Skinner then you should be on the lookout for the surface boils and get to them ASAP. They usually happen around sunset and quickly move from spot to spot.

Yea I've been told that being able to move quickly is key, I'm pretty much stuck to the vicinity of the houseboat so hopefully the stripers come to me haha

[addicted2sp33d]

I've never fished Mead, but I remember being on the Dam Tour at Hoover Dam last year, then looking down at the intakes and seeing giant schools of some BIG (we're talking 3-4 feet in length) Stripers boiling on the surface.

They were doing this when I got there, they were doing this when I left.

The whole time, I was wishing for one of those collapsible travel rods, a kite string, some paracord, a soda tab, a rock, a sharp stick, ANYTHING. They looked like they would bite anything.

I don't know how close you're allowed to get to the Dam, but I would say that's where the fish hang out.

[Fishwhisperer619]

Originally Posted by addicted2sp33d

I've never fished Mead, but I remember being on the Dam Tour at Hoover Dam last year, then looking down at the intakes and seeing giant schools of some BIG (we're talking 3-4 feet in length) Stripers boiling on the surface.

They were doing this when I got there, they were doing this when I left.

The whole time, I was wishing for one of those collapsible travel rods, a kite string, some paracord, a soda tab, a rock, a sharp stick, ANYTHING. They looked like they would bite anything.

I don't know how close you're allowed to get to the Dam, but I would say that's where the fish hang out.

I'm pretty sure I have to stay a certain distance away from the dam, idk exactky how far though. I hope the are big and hungry like that all over the lake haha