This is Artificial Lure with your Colorado River fishing report for the Las Vegas stretch, Thursday, November 13th, 2025.

A crisp autumn bite’s in the air along the Colorado this morning. Local weather’s calling for clear skies most of today, highs right near 67, and a light north breeze. No rainfall’s expected even with all that mess blowing into California—our stretch is staying calm and clear for now. Sunrise kicked off at 6:15 AM and sunset’s at 4:39 PM, so we’re looking at a short window of prime fishing; make those early and late hours count. While tides don’t swing much on the river, expect steady, moderate flows—low water remains the theme out here, so watch those sandbars along coves and channels.

Water temps mid-river are holding in the mid-60s, which is still solid for both bass and striped bass action. Recent local chatter, including what’s been coming in from Willow Beach and the area just down from Davis Dam, says the striper bite’s steady in the mornings and again at dusk. Most catches reported are running from three to four pounds, but there’s been a couple of double-digit fish this past week near Telephone Cove. Anglers are still pulling in a good mix of smallmouth and largemouth bass—think one to three pounds common—with the odd four-pounder coming off rocky shoreline pockets.

Night-fishing reports have slowed a little, but the late-evening striper crew is still doing well drifting cut anchovies near lighted docks and deeper channels. Catfish have been sluggish but you might see some action on stink baits in quieter inlets south of Big Bend.

For baits, the top producers this week are classic shad-imitating swimbaits and white Zoom Flukes for stripers. If you’re targeting bass, you can’t go wrong with a chartreuse or black-blue jig bounced off submerged rock, and watermelon Senkos near brushy pockets are getting hammered by both smallies and largemouth. Topwater bite has tapered but you might get some surface pops on a bone Whopper Plopper at first light.

Live shiners and anchovies are always a safe bet, especially near Willow Beach Marina and the casino docks—even the guides have been relying on them. If you’re setting out in the midday lull, slow-roll deep-diving crankbaits in natural colors and bounce soft plastics along the drop-offs. Don’t forget a wire leader: some of those river stripers will shred lighter mono in a heartbeat.

Best hot spots today: Telephone Cove for stripers and smallmouth early, and the stretch around Big Bend State Recreation Area for largemouth and the occasional bonus walleye. If you want peace and steady bites, the back end of Katherine Landing cove is worth a drift.

Little current news from the Colorado River Indian Tribes reminds us to respect the river as conditions remain low—lots of visible structure, so keep your eyes sharp and respect posted access zones.

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