08-23-2011, 04:38 PM
Great question man... Being born and raised in Vegas you would think I would know haha! Pretty much haven't fished Nevada in the last 20yrs 
now that I'm older and got kids myself I want them to have the memories I do of that great fishing hole growing up "box car cove" was the spot when I was younger we pulled big stripers out of there every weekend "it was a blast!!" now I have been out of it and the lake being up and down etc. There really isn't any where to shore fish... Searching the net the last week I found hole 33 but it looks like quiet the hike and that's gonna be tough with little ones "5,7,9".... We spent last weekend at willow beach I hadn't been there in 25yrs lol. Well it was hot and miserable camping out there in a pop up trailer with no ac.... Anyways I fished from 2am till noon and didn't get squat tried it all chovies, big plugs, swim baits etc. The kids had worms, power bait etc going for trout but dad was going for that big stiper "wishes" and nothing..... Couple boats pulled up with some nice catches sat morning including a 25lb striper caught on a "big lure" .... Really stuck on what to do I drove for 3hrs sunday to cottonwood cove and back just to see what It was... It was really nice but again no shore fishing just boats and thousands of swimmers... So for now I guess I'm stuck with urban ponds "which I hate" but it's easy for the family to acsess and have fun.... I'm thinking about hitting up eagle valley resi in the next couple weeks I have never been there did most of my fishing up in beaver Utah lol
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now that I'm older and got kids myself I want them to have the memories I do of that great fishing hole growing up "box car cove" was the spot when I was younger we pulled big stripers out of there every weekend "it was a blast!!" now I have been out of it and the lake being up and down etc. There really isn't any where to shore fish... Searching the net the last week I found hole 33 but it looks like quiet the hike and that's gonna be tough with little ones "5,7,9".... We spent last weekend at willow beach I hadn't been there in 25yrs lol. Well it was hot and miserable camping out there in a pop up trailer with no ac.... Anyways I fished from 2am till noon and didn't get squat tried it all chovies, big plugs, swim baits etc. The kids had worms, power bait etc going for trout but dad was going for that big stiper "wishes" and nothing..... Couple boats pulled up with some nice catches sat morning including a 25lb striper caught on a "big lure" .... Really stuck on what to do I drove for 3hrs sunday to cottonwood cove and back just to see what It was... It was really nice but again no shore fishing just boats and thousands of swimmers... So for now I guess I'm stuck with urban ponds "which I hate" but it's easy for the family to acsess and have fun.... I'm thinking about hitting up eagle valley resi in the next couple weeks I have never been there did most of my fishing up in beaver Utah lol[signature]