I’m heading over to try fishing out there Labor Day weekend, I’m sure it’ll be a busy fishing weekend… Any tips on where to fish from shore for either lake? I’ll be bringing both trout and Bass gear, but I’ve never been and don’t know the area. It looks like there is only road access on the west side of quail lake, and roads go all the way around Sand Hollow.
I was thinking about trying for bass in the NW part of Sand hollow by the rock jumping area and maybe along that northern damn? Map looks good on SE side, but it looks shallow from shore. I do have a pair of waders that I can die of heat stroke in if that would be helpful. Any tips on lures or colors? I fish Lake mead, so I got mostly white hard baits and various soft plastics.
For Quail Lake, was also thinking about trying near the inlet in the NW as well. Thoughts?
I’ll probably go out with a friend in the morning, but will bring my 6 yr old with me in the afternoons, so if there’s any spots someone can suggest on either lake that would have high action of little fish, that would be awesome too. I’m trying to get her into fishing. It’s hit or miss…
You can’t access the road on the east side of Sand Hollow. It’s blocked off. You can usually catch some Bass along the west dam throwing plactics parallel to the dam. Fish early to beat the skiing crowd.
Me and Dan and Obifishkenobi fished it Thursday. Staley Springs area. We all got fish. Shawn got several, his biggest A 5 1/2 pound cutthroat. I got three, my biggest, A four pound cut. I did get a small brookie, and Dan got a three pound cut.
I got up there today, finally. I’m usually the first one on the ice up there. But I’m 70 now and just don’t like to go by myself anymore. 5 or 6 inches ice and kind of slow, but I hooked into two different monsters. I did get a couple 3 1/2 pound cuts up through the ice. But the first big one ( 10 lbs or so) I got on a regular pole with spinning reel. I could almost control it. I had it near the hole for around five minutes, it seemed much longer. I just couldn’t get his head starting up the hole. Lol. But it finally broke off at the not. But the second big one was on a green noodle rod. I got a good look at it at first. The tail fin was 6 inches wide. it looked to be 3 feet long. But that noodle i just couldn’t control it. Then it took off and went over and snagged another pole 8 feet away. My friend Dan barely grabbed it in time as it was going through the ice. Then it snagged another pole and again Dan saved it right before it went under. So Dan thought he still had a different fish on that other rod. And he reeling in what he thought was another fish, broke my line and his lure popped right up not even touched by a bite. I’ve fished it for many years, and those were the biggest fish I have ever had on a line at Henry’s.