This video was filmed on Sunday. On Monday the park was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Please refer to the Park website for updates: www.nps.gov/lake/index.htm

@raineschannel5440

4 жыл бұрын

i will going willow beach, i think most of the place is closed, hopefully see you there~~

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy Willow Beach, hope you get some big fish. Just remember to practice social distancing and stay away from things people touch.

Nice channel, especially for us that are boatless! Thanks for sharing and hopefully the crisis ends quickly so we can try the spots you have shown us on Lake Mead!

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks William! Glad you found it informative. Hope to see you out there someday.

Thanks, Vernon! I loved the detailed map on exactly where you were fishing.

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

Good show! Thanks for sharing.

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to share Fishin Money!

Super cool one! Have to head out there!

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

You will have to wait a while, but you have to go check it out. We will wait for your video!

just came across your video. funny i was wondering if there was fish in there. had always drive by that place but never thought on giving a try. thanks for uploading this!😀

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

You're Welcome, and thank you for the view Ialo Visco. Feel free to check my channel for some other spots too.

Thank you for the tips really appreciate it

@FinallyFishing

3 жыл бұрын

No problem Fabian. Thanks for watching!

Great vid👍🏻👍🏻

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Years ago we fished in there for 15 plus pounds catfish off a boat

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, hard to think that anyone would use a boat based on what it looks like today. would have loved to see it.

@jessieornelas5883

4 жыл бұрын

Finally Fishing Years ago you could drive a all the to the bridge mid 80s

I fish there for fun and yes, small catfish and carp are the primary species. But be VERY cautious because there are releases from Lake Las Vegas that totally change the velocity of the water and the height. I watched hikers below the weir get stranded until the water lowered. It took about a half hour!

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rick. Thanks for the info and heads-up! That's kind of what I was hinting at when I said flash floods. But thanks for reminding us to be careful in this spot.

Where specifically did you go in lava butte? How far is the hike? The first part where you caught the green sunfish, if it easier to get to?

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Renee! The spot with the green sunfish is closer to the parking but has a pretty steep hill to get down and back up again. It was easier to take the closed access road (gradual slope). That's about a 3/4 mile hike. Where the road met the creek, that's the spot we fished.

Nice video! Las Vegas Wash is actually diverted into two large pipes and flows under Lake Las Vegas and eventually flows into Lake Mead. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Wash) The water (all 3 billion gallons!) in Lake Las Vegas was/is pumped in from Lake Mead! In the 1980's there were fewer environmental regulations.

@FinallyFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info Outdoor Focus. I thought the waters from the the wetlands drained into Lake Las Vegas first. Makes sense that the Duck Water area is of limits to fishing then.

@outdoorfocus6329

3 жыл бұрын

@@FinallyFishing Yup, even though I think it is awesome how the city treats Las Vegas waste water and releases into the Vegas wash (which also "cleans" the water more), I bet the developers thought it would be hard to sell expensive houses around Lake Las Vegas if the water came from run-off and sewage treatment plants :)

What kind of bait did you use to catch the carp?

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph! I tried corn, but had no luck. The carp in this video was caught with night crawlers.

How many snakes were there? Also try a vibrax minnow. You can get em at Walmart. I bet there were lots of critters out there.

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Bull Butter Outdoors! I Have only seen two snakes in the year I have been here and both while driving. But yes, lots of critters around. Lots of lizards and a few desert tarantula...

Lots of plecos over there

@FinallyFishing

15 күн бұрын

Yes, I have removed some when ever going down there.

Maybe a Q&A video would work while you can't get out to fish?

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

I will look in to it Simone. Maybe a side project.

is it easy to get there?

@FinallyFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You park at the wetlands trail and have to hike down the mountain. It is not a bad hike but not something I like doing in the summer heat.

I sincerely hope the positive side affect of covid is people getting outside increasing the states parks and rec funding for our future. Better fishing, increased funding, cleaner parks, more stocking, Lower fees, etc,etc. cheers

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, hopefully people will appreciate nature again and enjoy the beauty of the parks. But I think sadly, the parks will suffer before it gets better again.

Brother I was going to ask you, can you do a tilapia catch and cook from lake mead.

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

I don't like keeping the small guys, but I can look into doing something like that. Any reason for specifically targeting tilapia?

@sincityraid3rs993

4 жыл бұрын

Finally Fishing I hear it was an invasive species at lake mead

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamest1375 Agreed, these fish should be dispatched! I am just not that sure about eating fish from this part of the lake.

Lets fish that

The plated catfish is called a pleco

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. Tanks Himmat Dhillon

Brother where should I fish? Today was my fishing day therapy and found out lake mead is closed. Any suggestions?

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

I am sorry, but I'm about to rain on your parade. Due to large amounts of people going fishing, almost all waters are closed. Technically the Arizona part of Lake Mead Rec Area is still open, but will probably soon close if not already. Places like Beatty, Pahranagat and Big Bend might still be open, but I strongly advise not to travel as I think the next step would be roadblocks in and out of towns and cities. I don't have the answer in this difficult situation, maybe get a fishing game on your phone? Stay safe and wait for 'better' times.

@sincityraid3rs993

4 жыл бұрын

Finally Fishing thanks brother be safe. nice vids.

At 20:03 you can clearly see a nice size fish swim up close to you.

@FinallyFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kristian. That is actually a carp. This particular hole has some nice sized fish in it. But these fish have some different feeding habits and I have yet to figure out a "sure to catch" bait for them. But well spotted.

9:54 that’s called a common bream fish. I caught one 5 days ago half alive in government wash

@FinallyFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Hi No No, and thanks for commenting. I would however, like to differ from your assessment. Firstly common bream are mostly caught in Europe, with no known specimens in Lake Mead. Common bream tend to be a bit more bulky in body build. Common bream also takes bait like worms and corn, and the school of these fish I saw, had no interest in those baits. So No, I believe these to be big gizzard shad. They can reach sizes up to 18 inches.

@NoNONo979

3 жыл бұрын

@@FinallyFishing yea I’m an idiot. It is a shad, but a fish app told us it was a bream the day afterwards. We didn’t know what it was since we never saw it before

@FinallyFishing

3 жыл бұрын

@@NoNONo979 No mate, you were just misled. These fishing apps are pretty good but they do stuff it up from time to time. That's why it is good to have peeps to talk to and figure it out.

@NoNONo979

3 жыл бұрын

@@FinallyFishing thanks man. I hope to meet you one day

That water is absolutely disgusting... hope you dont get sick!! Further up under the bridge there's a sign that basically says do not touch the water.

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony, did not get sick. Just don't drink the water. In all fairness the water is reasonably clean. It is the Urban run-off that's the problem. Our storm-drains are filthy! I would not keep or eat any fish from his area!

No video footage, huh. Sounds fishy to me.

@FinallyFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, My bad Mike! I really suck at playing cameraman. Sometimes I go hours without recording. But I will get better.