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Fishing regulations at Lake Mohave, NV
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Fishing regulations in Nevada can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Smallmouth bass as of April 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Smallmouth bass
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CLARK COUNTYCarpenter Canyon CreekYear round; any hour of the day or night2 troutClark County Urban Ponds: (Boulder City Pond/Veteran's Memorial Park, Lorenzi Park Pond, Mesquite Urban Pond-Hafen Lane Pond, Sunset Park Pond, and Floyd Lamb Park Pond)Year round; hours are when the park is open to public use.3 game fishCold Creek Pond and Cold CreekYear round; any hour of the day or night3 game fishColorado River below Davis DamYear round; any hour of the day or night except in areas as posted.5 trout, 6 black bass, 10 striped bass, and 25 catfish. Minimum size for black bass is 13 inches total length. No limit on other game fish.Special Regulations: For bait restrictions see Fishing with Bait Fish.Lake MeadYear round; any hour of the day or night, except in areas as posted.5 trout, 6 black bass, 25 catfish and 15 crappie. No limit on striped bass less than 20 inches total length. The daily limit on striped bass 20 inches total length or longer is 20 fish. *No limit on other game fish.Special Regulations: For bait restrictions see Fishing with Bait Fish.Lake MohaveYear round; any hour of the day or night, except in areas as posted.5 trout, 6 black bass, 25 catfish and 15 crappie. No limit on striped bass less than 20 inches total length. The daily limit on striped bass 20 inches total length or longer is 20 fish. No limit on other game fish.Special Regulations: For bait restrictions see Fishing with Bait Fish.Virgin River and Muddy (Moapa) River systemsYear round; any hour of the day or night5 trout, 6 black bass, 25 catfish, 15 crappie, and 20 striped bass. No limit restriction on other game fish.CLARK COUNTY CLOSED WATERS: Lakes Mead and Mohave and the Colorado River areas as posted immediately above and below Hoover and Davis Dams; and except as otherwise posted by the National Park Service, all harbors, in or from marinas, from boats moored within marinas, and in mooring areas for those waters to include, but not limited to, the following on Lake Mead: Calville Bay Marina, Boulder Harbor, Hemenway Harbor, and the Las Vegas Boat Harbor/Lake Mead Marina Harbor Complex and on Lake Mohave: Cottonwood Cove.Spring Mountain Ranch State Park Pond. Veteran's Memorial Park, Boulder City, all waters except the Boulder City Pond as posted in Clark County.Las Vegas Wash, all waters within the Clark County Wetlands Park. Cornerstone Park, all waters within Cornerstone Park as posted by Henderson Municipality.
Lake Mohave is a lake located in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is also intersecting with Mohave County, Arizona. Its coordinates are:
35°25′25.8″N 114°38′46.9″W
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Find the best fishing spots on Lake Mohave by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in Lake Mohave are:
Smallmouth bass - 93 members reported to have caught this fish
Striped bass - 53 members reported to have caught this fish
Largemouth bass - 54 members reported to have caught this fish