Willow Beach 4/2/10

[chappy23us]

Headed out last week to the in-laws place in Vegas and I have always wanted to trout fish the Colorado River. Stopped at Bass Pro at the Silverton and picked up a two day Nevada non-resident license witha Colorado River tag for $25 each for the wife and I. If you dont know (I didnt) Willow Beach is actually located in AZ but the River tag allows you to fish with your NV license. Each Friday the federal fish hatchery plants trout in the Willow Beach area. We arrived at Willow Beach at 1000 hours after about a 1 hour drive from the in-laws place in Henderson. We fished for about two hours and ended up with 4 stocker bows all caught on PowerBait. We hooked up about 7 times but it is tough with the kids. All in all we had a great time and the facilities are excellent and clean. If you are in Vegas and want something to to with the kids make the short drive and you will not be disappointed.