Riding the Waves of Excitement at 75 MPH

Riding the Waves of Excitement at 75 MPH – The National Water Ski Racing Association’s Lake Havasu Event in April 2024

Lake Havasu Picnic Lunch on a Sandy Beach

Lake Havasu Picnic Lunch on a Sandy Beach

Kayaking Under the London Bridge at Lake Havasu City

Kayaking Under the London Bridge at Lake Havasu City

Kayaking Lake Havasu

Kayaking Lake Havasu

Public encouraged to provide input to assist Arizona’s outdoor recreation planning 06-12-2022

PHOENIX – Outdoor recreation enthusiasts are encouraged to participate in the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) by taking the public survey conducted by Arizona State Parks and Trails.  The SCORP serves as a guide for public...

Red Lighthouse Lake Havasu Arizona

Replicas of real lighthouses line the shore of Lake Havasu, Arizona. This beautiful scene unfolded one sunset evening in December 2019. Each of Lake Havasu’s lighthouses is a 1/3 scale replica of a famous American lighthouses, and is not a true lighthouse but instead...

Bill Williams River

At the very southern end of Lake Havasu the Bill Williams River ends. It is a 46.3-mile-long river in west-central Arizona where it, along with its tributary, the Santa Maria River, form the boundary between Mohave County to the north and La Paz County to the south....

Lake Havasu Bill Williams River

Bill Williams River is a 46.3-mile-long river in west-central Arizona where it, along with its tributary, the Santa Maria River, form the boundary between Mohave County to the north and La Paz County to the south. Unlike most rivers in Arizona, the Bill Williams runs...

Lake Havasu Sand Lighthouse

Lake Havasu City is home to more lighthouses than any other city in the U.S. These 1/3 scale replicas are actual functioning navigational aids built to the specifications of famous United States lighthouses. Two of the 25 lighthouses reside on the Nautical grounds....

Colorado River Jack Smith Park Needles California

Boat launch ramp and overnight parking. Not a campground. Quiet park at the end of River Road right on the Colorado River (2 miles off I-40). Good Smallmouth bass fishing south of the park along the Colorado all the way to Lake Havasu. Short boat ride south to Topok...

Lake Havasu Pat

Lake Havasu Dam

Lake Havasu Fishing Report February 2018

John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com reported the average daytime water temp has been running around 54-58 degrees. The daytime striper bite is good for 2-pound class fish using cut anchovies. Those wanting to get “bit” by the bigger stripers must fish during...

Quagga Mussel

Arizona winter visitors: prepare to clean, drain and dry

PHOENIX —The Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds boaters to “clean, drain and dry” – and especially decontaminate — their watercraft and equipment before exiting waters designated as having aquatic invasive species (AIS). This reminder is especially important for...

Comorant Eat Bass

AZGFD studies cormorant impact on wildlife, fish

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) prides itself on providing ample fishing opportunities for its legions of anglers and the state’s growing populations of cormorants have taken notice. In early 2017, AZGFD began a study of the state’s two species...

Lake Havasu Fishing

Lake Havasu Fishing Report October 26, 2017

Imagine being out at night on the shores of Cattail Cove State Park. Everything is calm and peaceful, and then, in an instant, the quiet night turns chaotic. Our friend Jimmy had that experience on Thursday, Oct. 19 when he hooked a channel catfish in Lake Havasu. He...

Lake Havasu Bass Fishing

Lake Havasu Fishing Report October 2017

The striped bass action is good with boils of 1 to 3 stripers chasing shad in the morning and late afternoon hours. Trolling super spooks, sassy shads, and Rat-L-Traps in white chrome/blue is working best. Black Rock cove north to the entrance to the river has been...

Electroshocking Trout

Electrofishing Reveals Tiger Trout Fishing Tips

Caught a tiger trout, yet? Try fishing the shorelines at Woods Canyon Lake. Many of our fish biologists were on the water at Woods Canyon, located on the Mogollon Rim,  electrofishing at from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. — Wednesday through today — and caught more than 100 tiger...

Lake Havasu Fishing Report

Lake Havasu Fishing Report April 22, 2016

Lake Level 448.59 The striper bite is good using cut anchovies — still fishing from the Crazyhorse campground north to the Entrance to the River/Sandbar. Be sure to throw out extra chum to attract these schools of pre-spawn stripers. Trolling Pointer 100s or...

Lake Havasu Fishing Report

Lake Havasu Fishing Report for December 31, 2015

Lake Level 449.07 Striper fishing is good if you can locate the schools of shad around the island, chalk cliffs and Winsor State Park. Green-tailed bass assassins rigged on 3/8- to ½-oz leadheads have been producing quality fish around sunup and sundown when cast...

London Bridge Resort

London Bride Resort

We Offer the Most Affordable Accommodations Among Lake Havasu Hotels Complete with fully equipped kitchenettes, flat-screen TVs and complimentary Wi-Fi access, our suites have distinct designs to meet the needs of each guest. Delight in the comforts of home during...

Lake Havasu Marina

Lake Havasu Marina

Lake Havasu Marina offers many amenities including the following: OFFICE Located immediately inside the entrance to the store, our office provides a comfortable space to sit and discuss your slip leasing needs with our highly trained staff. This area also offers easy...

Lake Havasu Fishing Report

Lake Havasu Fishing Report August 1, 2015

LAKE HAVASU – Aug. 5 report from John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com in Lake Havasu City: Lake level is 448.79 feet. The striper bite is fair with some a.m. boils of stripers chasing schools of shad. Use shad style baits such as a Pointer 100s and 128s, White...

Lake Havasu Bass Fishing

Lake Havasu Fishing Report January 8, 2013

Lake Level is 88.87 percent full with average temperature of 56 degrees. Lake Havasu is a 19,300-acre impoundment on the Colorado River, formed by Parker Dam. It is located along the Arizona-California border and is approximately twenty-five miles long, with a...

Lake Havasu Bass Fishing

Lake Havasu Fishing Report April 9, 2012

Lake Havasu City. Lake Level 447.58. Stripers hitting on slow trolled cut anchovies rigged with 1.5 to 2 oz. banana sinkers with a 2- to 4-foot leader. Anchovy rig should be skipping along the bottom for best results.Main basin north of Winsor, Havasu Landing and...

Lake Havasu Bass Fishing

Lake Havasu Fishing Report January 26, 2012

Water and fishing is heating up, as you would expect. Nothing spectacular, but this warm weather is changing the equation some. Winter storms can reverse this trend, so…. If this weather pattern continues, it would not be surprising to find some leading-edge...