The largemouth and smallmouth Bass fishing should continue to be great. This year’s electrofishing survey conducted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife showed abundant bass with an adult population that should...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
FLIPPIN, ARK. (October 6, 2016) The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame recently selected longtime Ranger Pro and brand ambassador Steve Pennaz for enshrinement into the hall. Pennaz was selected for his remarkable 30-year career in the sportfishing industry where he...
Lake level 448.67 feet, 82 degrees. This striper bite good in the a.m. hours from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. from the mouth of the river south to Calif Bay. Boils have been occurring sporadically during this time. Troll Rat L Traps or Pointer 128 minnow plugs in areas where the...
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 128s...
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...
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 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 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...
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 bass on...
Fishing for smallmouth bass over two pounds in size is expected to be good to excellent. In addition, redear sunfish should also be good in the pound-plus sizes. The Parker Strip is well known for its smallmouth bass fishing, especially in the area from the dam to...
LAKE HAVASU -- Lake Havasu Fishing Report courtesy John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com, Lake Havasu City, early October. Fair afternoon striper bite from Winsor State Park south to Calif Bay/Thompson Bay using diving baits like the white Rat-L-Traps, Sassy Shads,...
LAKE HAVASU -- Lake Havasu Fishing Report courtesy John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com, Lake Havasu City, early October. Fair afternoon striper bite from Winsor State Park south to Calif Bay/Thompson Bay using diving baits like the white Rat-L-Traps, Sassy Shads,...
LAKE HAVASU -- Lake Havasu Fishing Report courtesy John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com, Lake Havasu City. Fair afternoon striper bite from Winsor State Park south to Calif Bay/Thompson Bay using diving baits like the white Rat-L-Traps, Sassy Shads, Pointer 128s and...
LAKE HAVASU -- Lake Havasu Fishing Report courtesy John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com, Lake Havasu City. Lake Level 448.73. Fair afternoon striper bite from Winsor State Park south to Calif Bay/Thompson Bay using diving baits like the white Rat-L-Traps, Sassy...
REGIONAL HOT SPOTS -- Alamo Lake will continue to be a hot spot for plentiful largemouth bass and channel catfish, although trophy-sized fish will be uncommon. Lake Havasu is probably currently the premier lake in our Region (and perhaps the State) for largemouth...