09-15-2004, 03:26 PM
HAVASU — Striped bass fishing has slowed down. Some anglers are still catching the larger stripers but have to work to find them. Both stripers and largemouth are chasing shad near the surface early and late in the day. A shiny lipless crankbait can be very productive when retrieved through these “boils” at a moderately fast speed. There is still a good topwater bite for stripers at first light off of points. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are being caught on soft plastics fished near the artificial fish habitat. Deep diving crankbaits and jig’n’pig combinations fished in deeper water have been producing both largemouth and smallmouth during the midday period. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are also being caught on topwater lures at first light. Catfishing remains good. For channel catfish try worms, cut anchovies, chicken liver and stink bait. Live baitfish or water dogs are the best bet for flatheads. Remember that both smallmouth and largemouth bass must be a minimum of 13 inches to possess. All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than 13 inches must be released immediately. There is not a size limit on striped bass at Lake Havasu.
PARKER STRIP — Anglers are reporting a pickup in the bass bite. Topwater baits are working well. Catfish are hitting pretty good too. A young boy landed an 8-pound channel cat on night crawlers last week from the beach at Castle Rock RV. Flatheads prefer live bait such as bluegill or goldfish. Bluegill should be biting. Small baits like little dillies would be a good choice. Try drifting them in the current and around deep structure.
MARTINEZ LAKE/COLORADO RIVER — No Report.
MITTRY LAKE — One angler reported terrific success fishing for topwater bass at last light and first light, and catfish at night.
YUMA AREA RIVERS/CANALS — Anglers are still experiencing great results fishing canals for channel catfish and bass, especially at night.
FORTUNA POND — Anglers can still catch catfish from last year's stockings. Bluegills are always plentiful and can be caught on worms. Look for announcements of future fall and winter stockings of trout, catfish and bluegill.
REDONDO POND — Clear water conditions are ideal right now for bass fishing. Decent size bluegills are also in the pond.
EHRENBERG — Smallmouth bass are biting well on plastics and plastic worms in purple and green colors in the backwaters of the Cibola Division, Colorado River. The Oxbow is producing some medium size channel catfish on stink baits and liver. Flathead fishing remains slow in the main channel with mostly 10-15 pounders and smaller being caught on live bluegill.
ALAMO LAKE — Bass fishing is starting to pick up. Local anglers are catching 2- to 6-pound fish throwing crankbaits close to reed beds. Afternoon fishing has been better than morning fishing, for now. One angler says he caught some nice fish throwing plastics along the cliffs of the dam. Anything with red flakes seems to work fine. Crappie fishing is still kind of slow. Catfishing is good using livers and worms. The lake is still going down. Although the shoreline may look stable, the odds are you are going to bury your vehicle if you drive down to the shoreline. There is a fish advisory here. The advisory recommends that people limit consumption as follows for bass and black crappie: children under age six, no consumption; women of childbearing age, one 8-ounce fish meal per month; all other adult women, three 8-ounce fish meals per month; adult men, four 8-ounce fish meal per month. For catfish, the consumption guideline is slightly different: for children under the age of six, no consumption is recommended; for women of child-bearing age, one 8-ounce fish meal per month; for all other adult women, five 8-ounce fish meals per month; for adult men, six 8-ounce meals per month. If you have any questions, call the park (928) 669-2088.
PARKER STRIP — Anglers are reporting a pickup in the bass bite. Topwater baits are working well. Catfish are hitting pretty good too. A young boy landed an 8-pound channel cat on night crawlers last week from the beach at Castle Rock RV. Flatheads prefer live bait such as bluegill or goldfish. Bluegill should be biting. Small baits like little dillies would be a good choice. Try drifting them in the current and around deep structure.
MARTINEZ LAKE/COLORADO RIVER — No Report.
MITTRY LAKE — One angler reported terrific success fishing for topwater bass at last light and first light, and catfish at night.
YUMA AREA RIVERS/CANALS — Anglers are still experiencing great results fishing canals for channel catfish and bass, especially at night.
FORTUNA POND — Anglers can still catch catfish from last year's stockings. Bluegills are always plentiful and can be caught on worms. Look for announcements of future fall and winter stockings of trout, catfish and bluegill.
REDONDO POND — Clear water conditions are ideal right now for bass fishing. Decent size bluegills are also in the pond.
EHRENBERG — Smallmouth bass are biting well on plastics and plastic worms in purple and green colors in the backwaters of the Cibola Division, Colorado River. The Oxbow is producing some medium size channel catfish on stink baits and liver. Flathead fishing remains slow in the main channel with mostly 10-15 pounders and smaller being caught on live bluegill.
ALAMO LAKE — Bass fishing is starting to pick up. Local anglers are catching 2- to 6-pound fish throwing crankbaits close to reed beds. Afternoon fishing has been better than morning fishing, for now. One angler says he caught some nice fish throwing plastics along the cliffs of the dam. Anything with red flakes seems to work fine. Crappie fishing is still kind of slow. Catfishing is good using livers and worms. The lake is still going down. Although the shoreline may look stable, the odds are you are going to bury your vehicle if you drive down to the shoreline. There is a fish advisory here. The advisory recommends that people limit consumption as follows for bass and black crappie: children under age six, no consumption; women of childbearing age, one 8-ounce fish meal per month; all other adult women, three 8-ounce fish meals per month; adult men, four 8-ounce fish meal per month. For catfish, the consumption guideline is slightly different: for children under the age of six, no consumption is recommended; for women of child-bearing age, one 8-ounce fish meal per month; for all other adult women, five 8-ounce fish meals per month; for adult men, six 8-ounce meals per month. If you have any questions, call the park (928) 669-2088.