Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – The striped bass are now beginning to feed on large shallow topwater baits such as the Vixen in bone white, chartreuse shad, and shad shiner. These colors have been and continue to be the best producers on Havasu for striped bass.
Consider the elements when choosing your presentation [...]

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – Striped bass are in their pre-spawning stages and will likely start their full spawn sometime within the next month due to the steady rise in water temperature. These fish are temperature specific with an optimal water temperature of 63 degrees and will begin to migrate to their [...]

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU - Report provided by Karen Coats at the Sandpoint Bait & Tackle Shop: Fred Tedesco of East Helena MT, got two stripers at 3 pounds each at 3 Dunes using jigs.
Dale Stanton of Sandpoint got two stripers at a total weight of 1.8 pounds at the AZ pump station [...]

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – The striped bass are feeding best on cut anchovies fished on the bottom in about 25-40 feet of water off the main channel drop-offs. Use a 1/4 to 3/4-ounce sliding sinker depending on depth and current. Slowly trolling anchovies is also producing good limits.
The smallmouth bass [...]

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – The striper bite is fair to moderate with the best times being pre-dawn and mid morning and reports of night time fishing are revealing larger catches of stripers in the 10-15-pound range. These after dark hour fish are being caught on white or glow in the dark 5-inch [...]

LAKE HAVASU – The striper bite is fair to moderate with the best times being pre-dawn and into to the late evening dark hours. Best baits for the early morning and late evening bite are the White Rattle Traps and Bass Assassins with green tails. The glow in the dark 4-5 inch Bass Assassin green paddle tail swim baits are working well [...]

LAKE HAVASU – The striper action continues to be hit-and-miss as the water temperatures fall.  The best time for success is in the predawn hours and again around sunset and dark.  Baits that are working well are white Clatter Shads, green tailed Bass Assassins. Live shad is the best live bait for still fishing, and a [...]

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – The striper action continues to be hit-and-miss as the water temperatures fall. The best time for success is in the predawn hours and again around sunset and dark. Baits that are working well are white Clatter Shads, green tailed Bass Assassins. Live shad is the best [...]

LAKE HAVASU – The decreasing water temperature and feeding activity of the striped bass has been impacted by the north winter winds that have been passing through Lake Havasu recently. The shad are still active however and very predominate in some areas of the lake and remains the choice of food for the stripers. Snag [...]

LAKE HAVASU – Striper bite is keeping consistent with the current winter weather conditions.  The best bite is at the south end of the lake near and around the Havasu Springs.  These fish are early feeders; they move up shallow with the best time for success beginning sometime after midnight.  The [...]