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Trolling has been working very well

by RUSTY
Trolling has been working very well, with anglers reporting fish in the 4 to 9-pound range using white bucktail jigs or AC plugs

Guided Fishing Charter Lake Mohave

by RIVER KING TACKLE AND OUTFITTERS
CUA# National Park LAKE 5300-24-072 USCG Licensed River King Outdoors is excited to announce that we have expanded our Guide Service to include Lake Mohave and Lake Mead. Fish aboard our 2024 Nitro XL Pro Bass Boat with all the latest technology in Electronics, top of the line gear and a long standing track record of guiding this area. You can choose to fish with live

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
Local anglers Nolan and Marcy Chefalo recently had a successful outing in the Big Bend area. They were fishing from the shore of the Colorado River on the Nevada side using anchovies. Just a reminder: your Arizona fishing license allows you to fish on both sides of the Colorado River. What's even better is that they were using light tackle—Barbie poles, in fact—and still managed to

Success on Nevada Side of Colorado River

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Up the Colorado River near the Laughlin casinos, stripers mostly in the 1- to 3-pound range are being caught. Anglers have had success on the Nevada side near Big Bend of the Colorado State Park, along with other spots like the Rotary Park area in the morning to avoid crowds or late evening.

Luck near the basin

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
On Lake Mohave, anglers are having luck near the basin, with trolling various lures yielding stripers in the 4- to 8-pound range.

BOR begins cold water flows to disrupt spawning of nonnative smallmouth bass below Glen Canyon Dam

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
As a result of warmer Colorado River temperatures, the Bureau of Reclamation announced in early July it would begin releasing deeper, and therefore, colder water starting July 9 from Lake Powell through Glen Canyon Dam. The purpose is to disrupt the establishment of smallmouth bass, which could negatively affect populations of threatened humpback chub below the dam.  The need for these flows was triggered after the

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
Here is the Mohave High Fishing Club after a successful outing on the Colorado River. With Gary Regan's help, they fished various spots along the river. The group includes Miquel Cvellar, Luis Cvellar, Donovar Barry, Jason Barela, Ikenna Ndeche, Kade Djuth, Evan Mynk, Dominie Sercu, Jonathan Longtine, Jacqueline Barela, Paul Preston, Rayvon Barnett, and Tasha Davis. Despite the large number of members, they managed to

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
We have some fresh news from our local angler. He was out on his boat and landed a nice stringer of fish. The biggest catch was a channel catfish weighing 3.74 pounds and measuring 21 and 1/8 inches. The largest largemouth bass weighed 2.18 pounds and was 15 and 1/5 inches. There's no size limit on catfish, but bass must be at least 13 inches

Fish Stocking Today

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY
Fish stocked: 1,115 Rainbow Trout Location: Willow Beach Fishing Pier, Willow Beach, Arizona When: July 18, 2024

Great news from Lake Mohave!

by RUSTY
Great news from Lake Mohave! Our local angler Mike Jones and his grandson Kaleb Williams from Atlanta, Georgia, were trolling an AC plug and landed a nice-sized striper. The striper weighed 8.74 pounds and measured 29.14 inches. The lake is doing well, and anglers are catching stripers in the coves near the power lines and along the rock area near Davis Dam. The Colorado River below

Local Mohave High Fishing Club

by RUSTY
Here is a great catch by our local Mohave High Fishing Club! They were fishing from shore using anchovies for bait. Some stripers were landed in the Rotary Park area. Our local anglers, under the mentorship of Gary Regan, include Luis and Miguel Cuellar, Jonathan Longtime, Donavan Berry, Jason and Jacqueline Barela, and Tasha Davis. This club visits various locations, and Gary has been providing

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
Our local angler, Mike Merrit, took a group of youngsters out, and they caught fish. The striper bite has been doing well for this time of year. The young anglers fishing from shore in the Big Bend area were Russell and Ethan Mink, Hazel and Reagan Harbin, Dakota Landry, and Jayson Anderson. Mike did not get to fish but was busy baiting and tying lines

Rainbow Trout stocked at the Willow Beach fishing pier

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY
Stocking notice courtesy of Willow Beach crew. A total of 4,021 Rainbow Trout stocked at the Willow Beach fishing pier. July 3, 2024. Happy Fishing as we celebrate our Declaration of Independence this weekend.

Stripers are active

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
At Lake Mohave (report courtesy of Rusty Braun of Riviera Marina), stripers are active, with anglers doing well near the dam on the Nevada side by the rocks. Trolling has been effective just outside the Katherine Landing Marina in the Telephone Cove area, while the coves past the power lines are producing some fish with anchovies being the bait of choice.  

Riviera Marina Fishing Report

by RUSTY
The striper bite is going strong, with stripers being landed up and down the Colorado River. Whether you're fishing from shore or a boat, you have a great chance of landing a few of these fish. Even up on Lake Mohave, the bite is doing well. Reports indicate that stripers are being brought to the boat in the coves near and around the power lines

Updates fro Adams-McGill Reservoir at Kirch WMA (Sunnyside)

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Bass are actively hitting 3-inch minnow plastics in white. Anglers are using small jigs and nightcrawlers fished below a bobber to entice trout while keeping their bait off the bottom. Anglers can expect to find windy and warm days ahead. Winds can come up quickly, so anglers should pay attention to the weather forecast and be prepared to alter their plans as needed. With seasonal

Updates for Dacey Reservoir at Kirch WMA

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Anglers can only use artificial lures in Dacey, no baits at all. Bass are actively hitting 3-inch minnow plastics in white. Anglers are using small jigs and nightcrawlers fished below a bobber to entice trout while keeping their bait off the bottom. Anglers can expect to find windy and warm days ahead. Winds can come up quickly, so anglers should pay attention to the weather

Bass Active at Haymeadow Reservoir at Kirch WMA

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Bass are actively hitting 3-inch minnow plastics in white. Anglers are using small jigs and nightcrawlers fished below a bobber to entice trout while keeping their bait off the bottom. Anglers can expect to find windy and warm days ahead. Winds can come up quickly, so anglers should pay attention to the weather forecast and be prepared to alter their plans as needed. With seasonal

Updates for Cold Springs Reservoir at Kirch WMA

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Bass are actively hitting 3-inch minnow plastics in white. Anglers are using small jigs and nightcrawlers fished below a bobber to entice trout while keeping their bait off the bottom. Anglers can expect to find windy and warm days ahead. Winds can come up quickly, so anglers should pay attention to the weather forecast and be prepared to alter their plans as needed. With seasonal

Updates for Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Despite vegetation making fishing difficult in recent days, trout are hitting PowerBait and night crawlers in the morning and again toward sunset. Bass and crappie have been hitting baits a little longer through the day. Jigs and Woolly Buggers are catching the fish. Temperatures are climbing into the 80s during the day and dropping into the 50s at night.

Summer Temperatures Make Fishing Difficult

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Summer temperatures are increasing seasonal vegetation growth along the shorelines and making fishing difficult. Largemouth bass have been hitting on imitation craws, plastic worms and grubs in dark colors. Green or root beer color tube baits, small jigs and nightcrawler pieces fished below a bobber are catching crappie. The bobber helps to keep one’s bait above the vegetation. Anglers have had better success early in

Heat Warnings Cause Slower Bites

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Anglers are using anchovies and stink bait in tubes to catch striped bass and catfish below Casino Row. The fish are averaging 2 pounds. Black bass are going for poppers and rattling jigs throughout the morning hours. Anglers are finding the bite to be quite slow during periods of heat warning in the afternoon.

Updates for Lake Mohave/Willow Beach

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Anglers are catching striped bass in the evening and early mornings around the Willow Beach fishing pier. The fish seem most interested in chasing jointed rainbow trout swimbaits. Further south, between Cottonwood Cove and Telephone Cove, anglers are finding catfish in and around the coves. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are chasing a variety of crankbaits and plastics.

Willow Beach Stocking Today

by WILLOW BEACH NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY
Stocking notice courtesy of the Willow Beach crew: 1088 Rainbow Trout loaded and stocked at the Willow Beach Fishing Pier. 6/20/2024
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