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48 Pound Striped Bass

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Angler Jack caught this monster 48-pound, 13-ounce striper in about 10 feet of water in the flats across from South Cove. He also caught another lunker on the fishing trip.

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Stripers on the Chew

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR

The staff from Willow Beach Marina checked in this afternoon with an update from the Colorado River. Jim Schmid is on fire this month! He caught these two stripers at the 52MM using AC plugs today. The fish weighed in at 7.96 and 9.5 pounds. Nice job!

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18 Pound Striper

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR

The staff from Willow Beach checked in today with an update from the Colorado River. Check out this beautiful 18 pound striper caught by Jerry Thoresen at mile marker 50 at 3:45 PM on a Rago Glide Bait.

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Eagle Valley Reservoir Fishing Report

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Freezing overnight temperatures have kept a thin layer of ice around the dock area, but the rest of the reservoir is ice free. The water remains murky and catch success rates for those braving the elements has been slow.

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Echo Canyon Reservoir Fishing Report

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The lake is full and free of ice, but very murky. Cold temperatures and snow kept most people away from the lake this week.

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Lake Mead Fishing Report

Lake Mead

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The Nevada Department of Wildlife is reminding anglers that the new license year started Wednesday. 2017 fishing licenses are available online and through license vendors. Anglers are finding good fishing for catfish and striped bass during the overnight hours. Warming water temperatures has largemouth bass action is picking up in coves with vegetation. Anglers fishing from shore and boat have been successful in the Boulder

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Lake Mohave Fishing Report

Lake Mohave

by RB BASS

February 24-26 2017 Lake Mohave Calm to 15/20mph winds 55-57 degree water temp Water Clarity 25+ feet So I headed down to fish the Wild West Bass Trail PRO/AM at Lake Mohave. I’m going to talk about what my pros did. On the first day we headed south for a 15min run to a south facing point. The bait of choice was a small 3/8th brown and purple jig matched

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Willow Beach Fish Report

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR

The fishing at Willow Beach along the Colorado River has been very good. We have seen some decent action on Striped Bass. Plus we are once again get trout plants so the trout fishing has improved too.

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Eagle Valley Reservoir Fishing Report

Eagle Valley Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Ice on the reservoir is starting to thaw. There are small patches of open water, but as of Tuesday the ice along the fishing dock was still thick enough for fishing. This past week the stormy weather brought snow and rain and kept most anglers off the lake. Check ice conditions before venturing onto the reservoir.

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Echo Canyon Reservoir Fishing Report

Echo Canyon Reservoir

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

The reservoir is full of water and at least half of it is ice free. Poor weather conditions have kept the area free of anglers.

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Lake Mohave Fishing Report

Lake Mohave

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

Anglers are pulling in 3- to 8-pound stripers near Davis Dam. The fish are taking anchovies. The fish seem to be holding along the southern shores of the coves. The bigger stripers are falling to anglers fishing from boats. The Cottonwood Cove area is giving up smallmouth and largemouth bass. Anglers are finding them in coves with vegetation. Stocked rainbows are

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Lake Mead Fishing Report

Lake Mead

by NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

With the warmer daytime temperatures, anglers have caught some great fish. Striped bass are biting on anchovies and silver-colored shad imitation lures. Anglers have caught some good black bass near Government Wash. Lures like the Mepp’s Aglia silver-blade white tail are catching the fish. Unsettled weather patterns are expected to continue as we head into the weekend and beyond. Be sure to check the

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Striper Alert

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR

The staff from Willow Beach checked in with a Striper Alert. John Garman caught this 6.5 lb Striper off the shore at Willow Beach today. Nice job, John!

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1st Trout Stock Tomorrow

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR

Willow Beach will receive it's first trout plant of the year. Please note the new trout limits is a 5 trout bag effective January 1, 2017.

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Striper Action

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by WILLOW BEACH HARBOR

Congratulations to Pokey on bringing in these two stripers from the pier at Willow Beach! Nice catch!

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Colorado River - Willow Beach Fishing Report

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Willow Beach, Ariz. – After a three-year hiatus, catchable-sized rainbow trout from Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery (NFH) return to Colorado River waters downstream of Las Vegas, Nevada. The hatchery will release 2,500 rainbow trout into the cold waters below Davis Dam on January 12, 2017. The trout measure up to 12 inches long. Davis Camp and Bullhead City Park will be stocked once more

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Willow Beach Fishing Report

Colorado River - Willow Beach

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Try spinner baits along with cut anchovies for stripers. If you fish Willow beach and are having luck, please e-mail me at gcummins@azgfd.gov so I can share your successes with others.

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Lake Mohave Fishing Report

Lake Mohave

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Thelake level is currently 639 feet above msl. At this elevation reefs and sandbars are exposed so be very careful of rocks just under the surface. One angler reported that he had a blast with largemouth bass in the shallows and smallies attacking plastics along the shelves. The fishing dock at Katherine's Landing produced some nice fish. The striper bite has returned

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Colorado River Fishing Report

Colorado River

by ARIZONA GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT

Trout stocking has begun and the latest stocking was the week of November 6th. The next stocking is tentatively scheduled for the week of December 18th. The best bait is reported to be yellow and orange power bait and of course night crawlers. Try small spinner baits if the power baits are not working. Try swim baits for stripers, especially ones that look like

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