Fish Reports

Anglers getting out early are having the best success. Rainbow trout action is best off the bottom at sunrise and sunset. The fish are taking halved night crawlers, PowerBait and spinners. Bass are active along the reeds. Crappies are still hitting jigs along the bend. Aquatic vegetation is getting thicker along the shore.

This has been another good week on the water. The best action is being found early in the morning or at sundown. Bass and crappies are most active in the mornings, with a few trout biting during cooler parts of the day. Trout are taking night crawlers and PowerBait. Crappies are biting on marabou and tube jigs. Bass are attacking drop shot rigs with a

Along the Colorado River shore anglers are using anchovies to catch  striped bass between 2 and 4 pounds. The shorelines just below Davis Dam and in the Casino Row area are producing consistent catches. For a bigger fish try trolling a trout swimbait or casting out a shad jerkbait. Catfish are hit and miss but are taking anchovies off the bottom at dusk or dawn. Few

Willow Beach is producing large striped bass. Anglers are catching fish in the 5- to 10-pound range by casting trout swimbaits from the fishing pier. Kayakers are trolling in the early mornings to catch fish upwards of 20 pounds. On the lake, black bass action is good for those anglers able to deal with the heat. Smallmouth are quick to hit on soft plastics near

Bluegill and green sunfish have been the most active this past week at city ponds. They are taking mealworms, night crawlers, and occasionally, small lures or flies.  Catfish are eating night crawlers, hotdogs, or chicken gizzards -- the smellier the better. Anglers have had success catching bass at Floyd Lamb using dropshots and spinnerbaits. Be sure to put unwanted fishing line is the recycle bins

Striped bass action is picking up all over the lake. From Temple Bar to Callville Bay, anglers are catching striped bass between 2 and 5 pounds. Keep an eye out for striper boils picking up within the next couple of weeks. Try netting shad for live bait or use a shad jerkbait as an alternative. Anglers are reporting Kingman Wash as a hot spot if you

There are plenty of fish in the river. Fishing has been up and down. I talked with one angler that could see the fish but could not commit them to bite. I gave him a Naw tip and will see if it helped in the next report.