Fish Reports

Look where we live. Couldn't resist as the Striper bite is starting to go well both up Lake Mohave and here along the Colorado river.  Our local anglers Muzzaffar Pana ( Muzz for short) and fishing buddy Mark Aguilar. They were fishing from shore near the dam up on Lake Mohave using anchovies. One of the stripers weighed in at 9.62 pounds at 31 and 1/2 inches and another of the stripers weighed in at 6.5/8 pounds at 27 and 7/8 inches. I have heard that a few stripers were being picked up near the coves by the power lines and on the Nevada side at telephone cove.  Here below the Davis dam along the shores of the Colorado river our striper bite is picking up. we are getting a few in the 1 to 5 pound range. Various lures are working great mostly in the trout pattern and some of the bone or white top water poppers or jerk baits. The casino area and our community park are great areas for throwing out a line. Our local angler Ben Aleman was taking advantage of the time off and camping out on the Nevada side in the big bend area and landed a nice 4.86 pound striper at 25 and 1/2 inches. Ben was fishing form shore and using anchovies. Ben is our local martial art instructor (fort Mohave martial arts) and works as an engineer at one of the casinos. I did get some news of some striper activity a bit down river near the nature center. This is a great spot to fish and just to visit with some nice trails and the observation towere to get a great look over the area.  The marsh area is getting some catfish activity so anchovies or chicken livers should do the trick to bring them in. Usually its channel cat fish with a chance of a flathead. Hope this helps for now and we look forward to seeing you in to share that catch and story. Most of all thanks for all of your support. Now Go Catch A Fish

Fishing has picked up for boaters trolling a little deeper with Rapals or a flasher and worm. Shore anglers have done fair from the California side with Green Powerbait. reports of up to 3 lb rainbows have been coming in over the last couple weeks.

Jiggs has been stocked with about 3000 catchable trout this spring and the fishing has been good for both trout and bluegill with an occasional bass thrown in for good measure.  Anglers have been catching keeper sized bluegill with a small bit of worm on a red hook suspended about 18 inches below the bobber.  The same presentations as at South Fork should work well

Fishing is fair to good at the collection ditch for 13 to 18-inch trout with the occasional large trout being taken. Fishing seems to improve on rainy or windy days.  Small brightly colored spinners were doing well.  Wet flies have been performing better than the dries right now.  These include the usual small nymphs such as PT’s, hares ears, olive soft hackles, BWO emergers, red

Wildhorse is full, the water quality is good as is the fishing.  Surface water temperatures are in the high 50’s to low 60’s.  Depending upon the day and the weather, fishing ranges from good to very good, both from shore and from boats.  The usual PowerBait and worms for bait anglers have been working for trout.  For fly fishermen midge larva and emerger patterns as

While the dam is fixed and the water level is fine, the crappie planted here are still not totally recovered and of catchable size yet.  It will probably be ready for crappie fishing late fall or next spring.  There are holdover catfish that were planted last summer that should be of catchable size.

At last report the lake was spilling but not very heavily.  Fishing is good for 12 to 15-inch fish that are in good shape. The same presentations, flies, baits and lures as used at South Fork, should also work well here.  Fishing below the spillway has been good though is slowing down.  This lake will be stocked once it stops spilling. 

The road to Angel Lake is open and the lake is ice free.  The lake is about as full as it can get and is spilling into the creek.    There are some large snowdrifts on the backside of the lake.  Some minor fish loss due to winterkill, but many trout were seen cruising along the dam and in the mouth of the creek.  The usual

Fishing is also full and fishing for both trout and bass has been good.  Surface water temperatures are starting to move into the low to mid 60’s which will also help the bass bite.  This spring SF has been stocked with more than 55,000 trout. Fly fishermen fishing chironomids (midge larvae) or balanced leeches under an indicator are having the best luck.  Most of the

Fishing at Cave Lake has been good but the water level is low from a drawdown due to concerns with the dam.  The usual small nymphs and crystal buggers are working for trout, with beadhead pheasant tail nymphs being very effective.  The float tube launching area is closed and anglers should fish at the north end of the lake near the dam and main boat

Fishing here is fair to good for 10 to 12-inch trout and fair for bass. The lake was stocked in late April with 2,000 rainbow trout.   The usual worms, PowerBait, small spinners and flies should all work.  

Comins Lake is fishing well with a full lake and surface water temperatures starting to climb into the low 60’s.  Anglers are catching trout averaging 16 to 20 inches on a variety of tackle.  Panther Martins, spoons, PowerBait, salmon eggs, and night crawlers should all do well for the majority of bait fisherman.  Fly fisherman should use wooly buggers, leech patterns, and nymphs patterns (midges,

The reservoir is full and fishing has been fair to good.  The usual springtime flies of wooly buggers, prince nymphs, hares ears and chironomid patterns should all work.  Small spinners, PowerBait and worms should be effective as well. Illipah was stocked with 7500 trout on May 1.