Fish Reports

 Anglers are finding the cool mornings best for trout action. Largemouth and crappie are hitting well as temperatures warm throughout the day. Bass are taking bright 1/16-ounce top-water lures and root beer colored tube baits. Most bass are about a pound or less, though patient anglers are reeling the occasional fish in the 4- to 6-pound class.

Trout action is starting to slow, although crappie and bass action is good in the middle of the lake. Bass can also be found along the rocks.  Fly-fishers have had their best luck using brown Woolly Buggers and nymphs.

Striper fishing is heating up below Davis Dam. According to reports from the Big Bend area, anglers are catching stripers, catfish, and black bass. Stripers in the 1- to 4-pound class are most active around sunrise and sunset. Catfish are taking chicken livers and anchovy pieces from shore and boat. Crankbaits and plastics are catching largemouth bass.

Striper fishing has been best from boats, though shore anglers may find some action in the early mornings and evening hours. Stripers are generally in the 2- to 4-pound range, though some have weighed in at 6-7 pounds. Rainbow trout are hiding along drop offs below Willow Beach. Bluegill are biting on micro lures or night crawlers north of Cottonwood Cove.

High temperatures and windy conditions have slowed fishing at the urban ponds. Anglers are seeing lots of bluegill at Lorenzi, Floyd Lamb and Veterans Memorial parks. Most fish are holding in deeper water or in the shadows. They are taking night crawler pieces, mealworms, and small flies.

Constant high summer temperatures are keeping the fish out from shore during the day and bringing them closer to shore at night.  Early risers are chasing boils in and around the coves on the north side of Boulder Basin. Striped bass are biting on anchovies, shad swimbaits, and live shad. Catfish are biting on almost anything, mainly at night. Black bass are hitting on plastics

The striper bite on Lake Mohave is not taking off as of yet. I have heard of a few small mouth bass being found along the shelves near the dam. There has been some catfish action but again slow.

Below the Davis dam along the Colorado river we have fish. The striper bite has been mostly been in the 1 to 3 pound range. The shore line or the docks near the casinos has been doing well to produce a few in this size range.

Lake Mohave is a bit slow but I have heard that coves near the power lines are showing some signs of striper activity. The evening has been working the best for action.

As our weather is heating up so is the striper bite here along the Colorado River below Davis Dam. I haven’t heard of any of our larger fish but a few in the 1 to 4 pound range are being picked up in various spots. An excursion by the high school fishing club is back up and running. The fishing club is getting some anglers to