12-15-2006, 10:44 PM
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STRIPED BASS: For Southern California waters, Skinner is the top pick with fish to 22-0 this week on swimbaits and shad, but Pyramid, Silverwood and Castaic have a consistent bites on smaller fish, mostly on cut baits. A few bigger fish are showing on trout-like swimbaits or big cranks. On the Colorado River, Willow Beach continues to have an on-and-off bite on stripers to 20-0 or more. This past week the bite was on again. Lake Mead's bass have sounded with some fish on spoons off Sand Island, while Mohave and Havasu are both fair to good on small fish to 4-0, mostly near the dams.
COLORADO RIVER
LAKE MEAD: Trout planted two weeks ago, in three different spots -- the hatchery, Saddle Cove, and Hemingway Cove, so the bite is picking up with fair action this week. Small spinners have been best. Striper bite good, especially in Saddle Cove. Cut bait best in the Vegas Wash area in 60 feet of water. Most fish there to 2-0. The ramp is still open at South Cove but the water is shallow. Information: 702-564-3058.
WILLOW BEACH: Another flurry of good striper action this past week on swimbaits or A.C. plugs. Top catch was a 25-8 striper by Kevin Arosee, Las Vegas, on a swimbait. He also landed a 16-4. Allan Cole, Henderson, caught 25-0 and 23-0 stripers on his A.C. plugs. Gerald Henry, Kingman, caught a 15-8 striper on an anchovy. Another 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of trout were planted last week with fish from 12 inches to 5-0 in the mix. John Kimak, Vegas, landed a 3-0 trout. Information: 928-767-4747.
LAKE MOHAVE: Plenty of small striper to 2-0 have been landed. The best bite is from the Arizona side near the dam at dusk. A few catfish have been landed on worms and nightcrawlers with fish to 3-0. A few largemouth also
biting. Information: 702-297-1464.
BELOW DAVIS DAM: The trout bite is fair. Bite is best near Davis Camp and Riverside Resort. Striper bite good in the morning and evening along the river near Bullhead. Most of the stripers are small, but a few 25-inch fish were reported. Water levels are higher during the day for boat fishing.
NEEDLES: Topock area remains the best spot for stripers, with a pretty decent bite on small fish. Information: Premier Sports 760-326-2727, Golden Shores 760-768-2325.
TOPOCK MARSH: Catfish and bass bites fair, mostly along the shorelines. Some catfish over 10-0 with a good bite on anchovies and chicken liver dipped in stink bait. Striper bite picking up, and higher water levels
during the day have made it possible to launch boats. The marsh can be accessed by boat at North Dike, Catfish Paradise. and Five-mile landing. Information: 928-768-2350.
HAVASU: Lots of stripers from 3-0 to 8-0 have been landed, especially in Cattail Cove on live shad. Bite best in the early morning from 6 to 10 a.m. on spoons or anchovies in 35 feet of water. Still no large or smallmouth action to
speak of with spotty action on both. Some having luck on shad-colored crankbaits or small brown jigs tipped with a pork trailer. Catfish are being landed on cut baits fishing on the bottom in most coves. Information: 760-663-3811.
PARKER STRIP: Fishing is good for smallmouth bass, redear and catfish. Most redear to 1-0. Striper fishing also fair on anchovies.
BLYTHE: Large and smallmouth bass are fair on shiners. Lots of flathead catfish from 8-0 to 22-0 are biting on live minnows, but the fishing pressure is very light. Information: 760-921-2248.
PALO VERDE: Fair smallmouth bass bite in the main river channel, and a fair largemouth bite in the backwaters. Channel and flathead catfish are also fair to good with most of the flathead cats small, in the 2-0 to 5-0 range.
PICACHO AREA: Flathead fishing fair with some to 40-0 and larger. Largemouth and bluegill are also biting in the backwaters and slack water areas. Smallmouth and striped bass biting fair in the main river.
MARTINEZ LAKE AREA: Good smallmouth and largemouth bite in the channel and in the backwaters on shiners, cranks, spinnerbaits and plastics. Lots of limits. Channel and flathead catfish action fair to good. Most flatheads in the 2-0 to 5-0 range, with the occasional fish to 30-0. Hodge Rock and near Picacho are hot spots. Stripers are biting in the lake as well as in the main river channel, mostly on cut baits. Striped bass are biting from the deep sides of the sand bars on the river on chicken livers or worms. Information: 928-783-9589 or
[url "http://www.martinezlake.com/"]www.martinezlake.com[/url].
YUMA AREA: The Gila Main Canal in East Yuma is still fair to good for channel catfish and large redear and bluegill. All biting on worms. Catfish bite good on chicken liver or worms dipped in stink bait, and the flathead bite has improved with the best action on live minnows.
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