LAKE
HAVASU - The striper bite will remain good to excellent
as they are in full spawn right and the water temperature is
consistently rising each day. Look for the topwater bait action
to pick up and the quality of fish to increase as the next couple
weeks approach. Several hundred Western Outdoor News contestants
will be hitting the lake this next couple of weeks as the Striper
Derby date is set for May 17 and 18 and these fish will be feeling
the pressure of anglers that are searching and refining theirs
skills and presentations to capture the ultimate "Large Lunker" that
will wins them lots of cash and prizes.
Consider
fishing the above the water with topwater baits in the early
pre-dawn hours up in shallow waters on reefs and rocky shoreline.
If you get a hit on your bait and the fish doesn't really commit
to engulfing it then it is time to change presentations to catch
the top water fish from below the surface. Repeat fishing the
area that is holding fish with a bottom presentation such as
the Carolina rig using anchovies and or mackerel. Chum the area
to get the fish to approach and commit to the spot you are fishing.
The
stripers will move deeper as the day progresses to the drops
off the old creek channel, this is where their spawning is taking
place. Always look for some type of current or water movement as
these fish like to congregate in these spots.
The
topwater bait of choice would be a bone Vixen or Sammy as this
type of bait when retrieved mimics a wounded and vulnerable shad.
Zara Spooks and chuggers are working for the early morning hours
equally as well.
The
large and smallmouth bass fishing is good right now, the larger
bass are holding over sparse weed beds and artificial habitats
and they are hitting swim baits that resemble Red Ears (Bluegills)Â as
they are retrieved above and through the weeds and habitat.
There
is a topwater bite in the early predawn hours and you will still
some of these fish on beds as they are continuing to have their
second spawning stage in some areas of the lake. The bed fish
can easily be caught on a drop shot rig with a 4-inch Robo curly
tailed worm in the color of Bed Bait II, and a Berkley Power
Worm. Shorten the leader to get the bait as close to bottom where
the fish is more likely to attack it as he guards his nest from
intruding predators.
Spinnerbaits
are working well when the wind picks up and there have been reports
of a Blade Bite happening up river near Blankenship Bend.
Sandpoint
Fish Report for May 27, 2008 from Karen Coats:
5-23 - Friday we had 2 inches of rain, but it
did not stop Chop Bellue of Ramona CA from fishing at Satellite
Cove and come up with a 6-pound cat he was using anchovies.
5-24 Gary Lamprecht of Peoria AZ got a 2-pound
striper and son Ryan got a 1-pound smallmouth bass they were using
anchovies and were in Satellite Cove
5-27 This morning Roberto Arrambade of Litchfield
Park, AZ using night crawlers got a nice 8.13-pound cat over at
Benson Bay.
Ryan Lampricht of Peoria AZ got a 4-pound striper off the jetty
using anchovies.
Where: Lake Havasu
When: 05/14/08
Caught: Large Mouth Bass, Huge Bluegill
Technique: Night crawlers.
Comments: I caught four largemouth bass in just under an hour all
over four pounds and one that went at least six. Caught several
bluegills well into the two pound range, huge monsters. All from
the bank at Site Six. All fish were released to spawn another day.
Also caught and released several very nice Smallmouth bass the
week before trolling along the flats between Crazy Horse Campgrounds
and the lighthouse at Site Six. Excellent fishing right now.
Name:
Dennis Pinkerton
PARKER
STRIP - COLORADO RIVER (PARKER STRIP AREA) - Courtesy
June's Bait Shop in Parker: Water temps along the strip have
been averaging in the upper fifties to low sixties, and it's
only getting hotter!
Important
notice: Quagga mussels have been found in Lake Havasu so proper
cleaning of all watercraft is critical to help prevent the spread
of these invaders. Please move to the parking lot, DRAIN your
live-wells and bilge where the water does not return to the lake.
Drain all the water you can from your engine. Also, INSPECT your
watercraft and trailer, removing any visible mussels, but also
feel for any rough or gritty spots on the hull. These may be
young mussels that can be hard to see.
ALAMO
LAKE - Day time temperatures are getting high. This is the leading
edge of the good night time fishing for bass, crappie and catfish.
Angler report:
Where :Alamo lake
When: 05/17/08
Caught: large mouth
Technique: spinnerbaits thrown in the brush on main lake points
Name: josh
Where: Alamo Lake
When: 04/12/08
Caught: Largemouth Bass 8.9lbs
Technique: Senko
Comments: The bass are all over the lake and this monster was located
at the under heavy brush at the Cholla entrance of the lake on
boat dock ramp. Several fishermen told me that had no luck the
whole day but where I was fishing on shore I caught over 8 fish
in less than two hours. The shad schools of fish are really thick
and follow the shad, you will find the bass.
Name: Danneal Castillo
OTHER
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