Yuma & Southwestern Waters
Includes: Lake Havasu, Alamo Lake, Mittry Lake, Parker Strip and the Colorado River.

HAVASU - Lake Level 449.68. Average water temperature is 75 degrees. This Report was provided by John Galbraith of Anglers Pro Shop, Lake Havasu City: Striped bass fishing is excellent on cut anchovies or sardines in 35 to 56 feet of water from Copper Canyon south to Standard Wash. Early morning trolling or casting with Pointer 100s and 128s, chrome/blue Chug Bugs and Pencil Poppers are also producing some quality stripers off points and reefs throughout the main basin and south near the Bill Williams River arm.

Largemouth bass fishing is excellent with lots of fish being caught on Senkos, Gitzits and drop-shot worms around artificial habitats in 8 to 15 feet of water. Flipping brown jigs with orange craw trailers in cattail rows north in the river also good early before boat traffic pushes the bass deeper into the cattails.

Smallmouth are being caught on 3/8- or ½-ounce cinnamon brown and green pumpkin jigs throughout the lake on rocky banks and points in 6 to 18 feet of water. 

ALAMO LAKE - Well folks, the morning bass bite is hit-and-miss. A friend of mine, Denny, from Prescott, stated that he caught fish on topwater throwing a chartreuse buzz bait, and then really did good throwing white colored crankbaits. I've also had people report that they did fair throwing white spinnerbaits right up in the brush. With that in mind, and Denny swearing by a white crankbait, I decided to do an experiment. Training wheels vs plastics.

Day one: I launched at the main ramp, never even fired up the ol Black Max, used the trolling motor and fished all the way to Cholla Ramp. Armed with a white and black Shad Rap on pole one, and a 4-inch watermelon Texas-rigged lizard on another, I was set. I worked every point and cove between both ramps. I kept it fair and made a point to make 10 casts with each pole, at each piece of structure I fished. The night ended with a tie: Caught 14 fish total, seven on each bait. All fish were caught off of points in case you want to make a big note of this.

The next evening I went out to settle the tie breaker. This time I focused on the north side of the lake and fished between the buoys lines. Once again to keep it fair; 10 casts per spot per pole. I spent seven of the 10 casts hung up in the brush. Retrieving lures out of brush cuts into valuable fishing time. I was pretty honked off the last time the bait got stuck and broke it off in about 20 feet of water. I did manage to catch two fish with it before loosing it. Anyway I stuck with the lizard for the rest of the night and ended the night with 22 bass. All caught off of points in case you want to make a note of this.

In my opinion, if you really want frustration, aggravation, and spend a lot of time stuck in the brush instead of fishing, then knock your selves out with training wheels. If you want to catch fish, then learn to throw plastics.

Cat fishing is fair. They have been catching some Nice sized cats from the shoreline around the main ramp area so you gotta’ figure it's good all over the lake. The lake level is at 1,119 with releases of 50 cfs.

We're still shooting for opening the new store at the first of the year but in the meantime we still have bait, ice, wood, and fishing licenses at the ranger station. Office hours are 8 to 5 daily.

We're still getting afternoon winds starting every day around noon. The biting flies are out in force, so bug spray is still a way of life out here. That's all I got.

LAKE HAVASU & TOPOCK GORGE - The following report is courtesy Georgia with Capt. Doyle's River Excursions/Fun Fishing Guide Service: Limits of stripers are doable in the Topock Gorge, but anglers must keep on the move. Average sizes remain in the 1- to 2-pound range, but a few up to 5-pounds have also been taken. Deep holes have produced a few fatties. Two were lost at the boat. However, one, a 20 +- pounder caught by Golden Shores local Kenny Rasmussin, made it all the way in. Daytime stands for catfish are proving to be as fruitful as nighttime. Cats from 3- to 13.5-pounds have been caught on the ever-present anchovy.

At Topock Marsh, 13- to 16-inch largemouth bass are hitting night crawlers. No numbers have been reported but with the sweltering heat, anglers are only casting their lines in the cool of the morning. The catfish bite is energetic. Golden Shores resident Kaylee Woodruff and her father Terry caught several up to 3.5-pounds. Greg Blanchard, also of Golden Shores, picked up a 15-pounder at South Dyke on cut bait.

COLORADO RIVER

Colorado River (Parker Strip Area):
Fishing is expected to be good to excellent for smallmouth bass, with fish over two pounds in size common. The best smallmouth bass fishing can be found in the upper half of the Parker Strip, while largemouth bass are more numerous in the lower half, in very respectable numbers.

In addition, redear sunfish should also be good to excellent in the pound-plus sizes. Our surveys last fall turned up good numbers of redear sunfish in the two-pound range. That is dinner-plate sized, folks! Channel and flathead catfish are always fair to good in this section of the Colorado River.

MARTINEZ LAKE - No reports.

YUMA AREA RIVERS & CANALS ---> (UP)

No reports.

FORTUNA POND - No reports.

REDONDO POND - No reports.

YUMA WEST WETLANDS POND - No reports.