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Ultimate Bass Team Tour 2019
Bass Fishing Team Tournament Schedule Sun Mar 10, 2019 Lake Mohave Cottonwood Cove Sat Mar 23, 2019 Lake Mohave Cottonwood Cove Sat Apr 13, 2019 Lake Mohave Cottonwood Cove Sat Apr 27, 2019 Lake Mohave Cottonwood Cove
Our Visit to Lake Havasu and London Bridge
We spent a week in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and we spent much of that time slightly confused. Let me paint a picture: You head west from Tucson and find yourself driving through the desert… desert and desert and more desert. It all looks something like this:...
Quantum Accurist S3™ still $99, Adds External ACS Cast Control
Due to its highly affordable $99 price, and tough all aluminum frame, Accurist has long been a top selling reel for Quantum, and now the latest S3 version adds a super easy to use external ACS 3.0 cast control dial that allows for precision adjustments, no matter the...
Quantum Throttle II™ offers Performance Tuned Technologies
The NEW 2019 version of Throttle will offer the same solid-as-a-rock Reel Engine Design™ unibody construction used to make the original Throttle one of fishing’s best built values, plus a new machined aluminum handle and a MaxCast II™ spool for longer smoother casts....
Lake Havasu Fishing Report December 2018
Lake Havasu continues to be ranked as one of the top places to fish for bass in the country! The largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing should continue to be great. Fishing was has been pretty good all year: Tournament anglers have needed five-fish bags weighing...
Lake Mohave Fishing Report December 2018
Up on Lake Mohave the striper bite is slow but there has been some action in and around the coves near the power lines. The smallmouth bass are best found on the shelves near the dam and have been running in the 3 pound range with some a bit larger. Up on the lake...
Lake Mohave Fishing Report April 2018
Mohave elevation will come up for the spring. Look for the smallmouth bass to move up first followed by the largemouth. While the numbers of black bass are not as high as on Lake Mead, the quality is much better here. Try shallow points early in the spring for the...
Lake Havasu Fishing Report April 2018
The largemouth and smallmouth Bass fishing should continue to be great. This year’s electrofishing survey conducted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife showed abundant bass with an adult population that should...
Lake Mohave Fishing Report March 14, 2018
Weather: Clear 75-85 Water: Clear 58-62 Normal Pool No Moon Smallmouth very active just beginning nests. Not taking well. Worms, Top Water, Spinners, Crank Baits not taken well. Worms took by very few.
Laughlin NV – Colorado River – Lake Mohave
Laughlin is 90 miles (140 km) south of Las Vegas, located in the far southern tip of Nevada. It is best known for its gaming, entertainment, and water recreation. Laughlin was named for Don Laughlin, an Owatonna, Minnesota, native who purchased the southern tip of...
Lake Havasu Fishing Report February 2018
John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com reported the average daytime water temp has been running around 54-58 degrees. The daytime striper bite is good for 2-pound class fish using cut anchovies. Those wanting to get “bit” by the bigger stripers must fish during...
Lake Mohave Fishing Report February 9, 2018
Weather: Clear 80 Water Temp: 56-59 Wind: 0-8 Lake Level: -2.5' Report: A few Spookey Smallmouth Bass pairs cruising shallows in pre-spawn patterns. Few Carp shallow. Largemouth suspended.
Arizona winter visitors: prepare to clean, drain and dry
PHOENIX —The Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds boaters to “clean, drain and dry” – and especially decontaminate — their watercraft and equipment before exiting waters designated as having aquatic invasive species (AIS). This reminder is especially important for...
Arizona winter visitors: prepare to clean, drain and dry
PHOENIX —The Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds boaters to “clean, drain and dry” – and especially decontaminate — their watercraft and equipment before exiting waters designated as having aquatic invasive species (AIS). This reminder is especially important for...
AZGFD studies cormorant impact on wildlife, fish
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) prides itself on providing ample fishing opportunities for its legions of anglers and the state’s growing populations of cormorants have taken notice. In early 2017, AZGFD began a study of the state’s two species...
AZGFD studies cormorant impact on wildlife, fish
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) prides itself on providing ample fishing opportunities for its legions of anglers and the state’s growing populations of cormorants have taken notice. In early 2017, AZGFD began a study of the state’s two species...
Lake Havasu Fishing Report October 26, 2017
Imagine being out at night on the shores of Cattail Cove State Park. Everything is calm and peaceful, and then, in an instant, the quiet night turns chaotic. Our friend Jimmy had that experience on Thursday, Oct. 19 when he hooked a channel catfish in Lake Havasu. He...
Lake Mohave Fishing Report October 26, 2017
The lake level is currently 645 feet above msl. The fishing dock at Katherine’s Landing can produce some nice fish. The striper bite has returned according to reports. Near the dam lures like a Long A or a Savage Glide Swimmer are great hard baits. Down deep by the...
Lake Havasu Fishing Report October 2017
The striped bass action is good with boils of 1 to 3 stripers chasing shad in the morning and late afternoon hours. Trolling super spooks, sassy shads, and Rat-L-Traps in white chrome/blue is working best. Black Rock cove north to the entrance to the river has been...
Lake Mohave Fishing Report October 2017
The lake level is currently 645 feet above msl. The fishing dock at Katherine’s Landing can produce some nice fish. The striper bite has returned according to reports. Near the dam lures like a Long A or a Savage Glide Swimmer are great hard baits. Down deep by the...
A Time To Kneel – Written by Ted Nugent
Take a little trip to Valley Forge in January. Hold a musket ball in your fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two. There won't be a doctor or trainer to assist you until after the battle, so just wait your turn. Take your cleats and socks...





















