LAKE HAVASU - The lake level is 449.27 feet. The average surface water temperature is 80 degrees.

Striped bass action remains active with the best bite in the predawn morning hours. Small limits are being caught on artificial surface baits. These fish can be caught throughout the rest of the day by trolling or bottom fishing anchovies. There have been reports of quality striped bass in the 5- to 6-pound range caught in 15- to 25-foot depths off the docks at Site Six and the shoreline of the Islander Trailer Park.

The largemouth and smallmouth bass bite is slowing down, but quality fish can still be caught in the river drop-shotting small crawdad artificial baits off the rocky points. Try skipping a senko or R2S Quiver with rattle under trees and brush that hang over the water. These types of structures provide shade for the bass during the daylight hours.

The best time to get the lunker bass is in the pre-dawn hours. Try using a Grey Ghost or Brown Toad R2S frogs at the base of the tules first thing before the sun comes up. The big fish congregate in these areas for an early morning ambush of baits and redear.

This report was provided by Debbie Blanchard of Anglers Pro Shop - Lake Havasu.

LAKE POWELL - The lake level is 3,604 feet. The water temperature range is 67-74 degrees.

Smallmouth bass have gone ballistic. The open water reefs that were vacant last month are now red hot. Smallmouth bass from 6 inches to 2 pounds are surrounding reefs and long rocky points.

Smaller bass are right on top of the reef in a few feet of clear water. Larger fish are residing off the reef edge at depths of 15-25 feet.

It's a sure thing to toss a single tail plastic grub (smoke, green or pumpkin) on a quarter-ounce jig head to waiting bass. Let the grub hit the reef and drag it a few feet at a time. Smallmouth bass will be all over it like a puppy chewing a bone.

Bass spawning is all but over. There are so many bass hitting now that the any minimal spawning is no longer significant.

Other fish species have made the switch to the 25-foot bottom contour on outside primary points leading into deep water. Stripers, walleye and largemouth bass are consistently found on irregular bottom contours marked by "yellow water reefs" mixed with "deep blue water."

Look for the flat shoreline with lots of reefs and extended points to find a mixed bag of fish. Points often have a "saddle" just off shore with another reef much farther out in the bay. This is the best habitat to fish this week.

To effectively fish reefs, employ a combination of casting or trolling the reef edges (with shallow runners like jerk baits or Wally divers), spooning deep on the reef edge or dragging a plastic grub or tube at 20 feet. Bass, stripers and walleye will all hit the same lures when the hot spot is located.

Yellow water reefs surrounded by deeper blue water are the prime habitat this week.

The reaction bait (spoon or crankbait) is appealing to stripers that feed on sunfish and crayfish. These fish have left the schools to forage on their own. They have fared better than the schooling stripers that do not get fed every day.

Schooling stripers are still being handily caught on bait in the main channel between the dam and the back of Navajo Canyon.

At Bullfrog/Halls bait fishing is good from Lake Canyon to Hansen Creek. Spring fishing is now at a peak, but will slow down in June. Morning and evening fishing is best with fish shallow along the shore.

Fishing slows midday when the sun is directly overhead and fish move deeper. Concentrate on the deep edges of open water reefs to catch fish all day long.

This report was provided by Wayne Gustaveson.

LEES FERRY - Fish are showing up all over the place upriver - looking for a meal of midges.

Fishing has been terrific this season with midges everywhere. The fishing conditions improve as the day progresses.

Walk-in conditions have shown fish stacked up just below the confluence waiting for anglers.

Look for the walk-in area to continue fishing well until the summer high water arrives.

Midge fishing at Lees Ferry continues to be the ticket for most areas of the river. The midge hatches are getting heavier each day and the fish are starting to move into the riffles and shallow water to feed on the subsurface emergers. Anglers are advised to use 7X to catch fish.

The water is starting low and slowly rising throughout the morning, with the peak arriving around noon.

The trout are still experiencing the best spawn that the river has witnessed in years. Most spawning is occurring in deep water, which bodes well for fry survival and future recruitment of juvenile trout.

The spawn began in December and has been building in strength the past few weeks.

A couple weeks back, a rainbow fish in the 27- to 30-inch range was seen in the river.

For spin fishing, egg patterns are still producing down deep when drifting. Make sure to use the proper weight so the flies are bouncing the bottom and not dragging bottom. Consider a scud dropped about a 1 1/2 feet below the glo bug. KastMasters and Rapalas are also productive while back trolling.

Anglers have reported thatfly fishing at Lees Ferry is bad right now.

This report was provided by Tedd Welling and Terry Gunn of Lees Ferry Anglers.

LAKE MEAD - The lake level is 1,118 feet and continues to drop nearly one foot per week.  

Fishing has been fair to good.

This is a good time to find largemouth bass and bluegill in the backs of coves, especially at first light. The striper bite also is improving. Try slow trolling a small crankbait during the day.

The ramp is open at South Cove, but it is a gravel ramp.

LAKE MOHAVE - Fishing for largemouth has picked up - some are in shallow.

The striper bite has been slow. Anchovies are the most popular bait for stripers, but shrimp or squid will also work. Davis Dam has plenty of shoreline for numerous anglers to enjoy the fishing.

Cabinsite and Telephone Cove also provide plenty of shoreline-fishing access. Arizona Game and Fish biologists surveyed Lake Mohave recently and observed the largemouth bass averaged about 2.5 pounds.  Channel catfish and striped bass were also plentiful.

Also, there is a wheelchair-accessible fishing pier just south of the main launch ramp at Katherine's Landing. 

WILLOW BEACH - Trout are stocked every Friday.

Trout fishing has been good from shore immediately following the stocking. The striper bite has picked up and some big fish are being caught. 

TOPOCK MARSH - Catfish and bass continue to bite well.

The marsh can be accessed by boat at North Dike, Catfish Paradise and Five-Mile Landing. All three also provide plenty of area for shoreline fishing.

For more information on the marsh, contact the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge at (760) 326-3853 or go to http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/havasu/index.html.

PARKER STRIP - Water levels are up and should stay up in the near future.

Bass are reportedly hitting on most everything right now, especially soft baits. This means the monster redears should also start biting soon. 

Redears typically will hit on small grubs or night crawlers. 

Catfish are beginning to pick up as well. Cut anchovies will work for channel cats or stripers upriver in the swifter currents.