LAKE HAVASU - The lake level is 449.28 feet. The average surface water temperature is 80 degrees.

Striper fishing is good during early morning hours near drop-offs by shallow reefs and flats where stripers move shallow to feed on crawfish. Try topwater lures such as R2S Bubble Walkers, Vixens and shallow running pointer 128s in chartreuse shad or bone white colors.

Later in the day, anchovies trolled or still fished in 30-55 feet of water have produced some quality fish weighing more than 4 pounds. Whipple Bay, Piccadilly Point and north of the Windsor launch ramp have all been productive areas.

Largemouth bass can be consistently caught all day long. Early morning topwater bites are being caught on small baits such as the 3- and 4-inch R2S Bubble Poppers in the colors of chartreuse shad and ghost minnow. These fish tend to hold to the tule lines at the back of the sheltered coves and under the docks and boats in the marinas.

The best bait to use for this presentation is a 4- or 5-inch Senko or R2S Quiver 130 with rattles. These are soft plastic stick baits impregnated with salt and fish-attracting scents. The best colors include white pearl, cinnamon pearl or watermelon white laminate.

Try slinging or skipping the bait across the water using an open-faced spinning reel, rigging the bait Wacky style with an O-ring Rigging Tool and fishing them under the docks, boats and at the edges of tules.

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

LAKE POWELL - The lake level is 3,609 feet. The water temperature range is 68-74 degrees.

Striper fishing is hot. There are thousands still to be caught in the 140-mile main channel and, if that's not enough, a few slurp boils are starting as well.

The conditions are excellent from Rock Creek to Bullfrog. The key habitat is the brushy flat edge of a cut, cove or channel where the water depth falls quickly from 20 to 40 feet.

Graph the 40-foot contour line looking for striper schools resting on the bottom. When the striper haystack is seen - stop, chum and cast. If the school of stripers sees the chum descending, they will come off the bottom to feed.

The typical depth of feeding fish is the edge of visibility. When the descending bait disappears from sight, stop it and wait for the hit. Stripers are looking for food and are very aggressive.

The logical thing to do is cast anchovy pieces to the rising fish. These schooling fish will also hit many other lures including plastic grubs and tubes, spoons, hair jigs and even flies. When the school lights up, throw everything in the tackle box and let them pick out their favorite.

Channel hotspots include: the dam, Antelope Canyon, Navajo Canyon, main channel between Rock Creek mouth and Dungeon Canyon, Jacks Arch, Escalante, Long Canyon, Dome Rock in Bullfrog Bay and Moki wall and canyon. These are just a few of the many places that are “great fishing” (defined as a potential 100-fish spots).

Slurp boils have been seen in San Juan's Neskahi Bay and a very few have been witnessed in Bullfrog Bay. Good Hope and beyond will boil as soon as the water clears enough for stripers to see shad.

Slurps are slow-moving striper schools surface feeding on larval shad. Feeding often looks like a wind riffle or a wake. On closer examination the riffle has a silver lining.

The surface commotion is small, but stripers weighing as much as 5-pounds are found feeding on shad larvae. The trick is to find a lure that casts far enough to hit the slurp before it sounds, but is small enough to mimic a one-inch larval shad.

Perhaps the best bait is silver KastMaster or another small spoon. Let it sink a foot and then retrieve quickly and erratically to excite schooling stripers. If a big fish is in the slurp, a topwater lure will draw him out. Be sure to cast just beyond the lead fish for a quick hook up. Tossing the lure into the main body of feeding fish will spook them and make them sound.

Bass are still biting on the terminal end of each reef or long rocky point. Smallmouth bass from small sizes up to 3-pounders are hitting plastic tubes, grubs and Senkos. They can be readily located by trolling a shad rap or Wally diver along the 10- to 15-foot breaking edge of main channel reefs.

Find a pod of fish by trolling a shad rap, then stop and cast plastic baits to catch a bunch.

This report was provided Wayne Gustaveson.

LEES FERRY - The summer flows are here and the water is high.

The release will be 1,500 cubic feet per seconds on Sunday. Monday it will go to 1,700 cfs.

The walk-in area continues to fish very well. The key is to move around from time to time. Adjust weight accordingly.

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

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

Important notice: With the recent discovery of invasive quagga mussels in Mead, Mohave and Havasu, proper cleaning of all watercraft is critical to help prevent the spread of these invaders. 

Please drain and dry livewell and bilge on land. Drain all the water from the engine. Also, inspect the vessel and trailer, remove any visible mussels, and also feel for any rough or gritty spots on the hull. These may be young mussels that can be hard to see.

For more information, visit to the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Web page at azgfd.gov or visit http://100thmeridian.org/.

Fishing has been good lately.

This is a good time to find largemouth bass and bluegill in the backs of coves, especially at first light.

Catfish have been biting all day on anchovies. The striper bite is getting good as well. Try slow trolling a small crankbait during the day.

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

LAKE MOHAVE - The striper bite should be picking up.

Anchovies are the most popular bait for stripers, but if shrimp or squid will also work.

Davis Dam has plenty of shoreline for numerous anglers. Cabinsite and Telephone Cove also provide plenty of shoreline-fishing access.

Arizona Game and Fish biologists surveyed Lake Mohave last week and observed the Largemouth bass to average about 2.5 pounds.  Channel catfish and striped bass were also plentiful.

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 be staying 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.