The Colorado
River is a great place for those looking to enjoy the long, hot
summers, and abundant sunshine on the water. Boating, fishing,
picnicking, and wildlife viewing opportunities abound. The lush
wetland vegetation provides habitat for a wide variety of
wildlife, including waterfowl, resident and migratory birds.
Wildlife
Fish: Carp, channel catfish, rainbow trout, and striped
bass.
Reptiles and amphibians: Red-spotted toad, Woodhouse’s
toad, zebra-tailed lizard, tiger whiptail, western banded gecko,
desert iguana, common side-bloched lizard, glossy snake, western
diamond-backed rattlesnake, sidewinder rattlesnake, night snake,
common kingsnake, coachwhip, and gophersnake.
Mammals: Desert pocket mouse, house mouse, southern
grasshopper mouse, cactus mouse, deer mouse, Merriam’s kangaroo
rat, desert woodrat, raccoon, striped skunk, beaver, coyote,
desert cottontail, black-tailed jackrabbit, and several bat
species.
BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA — Nothing has changed from previous
reports. Largemouth bass should be good in the various
backwaters along this stretch of the river. Try top-water in the
mornings and evenings followed by plastics and spinnerbaits
after the top-water bite shuts down. The same fishing for
flatheads will continue to bite on bluegill or other live bait
in the main channel. Worms and green crankbaits will continue to
attract bass in the backwaters. Just a reminder, Cibola Lake is
closed to fishing from the first Monday in September (Labor Day)
through March 15.
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YUMA, AZ. WEST WETLANDS POND — No recent reports have
been turned in for this area. Effective January 2005, the daily
bag/possession limits for fish caught at the Yuma West Wetlands
Pond is two trout, one largemouth bass (13-inch minimum), two
channel catfish and five sunfish of any combination. For
detailed information see the 2005-2006 Arizona Game and Fish
Department's fishing regulations.
EHRENBERG, AZ. — Nothing has changed from previous
reports. Largemouth bass should be good in the various
backwaters along this stretch of the river. Try top-water in the
mornings and evenings followed by plastics and spinnerbaits
after the top-water bite shuts down. The same fishing for
flatheads will continue to bite on bluegill or other live bait
in the main channel. Worms and green crankbaits will continue to
attract bass in the backwaters. Just a reminder, Cibola Lake is
closed to fishing from the first Monday in September (Labor Day)
through March 15.
Alamo Lake west of Wickenburg is another super hot spot.
Everyone I have talked to is raving about the fishing there for
bass and crappie. If you like a great spinnerbait bite, this is
the place. White skirts and double blades slow-rolled in the
brushy shallows is the ticket. Having a big bass erupt on a
spinnerbait in the shallows can get your heart racing. Catching
20 or 30 bass that way in a single day is simply fishing
nirvana.
Note:
Information resources from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.