| Lake Havasu is in the Colorado River basin. It is | | | | ideal for bass fishing in Lake Havasu. Both morning |
| located in the border between the States of Arizona | | | | hours and late evening are recommended as the heat |
| and California. The lake has an average depth of | | | | will be bearable during these times. |
| about 30 feet. It is one of the active fishing spots in | | | | Lake Havasu is a venue of a number of bass fishing |
| Arizona. Bass fishing is a very lively recreational sport | | | | tournaments. Bass gaming tournaments are held here |
| in USA. Though its beginnings were rather humble, | | | | practically every weekend from September to May. |
| today it sustains a million dollar industry. Stripped | | | | The lake contains sufficient number of large mouth |
| bass, Channel Catfish and Carp are the most | | | | bass to sustain the avalanche of games during this |
| abundant fish species in Lake Havasu, closely | | | | period. Large mouth bass is much smaller than |
| followed by other species such as large mouth bass, | | | | stripped bass, with an average weight of about 2 |
| small mouth bass, bluegill, sunfish and catfish. Black | | | | pounds. But bass gaming tournaments are often won |
| crappie and rainbow trout are also found in this lake, | | | | by anglers who catch large mouth bass of 8 pounds |
| but limited in number. The number of each fish | | | | or more. Here the practice of catch-and-release |
| variety varies after each year, as fish species are | | | | angling, where the captured bass are released after |
| introduced into the lake at regular intervals. | | | | finding out the weight, is strongly followed. There |
| For bass fishing, the most sought after fish is the | | | | was a special live release boat that is used to release |
| stripped bass, which is known in the bass-fishing | | | | the captured fish back to the lake. This boat was |
| community as stripper. As stripped bass is very | | | | owned and operated by the Havasu Bass Club. As |
| abundant in Lake Havasu, it can be caught at any | | | | the use of live release boat stopped, the number of |
| time of the year and from most of the locations in | | | | large mouth bass started to decrease while the |
| the lake. But ideal locations, where a high density of | | | | number of small mouth bass started to increase. |
| fish population exists, change according to the | | | | Small mouth bass has also been increasingly used for |
| changes in seasons and weather conditions. The size | | | | bass gaming tournaments, as there are concerns in |
| of the stripped bass generally ranges from 2.5 to 5 | | | | some quarters over the slowly shrinking number of |
| pounds. But a stripper of about 10 pounds is | | | | large mouth bass. Small mouth bass with a weight of |
| considered a newsworthy catch. Summer months are | | | | 6 pounds usually ensures the prize for its capture. |