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Updated October 23, 2025

LAKE MEAD— Fishing for smallmouth bass has been on the uptick for anglers using jigs, finesse plastics and crankbaits, and kayak anglers seem to be getting their share. Largemouth bass anglers are noticing a significant update in jerkbait fish being caught. This in addition to the existing drop-shot, jig, tube and bladed-bait fishing those guys have been enjoying for a few weeks now. Boaters of all kinds have been chasing boils and birds and doing pretty well casting 6-inch swimbaits and topwater as well.

LAKE MOHAVE/WILLOW BEACH— Mike Huseman (RiverKingAZ.com) said The striper bite continues to be fuego! When the wind isn’t blowing hard, chasing boils has been the go-to method. Casting the Berkley Nessie swimbait in white and natural in the 9-inch length has been the number one producing bait this week. We have also been getting them on The G-Ratt pre-rigged top hook Executioner in John Pearl Shad and Smoke Shad colors when the fish are deep. When the wind has been blowing and boil chasing is not in cards we have been using the G-Ratt baits to get down to 25 to 40 feet where we are finding these larger grade striped bass in 8- to 20-pound class. We are seeing these fish related to deep shad balls that we find on downscan or side scan electronics. Our crew has also been having success with the finicky striped bass casting jighead minnows with the top baits being the Yamamoto Zako Swimbait in 3.5-inch paired with 3/8-ounce tungsten ball head with the top ball eyelet on 8-pound fluorocarbon, top colors being Sexy Shad and Green Gizzard. The smallmouth bass bite has recovered this past week with water temps dropping down to the mid 70’s. They are now being caught both shallow and deep to 35 feet. Top Baits have been the drop-shot using flat worms and Roboworm straight worms in 4.5- and 6-inch in Peanut Butter and Jelly and Aaron’s Magic colors.

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