Anyone fish bullhead city/Laughlin Az/Nv?

[Esoxfreak]

I have a couple of questions about the bullhead city/Laughlin area. My mother in law just finished up a four year divorce and wants to stay in Laughlin for a few days to celebrate...yippee. I'll be there the first week of May 2017. I don't wanna hang around the hotel all day with the golden girls and have always wanted to fish it, however, the four or five times I've been there I've ran into some issues:

1. Never had a license therefore didn't fish(resolved)

2. Cannot find a local tackle shop.

3. Don't wanna fish lake mead.not taking my boat.

4. Really would like to tag a few stripers,don't even know if this is the time for them there, figured I'd start my research on this forum first.

5. I fish conventional gear, but I love fishing carp on the fly. I have found butt tons of carp in the river,but the big ones are spooky and the jet skis turn them off.

6. I'd love to dump my mother in law off there so if anyone is interested in a 55 year old narcoleptic Latina, I got one.

 

thanks in advance.

 

 

[iceintheveins]

Fish the areas out of the main current for bass most of the time. The size of the river down here makes bank fishing difficult. One option is night fishing when they shut the flows off to much lower levels than during the day (electric power generation and navigation require more water in the river). Otherwise, it's often as wide or wider than a quarter mile with depths to 35 feet and SWIFT, so bank fishing is hard unless you're fishing backwaters.

[Esoxfreak]

9 hours ago, iceintheveins said:

Fish the areas out of the main current for bass most of the time. The size of the river down here makes bank fishing difficult. One option is night fishing when they shut the flows off to much lower levels than during the day (electric power generation and navigation require more water in the river). Otherwise, it's often as wide or wider than a quarter mile with depths to 35 feet and SWIFT, so bank fishing is hard unless you're fishing backwaters.

Thanks a ton, would it be right to assume the flow is controlled at Mohave? And have you fished mohave lake? I think that's the name of that lake...

[iceintheveins]

6 hours ago, Esoxfreak said:

Thanks a ton, would it be right to assume the flow is controlled at Mohave? And have you fished mohave lake? I think that's the name of that lake...

 

I haven't fished Mohave, but in areas where you can access it, it should be good. Another option is Willow Beach further upriver, not far below Hoover Dam. MONSTER stripers, bass, and some big trout. However it's swifter and deeper than the Laughlin area because the river is only a couple hundred yards wide here due to the canyon walls. And yes, Davis dam is about 2 miles upstream of Laughlin, and is what forms Lake Mohave. Flows will run as low as 12,000 cfs at night and as high as 30,000 during the day.

[Esoxfreak]

Thanks, I've decided to take the boat,lol! Monster stripers...current...high canyon walls, I'll take that any day.appreciate the input!