04-01-2003, 11:39 AM
[cool]Glad you got your priorities straight. You should always load up that fishing gear before you put in any "non-essential" stuff...like luggage, food, spare tire, etc. Hey, wives can always go shopping or house hunting. Our opinions and input doesn't count anyway, so we might as well go fishing.
Some thoughts on the Havasu thing. I have an older cousin who retired and built a home in Lake Havasu City several years ago. It has really grown since and has become a party venue for all the young and crazy. Some of the best fishing months you can't get much fishing in. It is tough to get your boat launched or trailered, with all of the other party boats. And, it is tough to concentrate on serious fishing with all of the "eye strain"...the young girls wearing little or nothing, and doing almost everything.
The fishing can be great in Havasu. The largemouth are picking up, with the new artificial habitat being added by Game and Fish. Stripers are almost always an option...even if they don't reach the sizes they used to. And the fishing for cats and sunfish is great, whenever you have kids or guests that need action to keep from getting bored.
For serious fishing, however, I would plan to go both up and down the river. The other lakes and backwaters along the Colorado have some great fishing for the dedicated warm water angler. Only problem is the summer heat. That area gets a lot of publicity in the summer, when it is often the nation's hot spot, with temps frequently going over 115. Of course, St. George can get a bit toasty too. But, as they say down in Hell..."It's a nice dry heat."
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Some thoughts on the Havasu thing. I have an older cousin who retired and built a home in Lake Havasu City several years ago. It has really grown since and has become a party venue for all the young and crazy. Some of the best fishing months you can't get much fishing in. It is tough to get your boat launched or trailered, with all of the other party boats. And, it is tough to concentrate on serious fishing with all of the "eye strain"...the young girls wearing little or nothing, and doing almost everything.
The fishing can be great in Havasu. The largemouth are picking up, with the new artificial habitat being added by Game and Fish. Stripers are almost always an option...even if they don't reach the sizes they used to. And the fishing for cats and sunfish is great, whenever you have kids or guests that need action to keep from getting bored.
For serious fishing, however, I would plan to go both up and down the river. The other lakes and backwaters along the Colorado have some great fishing for the dedicated warm water angler. Only problem is the summer heat. That area gets a lot of publicity in the summer, when it is often the nation's hot spot, with temps frequently going over 115. Of course, St. George can get a bit toasty too. But, as they say down in Hell..."It's a nice dry heat."
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