Has anyone fished Lake Havusa? I've seen huge redears but does it have huge bluegill? I'm in Southern Indiana. Would it be worth the drive? Also if you have fished it do you have any pics?
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Has anyone fished Lake Havusa? I've seen huge redears but does it have huge bluegill? I'm in Southern Indiana. Would it be worth the drive? Also if you have fished it do you have any pics?
I've wanted to go out there for years. The redear are world class. I'm sure if you went in April, it would be well worth the drive.
BTW, I used to catch good redear at Elk Creek and Hardy Lake!
Jungle Jim’s Jigs has fished it. Check out Ty Pig Patrols channel on YouTube. I tried to book a guide trip out there years ago but could not locate a guide. Folks told me you don’t need a guide. But my take was that if I’m driving from TN to AZ I’m going to spend a week. And I did not relish doing that and launching on a lake I hard no clue about fishing it. I know on some of Ty’s trips he would only catch 1 or 2 fish and would comment how it took him hours for one fish. Then he has gone out and caught all he wanted. And yes there are big bluegill there as well as the shell cracker. But keep in mind he has folks out there to show him the spots.
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I know a guy , who went there , they only ketched 2 of them , both were right at 3 lbs ....
might be worth it for a red ear that size , nightcrawlers is what they used and they ARE NOT beginner folks .....
I wonder if my 2lb SOS line would land a 3lb shellcracker? I reckon it would with how loose my drag typically is set. Might take 5 minutes to land!Quote:
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Sure it will. Back when I used SOS 2# test I caught all the 21 inch Smallies one could want. Back in 2009-2010 they lowered Center Hill Lake for a very long repair on the dam. My son and I fished it from the bank in the spring 5 days a week up to 2012. We went there hunting bluegill, and we found plenty of them. But mixed in were some very hefty Smallies. A typical day for us was 150 bluegill and 50 Smallies. SOS line is very forgiving because of the stretch. It has a crazy amount of stretch. The stretch is what made me quit using SOS.
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I fished Havasu in 2015 with Sonny. In two days of fishing we caught bluegill and hybrid bluegill up to 1.5 lbs but the Redear was king. Caught two over 2#., one over 3# and a wall hanger that weighed 4lbs 9 oz. Bigger fish were caught using live crayfish. Jigs tipped with crickets and crawlers caught more. Caught lot's of smallies in the 2#-3# class as well. I used 2# Izorline for this trip. Attachment 481032Attachment 481033Attachment 481034Attachment 481035
I would love to try it at least once:check
It would be the holy grail for me. Also a three day drive. A guide would be smart but maybe a bucket list trip after I retire. Absolute monster fish you’re holding Jim, and I miss Sonny and his posts.
Wow, we’ll be out that way this summer. Might give it a shot.
mark from flytyingforum has gone last year for a few months and is going again soon. he has pics on the site from last year
Crazy how life is. 90% of my Growing years were spent within 200 miles of Lake Havasu, with the majority of them being within the 150 mile mark and though we herd of it, I have never been. My dad was stationed all over the high and low desert of Southern Calif., then retired from the Marine Corps in 1970 and moved us to Barstow. Don't know where it is??? It's at the extreme west end of I-40. The junction of I-40 and I-15, Just a mere 154 miles from any where...smack dab in the middle from LA, Las Vegas and the Colorado River...On my Bucket list. And if the DOJ ever gets to my claims for the Camp Lejune Fiasco, I'll be there for a month or two while Ms Joyce visits her Daughter and Grand babies in Pheonix...Great pics JJJ's Sure miss Sonny's write-ups.