Arizona · United States

Lake Havasu AZ fishing forecast

55 Good of 100

Lake Havasu AZ is a freshwater fishing spot in Arizona, United States. Anglers here target Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish. The most productive months are typically March, April, May, October, November, December.

Quick answer

Best monthsMarch, April, May, October

Top speciesLargemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish

Score now55/100

Local rulesArizona

Today’s verdict

Ranks #569 of 644 spots FishRadar scored worldwide today

Trending down — 11 points below this spot’s 7-day average

Score confidence ±12 points, from 6 live signals

The statistical model disagrees with the physics model here today — treat this score with extra caution.

Helping the score most

Water temperature+15.0Wind+4.9Barometric pressure+4.4

Pressure trend

Pressure stable — fish feeding on their usual rhythm

Next solunar peak

minor 23:26

Current conditions

Sea surface temp	24.2 °C
Wind	21 km/h from SW, gusting 43 km/h
Pressure	1007 hPa
Cloud cover	0%
Chlorophyll	8.51 mg/m³
Salinity	0.0 PSU
UV index	7
Wind sea	0.0 m
Ground swell	0.0 m at 0 s

The water is running true to season — within a few tenths of the August average of 24.2 °C for this location. The water is mixed to about 20.0 m, with the thermocline below that.

Updated 1 h ago.

What the score means at Lake Havasu AZ

Lake Havasu AZ currently scores 55 out of 100 (Good). Water temperature is 24.2 °C. 6 forecast signals are active in this score.

Water temperature +15.0: how close the water is to this species mix’s comfort band
Wind +4.9: surface chop, oxygen and bait drift
Barometric pressure +4.4: falling pressure often triggers feeding
Thermocline +3.0: a defined layer stacks fish at one depth
Pre-storm bite +2.4: the classic feed before heavy weather
Moon phase +2.0: lunar feeding rhythm

What’s biting now

The model expects today: channel-catfish, warmouth, redear-sunfish, spotted-gar, blue-catfish, flathead-catfish, yellow-bullhead, green-sunfish

Bite windows

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit

Solunar day rating

50 / 100

Best months for Lake Havasu AZ:

Score history at this spot

26 days tracked at this exact location

Best recent day: 2026-08-14, 76/100

2 day(s) at 70+ in the tracked period

10 points below the same day last week

About this spot

Water type

Lake · Freshwater

Lakes have no tide, so target structure, drop-offs, and seasonal thermoclines where fish concentrate by depth and temperature.

Access & shore

Fishable from shore · beach

What you can catch

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides
Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu
Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Best months by species at Lake Havasu AZ

Largemouth BassMicropterus salmoides
Smallmouth BassMicropterus dolomieu
Channel CatfishIctalurus punctatus

Typical months; local seasons and closures apply.

Local regulations

Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)

Arizona

Species	Bag limit	Min size	Open season
Channel CatfishStatewide Daily Bag Limits	10/day, 20 in possession	—	Jan 1 – Dec 31
Ten fish in ANY COMBINATION of channel and flathead catfish. Several small Arizona waters reduce this — Lower Lake Mary is 4 — while Knoll Lake has no catfish limit at all.
Largemouth BassStatewide Daily Bag Limits	6/day, 12 in possession	—	Jan 1 – Dec 31
Six fish in ANY COMBINATION of largemouth and smallmouth bass — not six of each. Possession is twice the daily bag. Two of the waters on this site differ: at Lake Havasu the limit is 6 bass at a 13-inch minimum size, and at Lake Powell it is 5 largemouth and 20 smallmouth.
Smallmouth BassSpecial Regulations — Lake Powell	6/day, 12 in possession	—	Jan 1 – Dec 31
Six fish in ANY COMBINATION with largemouth bass. At Lake Powell the smallmouth limit is 20 — Arizona manages them as over-abundant there — and at Lake Havasu the combined bass limit is 6 at a 13-inch minimum.

Licensing:

freshwater-recreational — residents General Fishing licence $37. Combination Hunt and Fish $57., non-residents General Fishing licence $55. Combination Hunt and Fish $160.

FishRadar regulations are summaries for informational purposes only. The figures here are Arizona STATEWIDE daily bag limits, valid 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026; the Special Regulations for individual waters override them, and they do so at Lake Havasu and Lake Powell. Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu are shared with neighbouring states under reciprocal licence arrangements. Always check the Special Regulations for the water you intend to fish at azgfd.com before you go.