Yuma,AZ.

[Todd Dunlap]

Can anyone give me any advice on fishing the Yuma area What is it like?Fishers landing?Where to stay?Thinking about fishing out there once Thanks Todd

[Brian D.]

this will give you a good idea of Fishers Landing.

http://fisherslandingresort.com/default.aspx

Its one of my favorite desert lake destinations.

[keithcant]

Yuma is quite pricey this time of the year due to snowbirds ....and is 1/2hr away. Consider staying in one of the cabins at Lake Martinez resort (basically same place as Fishers--just different parking lot) DON'T EXPECT MUCH AND YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!

There are 3 or 4 houses to rent through Lake Martinez resort----if they worked on them for two to four months they might come up to the level of rustic.- - - - EXPECT HORRIBLE AND YOU WILL BE JUST A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

FISHING CAN BE VERY GOOD AS YOU HEAD INTO MARCH--WATCH THE SAND BARS!!

[Todd Dunlap]

Wow,sounds like a nice place to stay When you say rustic,Do you mean inside or a outhouse What other bodies of water are around the area?Thanks,Todd

[Sue M]

Hi We stay at Martinez only in the cabins they are not the great. no tv or radio a small fridge and I bring my own towels. There number is 800-876-7004. The fishing is fun but you really have to becareful it is shallow. Have fun good luck

[Brian D.]

wild wild west.

and watch out for the sand bars or you'll end up like this...

[Guest]

Give Sportsman's Hideaway a call. They can give you some good info.

http://www.yumatackle.com/

Also if you feel like fishing from the back of the boat they have a draw Pro/Am tournament:

http://www.yumaproam.com/

Enjoy.

[N.A.R]

Leaving the mouth of Fishers stay to the right.
Entering the mouth of Martinez stay to the right.
Follow anglers down pass the island.
Once you get pass the island its pretty simple.
Entering Squaw or the Cut to Senators stay to the left.
In Martinez watch out for the stump fields. Heck fish em'
If your alone, fish from Martinez on down south. Stay way from Ferguson, Clearlake, Picacho, Walters Camp until you get familiar with how the river runs.....

To be honest the shallower the water is the easier it is to run, people playing volleyball or birds walking around kinda give you a hint to go the other way......

If you do venture up North, and someone tells you to hug the Tules as you go up, you should be able to touch the Tules.

[Todd Dunlap]

Wow,WILD,WILD WEST Thanks everyone for all the info.This looks really fun I will be checking out these waters GEORGE,GEORGE,GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE.WATCH OUT FOR THAT SANDBAR

[littlebailey]

any wages on if he gets stuck? ill give 3 to 1 that says he does. Be careful! Its no joke.

[Todd Dunlap]

13 to 1 Paul and really,it is no joke Maybe,i should bring the Tracker for the first trips

[macinckirk]

LMAO

todd if you would like to camp you can do that for 10.00 a night
then you can pay to put the boate in the water

if you get a trailer 80.00 a night sleeps a few, you get the ramp for free and also a dock for the boat

you get 4-5 people in a trailer now the price is 20.00 or less a night and if you stay 5 nights the 6-7 is free

Little B

I'll take your 3-1 bet for 100.00

[Brian D.]

and 200 yds. of rope ... hehe... otherwise have the number of the Yuma tours jet boat that pulls all the botes of the sandbars.

[macinckirk]

and 200 yds. of rope ... hehe... otherwise have the number of the Yuma tours jet boat that pulls all the botes of the sandbars.

[Todd Dunlap]

I think a portable dredger would be a good Kirk,my brother.I am down with the trailer idea.

[macinckirk]

Todd here is a few pics of Martinez

Sunset or dawn on the water I forget now



this is the dock you can use and the trailer in the pics is 1 I like to get, the building up on the hill is the resturant/bar so its not that bad



here is some docks to fish



Here is what alot of the place looks like





and this is the reason to go this is from march the 12th last year









Do I need to say more

[macinckirk]

Oh and Todd look at the weather

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... it=0&lg=en

[georgecopple]

there will be an article about fishing martinez lake in the upcoming Bass Anglers Guide. just an fyi, don't drive over brown water, that means theres a sand bar.

[JohNNy Utah]

understand what a sandbar looks like!

[Topwater Terry]

but there are a ton of sandbars in the Blythe area, and the warning signs are probably the same as near Martinez-if you see a flat surface on the river and then you round a bend and see a large area with rippling water, it probably aint stripers. It is probably a sandbar! Be careful and you'll have a great time. By the way Kirk, nice pics of those fish!
Terry

[macinckirk]

Todd if you guys do the week at martinez i'll help you with info, but there is NO way I can be gone for a week with dad and the problems were having after this surgery

So I'm just going to do a fast 3dayer on 3 lakes and then try and get back to havasu 1 more time for a day or 2 max to get my river fix

Thanks TT