Shell vacation club resort directory london bridge resort. I record weather patterns, water levels, lures used, wind directions, barometric pressure readings, places fished, water temperatures, air temperatures and the list goes on. The largest redear sunfish caught in southern california is 4. Al lindner holds hector britos record redear sunfish. The concrete arch dam was built by the united states bureau of reclamation between 1934 and 1938. While i would love to go to both places its just not in the cards for me. It takes all kinds of people to make our world go around. Georgia lake seminole and worldrecord shellcrackers caught. You will have an opportunity to catch big stripers, toad largemouth, hard fighting stout smallmouth, and even world record size blue gill. A pending world record, arizona style, was yanked out of lake havasu on sunday. Arizona angler hector britos potential world record redear sunfish. When we go for redear sunfish record analysis, we need to consider the arizona game and fish department, which tells redear sunfish world record is counted as of a catch out of lake havasu, weighing in at an astonishing 5. This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for lake havasu state park in arizona, united states.
From the adventure up the river, the main lake, and the southern portion this venue is a dynamic fishery. Maybe the state government is hiding something down there. Unbelievable trip to lake havasu arizona for massive redear sunfish aka shellcracker. The city offers a multitude of fun activities and recreational facilities. Angler catches new potential world record redear sunfish in arizona. Theyve since been stocked in northern california lakes and reservoirs because they outperform the old standby bluegill. There are many different types of records, including lake havasu birth records, criminal records, and business records. I fish 2lb test and have been smoked 3 times on this lake.
Over the years i have made a habit of keeping accurate records. Arizona angler lands pending world record redear sunfish. Public records lake havasu, az business, criminal, gis. Photo of joey with his four pound, thirteen ounce world record shellcracker caught from merritts mill pond in florida. Havasu is home to some of the biggest shellcrackers on the globe, the report said. It isnt a too big surprised if a larger sunfish is caught from lake havasu, because from some years the lake s invasive quagga mussel population has become a new food source and a reason anglers are regularly finding sunfish weighing 2 lb or more. Not only are the re monsters the hybrid bgre are getting there too. Lake havasu, arizona if you want to catch a really huge shellcracker, one exceeding 3 pounds, 19,300acre lake havasu on the border between arizona and california could be the best place to try. Lake havasus world record redear is a monster bassmaster. The reigning champ in the class of panfish they far outgrow the biggest crappie and rival that in size of adult bass when fully grown completely deserving of the title. I was chosen to do the mount of the fish and am honored to present to you the completed custom cast replica of the new world record sunfish.
The igfa all tackle world record for the species stands at 2. See more ideas about fish, crappie fishing and best fishing. Robert lawler of lake havasu city, arizona, wasnt fishing for. The bait shop he stopped in to had just recorded the largest sunfish caught to date. How to catch bluegill and redear sunfish the fishing advice. The reservoir has an available capacity of 619,400 acre feet 764,000,000 m 3. The lake havasu fish are hardly touched and the lake is huge. It is perhaps most famous for the london bridge that looms above it. Robert lawler of lake havasu city with what was a potential world record, 5pound, 7ounce redear sunfish caught in 2011 from havasu. Possible world record chinquapin caught today at lake havasu. If you want to catch a really huge shellcracker, one exceeding 3 pounds, 19,300acre lake havasu on. Redear sunfish description, diet, lifespan and record. Lake havasu is a large reservoir formed by parker dam on the colorado river, on the border between california and arizona.
Havasu fireworks 1641 mcculloch blvd n, lake havasu city, arizona 86403 rated 4. The bridge was purchased by the original founder of lake havasu city in 1969 and moved here in 1969. Ijsba is responsible for the rules which govern the sanction, organization and conduct of sanctioned events. At the time, it was recognized by the guinness book of world records as the largest antique. Shimmering lake havasu, the centerpoint of lake havasu city, was formed in 1938 after the parker dam was built.
According to the arizona game and fish department, a pending worldrecord redear sunfish was hauled out of lake havasu, weighing in at a whopping 5. I fish a lake in tn where catches of a 100 shell cracker a day are common with many at the 12 inch markdont even come close to havasu. Pending worldrecord redear sunfish plucked from lake. Lawler used a texasrigged 7inch power worm to land the texassized fish that featured a 19inch girth.
Lake havasu public records are any documents that are available for public inspection and retrieval in lake havasu, arizona. His record held until 1973 when jim mertens ofolhkoih, wis. Lake havasu city is geographically isolated from the other cities in mohave county and is the southernmost community of the las vegashenderson, nvaz combined statistical area. Redear sunfish are native to waters in the southern united states, rio grande and mississippi river. I like to catch plenty of fish that fight hard, test my tackle and my angling skills and taste delicious when i eat them. Al lindner was in the right place at the right time. World record red ear sunfish bluegill 24hourcampfire. Outboard racer badly hurt in lake havasu record try. Lake havasu city is a city in mohave county, arizona, united states. Best 23 used record store in lake havasu city, az with. Anyone want to try identifying this fish that i caught yesterday in lake. Shell vacation club resort directory arizona, lake havasu. The international jet sports boating association is the worldwide sanctioning body for personal watercraft competitive racing. Were at the time of year when lake havasu tacked its worldrecord pin on.
They did install some radiation monitoring equipment a few years back in lake havasu city though the official word was they didnt have any particular reason to put the equipment there. Robert lawler, of lake havasu, arizona, landed a huge 5pound, 8. Interestingly this redear sunfish record brokes the previous record which was 5. Possible world record chinquapin caught today at lake havasu i never knew that subzero was a fisherman. Here are some crazy things that happen in lake havasu. Possible world record chinquapin caught today at lake havasu posted by icansee4miles on 315 at 6.
The az state and world record redear came from lake havasu. Lake havasu city is located on the arizona shoreline of lake havasu where the worldfamous london bridge crosses over to a small island in the colorado river. Lake havasu city resident robert lawler caught the current world record. The arizona game and fish department announced on thursday that the state may soon be home to the worlds largest anglercaught redear sunfish. But we all can only fish the waters we have and must take what they give us. Book your tickets online for london bridge, lake havasu city. In february 2014, the current igfa alltackle world record, a behemoth. While many world record fish are shrouded in controversy, the only shadow associated with britos catch is the fact that larger redears undeniably lurk in havasu. Redear sunfish, or shellcrackers, are giants of the sunfish clan. But they were observed in the lower colorado river, in southern california, in 1940. All caught on slab jiggies buggie jiggies in 164th or the 2 realistic minnow on a 116th oz jighead. These fish meander along lakebeds, seeking and cracking open snails and other shelled creatures. We fish the south part and have found re up 4lb9oz. In february 2014, the current igfa alltackle world record, a behemoth weighing 5 pounds, 12.
Its no secret that lake havasus redear sunfish are big, and the. The 2008 desert storm poker run and lake havasu grand prix saw some of the worlds fastest boats desert storm brings the top of the line boats from all over the country to one place to join with each other in showing the newest and best technologies, the newest and best boats, trucks, tow vehicles, support vehicles and fun toys of all sorts. From flipping upside down on a jet ski to hulahooping cows, if youre not having fun in havasu, youre doing it wrong. Fontanas darrian robinson used an underspin jig to reel in a 5. According to 2010 census, the population of the city was 52,527 people. New potential world record sunfish from arizonas lake. The international game fish association has declared hectors 5 pound 12 ounce redear sunfish, caught feb. Contact information 1477 queens bay lake havasu city, az 86403 18889888222. Gardners catch inches san diego closer to producing to a world record class redear. The last 2 world records that came out of there were in the north part of the lake. Arizona biologists acknowledge that sunfish of epic proportions have been on the upswing ever since exotic quagga mussels appeared in the reservoir in recent years. The home of the world record redear sunfish may be quagga crazy.
Lake havasu city was established after the parker dam was constructed and the lake formed. Lake havasu city resident robert lawler caught the current world record redear in may 2011 when he landed a 5. Hector brito caught this world record redear sunfish at lake havasu in 2014. Find 8 listings related to shell gas station in lake havasu city on. Some of the researchers actually captured the shellcracker sunfish, put them in a. In the wild, the redear sunfish inhabits warm, quiet waters of lakes, ponds, streams, and reservoirs. See more ideas about fish, crappie fishing and freshwater fish. A pending world record fish was caught from lake havasu in arizona last month. If you ever get the opportunity to visit lake havasu, do it. Yeah it looks like a redear aka shellcracker to me. You can see the mount, plus another big one, at the bass tackle master store on london bridge road in lake havasu city.
If youve never seen a 6pound panfish, its time to head to havasu, where the redear sunfish are likely benefitting from the invasive quagga mussels as a food source. The world record redear sunfish was caught from lake havasu on feb. The lake havasu city clerks office is responsible for providing administrative and support services to the mayor and city council. Photo courtesy of bass tackle master, lake havasu city, arizona the redear was caught on a nightcrawler. The redear sunfish lepomis microlophus, also known as the shellcracker, georgia bream. Arizona biologists acknowledge that sunfish of epic proportions have been on the upswing ever since exotic quagga mussels appeared in the reservoir in. Many people thought it was a bizarre idea but it put our community on the map. This ive concluded so far that a chinquapin shell cracker sacalait crappiespeck whats correct pronunciation. The redear sunfish is the firstknown species of centrarchidae based on fossil records, as old as 16.
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