Smaller stripers can be had in the main lake basin using similar techniques to Lake Mead. Remember, there is no limit on striped bass under 20 inches and anglers are encouraged to keep all they catch, this will help ensure the stripers that are left have enough to eat. Trout stockings will start in November and will continue bi-weekly throughout the winter. Try buzz baits and spinner baits along cattail margins. Carp fishing and harvest is encouraged at Topock Marsh.
Carp are fun to catch and extremely plentiful.
They also make great cut bait for large channel cats. Try shrimp, night crawlers, and minnows for channel cats. Smallmouth bass, channel cats, and roundtail chubs are good bets in the fall on the upper Verde. Down farther from above Clarkdale to Beasley Flat, look for great bass and catfish action in larger pools with submerged wood. Use hellgrammites, worms, and cut baits to catch these fish.