{"id":5522,"date":"2018-12-28T06:50:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2018-12-28T06:50:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:50:34","slug":"kayak-fishing-in-the-desert-sw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/kayak-fishing-in-the-desert-sw\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayak Fishing in the Desert SW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The water levels in the lower Colorado River watershed continue to go up and down in large volume, that appears to put the fish off the bite, so the fishing for largemouth bass here in the desert southwest continues to be on the slow side. We are out there every day conditions permit and getting a a few fish, but it is mostly &#8220;fishing&#8221; and not a whole lot of &#8220;catching&#8221;. Can&#8217;t beat the scenery&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ColoradoRiverSunrise.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado River sunrise. Kayak fishing with watermanatwork.com\" class=\"wp-image-5523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ColoradoRiverSunrise.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ColoradoRiverSunrise-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bass are not exactly jumping into the kayaks, but we have managed to pick off a few fish here and there. Most of the bass have been caught earlier in the morning an not a whole lot of action for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/JumpingSunriseBass_2.gif\" alt=\"Sunrise largemouth bass caught on the Colorado River by watermanatwork.com kayak fisherman Ron Barbish\" class=\"wp-image-5524\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fishing will pick up sooner or later and we will be on the water when that happens. Until then, we keep on looking for the fish and enjoy being  on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/KayakFishingSunset.jpg\" alt=\"Kayak fishing in the desert with watermanatwork.com\" class=\"wp-image-5525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/KayakFishingSunset.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/KayakFishingSunset-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll keep looking for the bass, that&#8217;s for sure. In the meantime, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.watermanatwork.com\/KayakFishing\/KayakFishingVideo\/DesertSWVideo\/DesertSWVideo.html\">high quality HD videos from last season we just uploaded to the watermanatwork.com website<\/a>. The fish gotta eat, they are going to start biting, so check back soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The water levels in the lower Colorado River watershed continue to go up and down in large volume, that appears to put the fish off the bite, so the fishing for largemouth bass here in the desert southwest continues to be on the slow side. 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