Don Martin

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The Great Outdoors: Below average snowpack and more heat spell trouble for Lake Mead

1 week ago | havasunews.com | Don Martin

As the summer is getting hotter, and hotter, the fifth longest river in the United States; the mighty Colorado River, is putting less and less water into Lakes Powell and Mead. And for those 40+ million people who rely on the Colorado River and Lake Mead for life-giving water for everything from drinking water to irrigation of crops in southern California, things are not looking good for the remainder of 2025. kAm%96 r@=@C25@ #:G6C DE2CED :? E96 #@4<J |@F?E2:?D :? E96 H6DE6C?
The Great Outdoors | Below average snowpack and heat spell trouble for Lake Mead

1 week ago | kdminer.com | Don Martin

As the summer is getting hotter, and hotter, the fifth longest river in the United States; the mighty Colorado River, is putting less and less water into Lakes Powell and Mead. And for those 40+ million people who rely on the Colorado River and Lake Mead for life-giving water for everything from drinking water to irrigation of crops in southern California, things are not looking good for the remainder of 2025. kAm%96 r@=@C25@ #:G6C DE2CED :? E96 #@4<J |@F?E2:?D :? E96 H6DE6C?
The Great Outdoors: An awesome day fishing Lake Mead

2 weeks ago | havasunews.com | Don Martin

It should not be surprising to anyone to learn that one of my favorite pastimes is bass fishing. And fishing for bass in Lake Mead out of South Cove is my favorite place to go. I have done lots of fishing in the past when I was “retired” but with my new job, my time to go fishing has become limited. kAm#646?E=J[ x 925 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ 8@ @? 2 92=7\52J EC:A E@ {2<6 |625 H:E9 2 ?6H 7:D9:?8 7C:6?5] w:D ?2>6 :D %9@>2D $9C646?8@DE 2?5 96 =:G6D :? (9:E6 w:==D] x >6E %9@>2D 27E6C E2=<:?8 H:E9 9:D H:76 tC:?
The Great Outdoors | An awesome day fishing Lake Mead

2 weeks ago | kdminer.com | Don Martin

It should not be surprising to anyone to learn that one of my favorite pastimes is bass fishing. And fishing for bass in Lake Mead out of South Cove is my favorite place to go. I have done lots of fishing in the past when I was “retired” but with my new job, my time to go fishing has become limited. kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm#646?E=J[ x 925 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ 8@ @? 2 92=7\52J EC:A E@ {2<6 |625 H:E9 2 ?6H 7:D9:?8 7C:6?5] w:D ?2>6 :D %9@>2D $9C646?8@DE 2?5 96 =:G6D :?
The Great Outdoors | Fishing good for catfish at Topock

3 weeks ago | kdminer.com | Don Martin

With the weather heating up, a lot more anglers are starting to go to the local lakes and even in the Colorado River. Most anglers are targeting largemouth or smallmouth bass or striped bass. But one pair of local anglers decided to fish for the channel catfish that inhabit the Topock Marsh, and a day in the heat would produce a lot of catfish filets. kAmvC68 w@=56? 2?5 9:D 7C:6?5 |:<6 %27=2? 9@@<65 FA w@=56?’D `c\7@@E 2=F>:?F> 3@2E 2?5 962565 @FE 62C=J @?6 >@C?:?8 E@ 7:D9 :? E96 %@A@4< |2CD9[ 2?
Kingman locals prevail at Lake Mead bass tournament

3 weeks ago | kdminer.com | Don Martin

Sometimes tournament anglers have to move around on massive Lake Mead to find the right size fish to win a tournament, and that is exactly what local anglers Ted Roper, and his partner Cliff Wright did this weekend. Roper and Wright were fishing the Ultimate Bass Team Tournament out of Cedar City Utah on Saturday.
The Great Outdoors: Special needs anglers have a lot of fun at the Dunton Ranch

4 weeks ago | havasunews.com | Don Martin

The Kingman Elks Lodge #468 does two fishing days every year as part of their annual Fishing For Smiles fishing program. The first one is held on a Saturday where kids of all ages get to fish in both of the Dunton’s ponds that have been stocked with a lot of farm raised channel catfish. This year there were over 120 youth and many more adults who were mentors for those kids, and everyone had a blast. A lot of catfish were caught.
The Great Outdoors | Special needs anglers have a lot of fun at the Dunton Ranch

1 month ago | kdminer.com | Don Martin

The Kingman Elks Lodge #468 does two fishing days every year as part of their annual Fishing For Smiles fishing program. The first one is held on a Saturday where kids of all ages get to fish in both of the Dunton’s ponds that have been stocked with a lot of farm raised channel catfish. This year there were over 120 youth and many more adults who were mentors for those kids, and everyone had a blast. A lot of catfish were caught.
The Great Outdoors: Mountain lion offers big surprise when we’re the predator

1 month ago | havasunews.com | Don Martin

Predator calling is one of the most challenging and exciting sports many hunters in Arizona participate in. When hunting and calling in predators, the hunter becomes the hunted. When hunters are in the field using a variety of handheld calls that imitate a dying rabbit or other creature, they never know what may come to the distress calls. kAm%96 >@DE 4@>>@? 2?:>2= AC652E@C 9F?E6CD D66 H96? 42==:?8 :? pC:K@?2 :D E96 4@J@E6] x?
Mountain lion offers big surprise when we’re the predator

1 month ago | havasunews.com | Don Martin

Predator calling is one of the most challenging and exciting sports many hunters in Arizona participate in. When hunting and calling in predators, the hunter becomes the hunted. When hunters are in the field using a variety of handheld calls that imitate a dying rabbit or other creature, they never know what may come to the distress calls. kAm%96 >@DE 4@>>@? 2?:>2= AC652E@C 9F?E6CD D66 H96? 42==:?8 :? pC:K@?2 :D E96 4@J@E6] x?