Aug. 31 report from Barry Worman, moderator of Arizona Striper Fishing Facebook page:

It’s a new moon phase which makes it ideal to night fish and gives the angler the advantage with an underwater light. Anglers have had great success this week catching striper at 58-85 feet deep using anchovies. I also recommend using worms on a dropshot. The benefit to using worms is they stay on the hook longer and the striper need to work a little harder to get the bait off. This means increasing your odds at a successful hook-set. Many anglers have caught 5-8 pound striper the last week using worms.

There have been increased striper boils at sunrise and sunset. Be sure to cast shad-like colors, such has small paddletail swim baits in clear, white, smoking shad, money shot or chartreuse colors, silver Kastmasters, and Rat-L-Traps in a chrome color. If you want to take the enjoyment to the next level, cast top-water lures like spooks, Rebel poppers, and Rapala skitter walkers.

(Lake elevation 1,656 feet, 53 % full).