Lake Mead’s water levels reached a new low early Aug. 7, a record that is likely to fall repeatedly in coming months as the government holds back water upstream to protect Glen Canyon Dam this summer.

There are not a lot of folks out on the lake and as daylight hours get shorter and the water temps continue to fall, the bite should only get better for everything.

Lower water levels at Lake Mead are likely to lead to higher prices for electricity from Hoover Dam — prices high enough to make the power unaffordable to at least some of the dam's customers, a state ...