Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lees Ferry Neal M.: I drove up to Marble Canyon from Flagstaff on Monday. I wasn’t sure what I was going to catch. I figured they had some bass in that part of the Colorado River. Upstream from the boat ramp, I managed to...
Not too much has changed since last week’s report. In the North Central region, we just stocked Ashurst, Kaibab, Dogtown and City Reservoir. With water temperatures rising, the best bet is to fish early or late. See all the waters that were stocked this week below. In desert impoundments, the...
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Lake Havasu Our weather has slowed the amount of anglers out and about. However the striped bass are still moving in to escape the heat of Lake Havasu. Now mind you this is a guess as our waters are always cooler and we are getting a bunch of the smaller...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Springs Lake Cindy W.: These were caught by Danielle and Cissy, school teachers Saturday, August 10 at Willow Springs Lake. More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are generally posted unedited. However, AZGFD reserves the right to not...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Bartlett Lake My name is Erik Barrantes out of Mesa and I caught a flathead catfish that I felt would be worth sharing and submitting for the Fat Cat Challenge to AZGFD. On Sunday, Aug. 11 at Bartlett Lake I was able to land...
Sun sweats, triple-digit fidgets, dog days — they seem to make most outdoors lovers crave cool times in the high country. Some of the best family camping and fishing options include waters with stocked or self-sustaining fish, quality camping amenities, and striking scenery. Those factors were used by AZGFD fishing...
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Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Lake David Z. of Prescott Valley: Hey Nick, saw your video from Watson. Caught this 4lb 10 oz today (Aug. 8) on a red shad Senko, texas rigged. Only fish of the day. Willow has tremendous numbers of bass. I can’t believe how...
High country monsoon rains are keeping water temperatures good for an active trout bite (68 degrees on Tuesday at Show Low Lake, for example). A cooler-than-average spring and early summer now means the desert largemouth bass bite has not quite yet come to a “dog days” summer lull. Arizona has...
WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE — No new reports I would try and catch crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass on the upper end of the lake. CATARACT LAKE — Lake is full. The bass should be hitting. CITY RESERVOIR — Fishing was fair for trout over the weekend using PowerBait on...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lake Mead Check out this GIANT CARP that one of my anglers, Tim White from Flagstaff caught while fishing at Lake Mead the other night. Carp was caught on a piece of anchovie! More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Woods Canyon Lake Jerry G.: Joe and his son from Phoenix caught a few nice rainbows and a tiger trout at Woods Canyon Lake. The weather was beautiful and made for a nice half-day trip. More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct...
The striper action remains to be mostly below the Davis Dam. Here along the Colorado River, we have some great fishing spots, be it boat or shore. Anglers of all ages and experience are having some success catching fish. The current water levels do take a bit to get...
The afternoon rain storm crept away, leaving air temperatures in the low-80s, overcast skies barely cracked here and there by slivers of blue, and feeding largemouth bass. This desert dweller couldn’t have been more happy. And then, a largemouth bass gulped a Yamasenko plastic worm at Willow Lake in Prescott....
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Bunch Reservoir (Greer) Dave L.: Worked the Bunch Reservoir and landed some nice fat trout…BIG! Worms a pole length down under a bobber 30 feet off shore…in under 2 hours. More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are generally...
We just released our top-5 family camping and fishing spots for August. See the list. This is a great way for those in desert regions to escape the heat, find cooler temperatures, and catch trout. Tiger trout have been stocked in Woods Canyon and Willow Springs this week, and the...
Now that the monsoon has started the lakes should start to cool down and fishing will improve. WILLIAMS LAKES KAIBAB LAKE — Yesterday trout were being caught on worms under a bobber, red worms seemed to working best. Crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass are starting to bite on the...
The striper bite is holding here along the Colorado River below the Davis Dam. These linesiders are mostly in the 1- to 3-pound range. Anchovies are producing well. Community Park remains to be a great spot. Our parks people have done a great job on getting our community some of...
Jake A. caught and released this 24-inch largemouth bass in April from Apache Lake. Editor’s note: To complete the Memory challenge (there are also 10 pound/26 inch, and 5-pound/21-inch challenges), catch an 8 pound or 24 inch or larger largemouth bass. Verify your hawg by taking a picture of the...
