From Clayton Ross: The stripers are moving into their fall pattern. The water Sat. morning was 67 degrees and a very comfortable temp. for stripers. That day Nico, his son, and mother, while with Clayton Ross of Striper Adventures, caught 19 nice stripers and a 19.51-pound flathead catfish. The fish were...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Ashurst Lake Michael I .: Fished Ashurst Lake this morning (Saturday, Nov. 10). We caught two brown trout. A 15-inch brown caught on spoon slowly retrieved to shore. Also a 22.5-inch brown (photo) caught on silver Rapala. Both fish caught between 10 a.m. –...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Saguaro Lake Chris L.: This fish was caught by me at Saguaro Lake on Oct. 3. More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are generally posted unedited. However, AZGFD reserves the right to not publish photos and reports for...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Verde River Troy G..: Largemouth bass are feeding up for winter in the Verde Valley. The other day I caught 40 bass on spinnerbaits, Texas-rigged plastics, wacky rigged Senkos, and paddletail swimbaits. More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers...
We have some catfish on the prowl, so to say. Along with our striper and trout bite there are some channel cats being landed. Our local angler Andrew Wright was fishing from a friend’s boat using anchovies and landed a 11.88-pound catfish at 29 3/4 inches. They were fishing for...
Editor’s Note: This is the the final of five “things we learned” from our 4-year study to investigate the fate of rainbow trout and Apache trout stocked into several of Arizona’s popular stream trout fisheries. As part of this project, AZGFD biologists conducted nearly 5,000 angler interviews on six different...
Notice to Roosevelt Lake hunters and anglers, portions of the lake have been marked as no hunting or fishing from November 15 through February 15, 2019. Each year these restrictions are put in place to protect feeding areas for Canada Wild Geese which use the sunny shorelines during the winter...
With water temperatures in some desert impoundments having dropped considerably the past few weeks (82 to 69 at Bartlett Lake), this is an ideal time to fish for bass before water temperatures slow their metabolism considerably — and the bite as well. This week we’re stocking Apache and Canyon lakes...
The water temperature has dropped from 88 to 69 degrees during the past 3 weeks. Water level on Wednesday was 1,753 feet (45-percent full). Bass should be feeding heavily in preparation for winter. Guide Gary Senft reported that a full fall pattern is in effect. Bass are not as active...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Becker Lake Blaine of Tucson: FYI, I landed a tiger trout in Becker Lake while casting streamers along the shoreline on the morning of Oct. 29. The tiger was an exceptionally hard fighting (water temp 49 F), about 15″ length, with a chunky body....
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Springs Lake Charles B.: I caught two tiger trout at Willow Springs lake on Nov. 3 with a Panther Martin spinner (gold). See more reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are generally posted unedited. However, AZGFD reserves the...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Roosevelt Lake Jason W.: Caught at Roosevelt Lake, Tuesday Nov. 6 around 8 a.m. on a six inch watermelon Senko set up Texas rig style. See more reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are generally posted unedited. However, AZGFD reserves...
Here’s a quick update on the AZ crappie scene: Bartlett Lake The water temperature has dropped from 88 to 69 during the past 3 weeks. Better reports have been coming in from Bartlett that indicate crappie have been moving from deep water to about 10 feet. Some anglers were having...
Some have hitchhiked from the Black and Caspian Seas. They clog boat engines, kill fish, and wreck a once dynamic food base. Aquatic invasive species have been spreading in Arizona. Many anglers are blind to the attack. Without intervention, memories made by catching fish with friends and family could simply become...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Springs Lake Richard A.: I just wanted to report that I caught a tiger trout from the bank of the east arm of Willow Spring Lake on Oct. 27. Caught on a Mepps spinner. See more reports Angler Reports are intended to be...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Greer Lakes Ingrid A.: Eddie and his wife Patti, from El Mirage, headed out to the high countryside of the Greer Lakes for the weekend and had a great time. Eddie caught a brown trout at 4 pounds and two additional trout just under...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Oak Creek Steve W.: First time catching a brown trout. Measured 14 inches. Caught earlier this week out of Oak Creek. Released and can’t wait to catch more! See more reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are generally...
PHOENIX — An experimental release of 38,100 cfs from Glen Canyon Dam will take place Nov. 5-10 at the world-renowned Lees Ferry trout fishery just downstream in picturesque Marble Canyon. The flows are short term, yet significant enough to preclude any fishing from occurring during the peak high releases. The...
