Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Greer and Becker lakes Shawn: Ryker Mac strikes again…great weekend on Becker and Greer lakes trolling wolly buggars … the big brown (below) was just under 4 pounds. See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lake Pleasant Michael T. and his son Michael on Saturday Sept 15th while night fishing with Clayton Ross of Striper Adventures caught 18 nice stripers, including this 4.85-pound fish. The fish are still deep. Our fish all came from 68-73 feet deep while fishing...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Roosevelt Lake Kevin M.: I caught this 2.5-pound crappie at Roosevelt this last weekend along with 15 other bass. It is still good. See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Colorado River (Laughlin) This past weekend (Sept. 15) from Laughlin/ Bullhead. Fishing the Colorado River just below Casino Row all the way past Avi Casino this past weekend was productive on stripers and smallmouth bass. Throwing soft baits towards shore while drifting, the group...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Roosevelt Lake The bass and cat action is still great at Roosevelt. The top-water Sunday was spectacular. Pamela V. caught this little guy with a Carolina-rigged live worm. See more reports
Central Waters / Fishing Waters / Mogollon Rim / North Central / Prescott Waters / White Mountains Waters
For you cast and blasters, the early dove season has begun! It’s Sept. 1-15 . You’ll need a Combo Hunt & Fish License as well as a $5 migratory bird stamp. Here are 5 reasons to do both:
Angler Reports / Colorado River Waters / Colorado River-northwest / Colorado River-southwest / Fishing Waters
Yep it’s, still hot here. Our fishing has slowed just a bit mostly due to the heat. It seems only the hardy are out there. But the good news we have a good striper run going on. These are mostly in the pan size or great for fish tacos. Now...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Big Lake Paul L.: We went twice during this week and caught lots of quality fish. Seen a few boats and a few fly fisherman that were doing well. Thursday saw bank fishermen doing well also. These fish are begging for someone to catch them. As...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Sunrise Lake Tom B.: Caught this fish kind of pretty far out, about 200 yards on worms. 11 a.m. I didn’t measure or weigh it . I caught 2 more this size ! September is a great month for fishing in Arizona! See more reports
Editor’s note: This is the final of five regional Fall Fishing Forecasts. Apache Lake — Rating: FAIR Lake temperatures are cooling down from the 80s in August to the 70s in November. Water levels this fall should be relatively stable with minimal fluctuation. See the current lake elevation. Apache did have minor...
The Autumn Equinox, or first day of fall in the northern hemisphere, is Saturday, Sept. 22, and 100-plus degree air temperatures are still predicted in the desert regions for another week. Anglers can enjoy cool, high country spots such as Kinnikinick Lake southeast of Flagstaff, where on Thursday we stocked...
Colorado River Waters / Colorado River-northwest / Colorado River-southwest / Fishing Forecast / Fishing Waters
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of five regional Fall Fishing Forecasts. Check back tomorrow for a forecasts from the Central region. COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST Alamo Lake — Rating: HOT As anyone who has visited Alamo Lake during the past 6 months can likely tell you, fishing has been on fire! Throughout this...
The water level in Roosevelt Lake currently stands at 40% full with the Salt River flowing at 50% of its average rate for this time of year. The Tonto Creek is barely flowing at the time of this report. As soon as the monsoon rains slow, it doesn’t take long...
WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE — We sampled the lake and caught a lot of largemouth bass, crappie and rainbow trout scattered around the whole lake with the bigger bass being caught on the upper end of the lake on the boat ramp side. Try fishing from the cove just...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Yavapai Lakes (Prescott Valley) Our AZGFD staff caught this happy angler with a nice channel catfish caught at our newest CFP water — Yavapai Lakes in Prescott Valley! See more reports
Editor’s Note: Lake Pleasant is at 1,635 feet in elevation, 36 % full. On Monday Sept. 10, Edward Boll and Walter Rivers caught 54 stripers while with Clayton Ross of Striper Adventures. Right now the stripers are still deep due to the warm water temps. You need to be fishing between 60...
Editor’s note: This is the third of five regional Fall Fishing Forecasts. This week, check back each weekday for forecasts from the Central and Colorado River waters. Arivaca Lake Fishing Rating: GOOD As the fishing enters into the fall time, anglers can expect water temperatures to begin to cool and...
Editor’s note: This is the second of five regional Fall Fishing Forecasts. This week, check back each weekday for forecasts from the Central, Colorado River waters, and Southeast regions. Ashurst Lake — Rating: HOT Fishing at Ashurst picks up as the temperature cools in the fall. October and early November...
