Updates from Scooter Griffiths of The Arizona Fishing Guides: “Bartlett Lake (43 % full) has been really good with top-water lures in the morning and slow moving baits as the sun gets high in the sky. Saguaro Lake (94 % full) is slower, but better-sized fish coming on dropshots and jerkbaits. Lake...
Angler Reports / Fishing Waters / North Central / Prescott Waters
by Fish AZ · Published July 18, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Goldwater Lake Alex G.: Just wanted to give you an update on the fishing at Goldwater. My father-in-law and I went up on Saturday, 7/14. We got to the lake at around 6 a.m., and for the next 3 hours, the bite was pretty consistent....
Alerts / Angler Reports / Fishing Waters / White Mountains Waters
by Nick Walter · Published July 16, 2018 · Last modified July 17, 2018
Navajo County Emergency Management and Preparedness announced today that due to an influx of moisture, restrictions and closures are being lifted throughout the region. Navajo County, as well as partnering counties, cities, towns and National Forests, will jointly lift fire restrictions throughout the region today at 3 p.m. Also according...
Angler Reports / Colorado River Waters / Colorado River-northwest / Fishing Waters
by Fish AZ · Published July 16, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lake Mead Don M.: Last week, I enjoyed a fishing trip with former AZGFD Commissioner Bob Mansell, and his grandson Cody Fischer on Lake Mead out of South Cove. Also on the trip were Flagstaff residents Brayden Krall and Don Rusinsky. Bob was the...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Big Lake Domingo S.: Big Lake this weekend. PowerBait (cheese and corn). See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Pena Blanca Lake Doug L.: My partner and I went to Pena Blanca on Friday, July 13. We arrived at the lake at 7 am. Water temp was 81 degrees, and the lake level was 3-4 feet down. The bite was tough, but we eventually...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Roosevelt Lake Russ: Two guys and a boat. Using a dropshot rig and 4” Roboworms we caught more than 20 largemouth bass with 6 of the fish at 3 lbs. See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Fool Hollow Lake Brian R.: My 4-year-old grandson, Willie Aldrich, caught his first fish last week on Fool Hollow Lake in Show Low. Nice rainbow. He was using a Mepps lure and casting from boat. See more reports
Rim Country anglers and all local residents are excited that the monsoon rains have arrived. All forest closures in Rim Country have been lifted and Bryce Sisson with the Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery is reporting that trout stockings are back to a normal schedule. Most recently, the Tonto, Christopher and...
Due to the onset of monsoon moisture, starting 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Coconino and Kaibab national forests lifted all fire restrictions south of the Grand Canyon and rescinded area closures that have been in effect since May. The Tonto National Forest lifted its two area closures at 8 a.m., Wednesday and...
WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE — Fishing has been good to excellent on Kaibab with folks catching trout on worms fished under a bobber early in the day. PowerBait fished on the bottom was also working. Folks using spinners were also catching fish. Catfish were being caught on nightcrawlers and prepared...
Angler Reports / Colorado River Waters / Colorado River-northwest / Fishing Waters
by Fish AZ · Published July 11, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lake Mead Capt. Don Martin: Last night (July 5) fishing with two anglers from Utah and two anglers from California at South Cove on Lake Mead and we caught an incredible 261 fish; 232 stripers and 29 channel cats in just 7 hours!...
Due to the onset of monsoon moisture, starting 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Coconino and Kaibab national forests will lift all fire restrictions south of the Grand Canyon and rescind area closures that have been in effect since May. The Tonto National Forest will lift the two area closures at 8...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Bartlett Lake Stan F., Phoenix- Roboworm. Jeff Beall, Phoenix- Roboworm See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Show Low Lake This trout was July 6 around 11 a.m. on chartreuse PowerBait from a boat. See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lynx Lake B. Ballard: I’ve been fishing several times a week for over 40 years. I love taking my daughter, family and friends fishing. Practicing good techniques, ethical compliance and selective harvest. On a recent trip to Lynx Lake in Prescott, Arizona, my Buddy Neil...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Roosevelt Lake Michael P.: The largemouth was caught June 9 around 6 p.m. on a crankbait. It felt like a snag and then my drag went crazy … the fish jumped out of the water and my son Justin grabbed the net, and when I got...
