It’s time to get ready for Arizona’s Free Fishing Day. You can fish Arizona waters for free on Saturday, June 1, making this an ideal time to take the family out for some fun and relaxing outdoor recreation. This day will be celebrated as part of National Fishing and Boating...
The campgrounds have opened across the forests. Folks are catching fish on lures fished slowly on the trout lakes. WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE — Kaibab Lake is full. Fishing was good over the weekend with trout being caught by anglers using small lures or flies. Folks were also...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Lake Ryan Z.: 3.1-pound largemouth bass. Caught with baby brush hog on a Texas rig. 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...
Your love of catching trout in the West can now win you the adventure of a lifetime! The Western Native Trout Challenge is a new lifetime goal opportunity (a.k.a — a bucket list item) that you navigate at your own pace. By participating in the challenge, you will learn about...
Let’s talk catfish baits! They’re usually stinky and oily, and may require special methods to hook and keep from peeling or oozing away. Love ’em or hate ’em, it what works. Channel catfish are being stocked by the thousands of pounds through the spring and early summer. The “core” Community...
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Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Surprise Lake Grayson S.: I used a small, green sunfish swimbait. Put up a great fight and almost came off due to fray in the line. I tried to get him for about an hour then I finally saw him bite it and then...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Ashurst Lake Anthony L.: Caught about 40 trout. Started fishing at 6 a.m., done at 1 p.m. Caught a lot of holdovers. Most were caught on Rebel crawdad, black and red, by the dam. In the picture is me Tony Lerma with a 3-pound...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Alamo Lake David W.: Caught April 13, 6.12 and 5.7 lb largemouth. Anonymous: 4-pound bass — good day. 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...
We’ll will be conducting a tagging study on flathead catfish on the lower Colorado River to better inform management of the trophy fishery. During the annual flathead survey last week, 186 flatheads were tagged, ranging in size from 13 inches and and less than 1 pound up to 45 inches...
Let’s start with Mother’s Day ideas. (It’s Sunday, remember?) Consider planning a trip to the high country where pine scents linger and rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout can make mom set her hook and etch a memory. Plus, if you live in lower elevations, it’s a cool relief. Mom deserves...
The crappie situation on the Green Valley lakes has been weird this year. We caught a ton during the weekend. More water is coming in now, which is good, but the cold snap seems to have kept them deeper still. Thus each day is a little different. Years past a...
We are getting a good bite going on as the fishing is picking up here along the Colorado River below Davis Dam. I have been hearing that up on Lake Mohave the striper bite is starting (not sure) but it should be going on there soon. Our local angler Johnnie...
Angler Report: Tunnel Lake (Greer) Steve S. and Ron L. caught 2-day limits on Sunday and Monday at Tunnel Lake near Greer. They were using Powerbait. Steve with a “big mouthed” and very colorful 16” rainbow. Ron showing the bigger ones caught on Monday. These trout measured 18” to 15”...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Roosevelt Lake Neal K.: 5.2 pounder caught at Roosevelt Lake 4/27/19 on drop shot. 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 any reason,...
Angler Report Upper Lake Mary My 13 year old son Devin Williams caught a walleye. We didn’t take any measurements but he was using chatterbait. The campgrounds have opened across the forests. Folks are catching fish on lures fished slowly on the trout lakes. WILLIAMS LAKES KAIBAB LAKE — Kaibab...
Local Bass Pro Gary Senft hit Bartlett Lake Monday and found that fish weren’t where he fished the lake Friday. See video of what worked for him on Monday on our Facebook page.
