Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Greer lakes (Tunnel, Bunch, River) Shawn: Each year for the past 3 years we have caught a monster brown or two or three! Trolling with flies and Rapalas. Great times but we can’t give away all our secrets … thank you AZ game and fish...
Air temperatures in desert regions are back into consistent triple-digit highs, so it’s time to consider fishing during early mornings (sleep in the afternoon), nights, and in the high country. Bass fishing can still be good at Roosevelt Lake, Bartlett Lake, Alamo Lake and popular Colorado River impoundments such as...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Mingus Lake Michael W.: June 13, 2018 Fishing At Mingus Lake Remains HOT!! In 6 hours, I caught & released 93 Rainbow Trout… Ranging from 7 to 11 inches. All fish caught at a depth of 18″ to surface, on crappie tubes, split-tail grubs,...
Central Waters / Fishing Waters / Mogollon Rim
by Fish AZ · Published June 14, 2018 · Last modified June 15, 2018
Bass anglers are reporting that fishing is good to very good at Roosevelt Lake. The early morning is the best time to be fishing. From safe light until about 10 AM, there is a lot of activity with bass chasing shad from deeper water into shallow water. Anglers are positioning...
We’ve teamed up with the town of Prescott Valley to expand fishing opportunities in that community. A new site, Yavapai Lakes, consisting of two ponds in the Urban Forest Park, has been added to AZGFD’s Community Fishing Program. The ponds are located at 8700 E. Lakeshore Drive in Prescott Valley...
The bald eagle closure in the Agua Fria arm of Lake Pleasant will lift Friday, June 15. That means boaters will be able to boat from the main body of the lake into this area of the Agua Fria arm. See the closure area. This seasonal closure is typically Dec....
Lake elevation: 1,752, 44 % Water temperature: 77-79 degrees Work on the dam has begun, thus the lower lake elevation. Gary Senft reported: “Fishing is hotter than a firecracker.” He said there has been a bit of a top-water bite around 5-6 a.m. and anglers can use walking baits, small...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Tempe canal (SRP) Giovanni P.: (Flathead catfish) caught May 27 at a Tempe canal with live carp as bait and weighed 34.6 lbs.
WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE — Last night folks were catching trout on worms fished under a bobber. Folks using spinners were also catching fish. Catfish were being caught on hot dogs. The crappie and bluegill are also hitting on the upper end of the lake. Stocked with catfish last week....
The Laguna boat ramp at Canyon Lake is closed through Saturday. We are planning to use the ramp to build a floating boat house for our law enforcement. The Palo Verde ramp remains open, and we plan to open the Laguna ramp Sunday.
David Worsham wasn’t at Prescott’s Goldwater Lake on Saturday, June 2 for the family fishing event or even the stocked rainbow trout. He was there to catch big bass. Yet the Avondale, Ariz. resident left with a potential state and world record Gila trout. Worsham caught a 23-inch, 5.12-pound Gila trout...
Angler Reports / Colorado River Waters / Colorado River-southwest / Fishing Waters
by Fish AZ · Published June 11, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Colorado River (Parker Strip) Dave K.: We caught these all week using a Rapala (Jointed) broken back just trolling down the west shoreline. Fun times. Great job, Cash! See the Colorado River Summer Fishing Forecast
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Springs Lake Chris M.: Had no idea there were crappie in Willow Springs … caught 7 of them. See more reports
Fishing with Gary Senft recently met up with one of our fish biologists, Andy Clark, to talk all things golden algae. What is it? Where did it come from? How do we monitor it? See what Clark has to say: See more information about Golden algae
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Bartlett Lake Christian M.: My wife Amy and I went up to Bartlett to test the effectiveness of recent repairs we did to our boat and while we were there decided to drop a couple lines in the water. Boy were we glad we...
Angler Reports / Fishing Waters / Flagstaff Waters / North Central
by Fish AZ · Published June 8, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Soldiers Lake Danny O.: 20 lbs channel catfish at Soldiers Lake Alisiana caught 2- 12lb channel catfish at Soldiers Lake: See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Fool Hollow Lake Thomas N.: Gemma’s first 3lb smallmouth bass at Fool Hollow Lake using worms. See more reports
