It’s time to start thinking about Father’s Day fishing trips and gifts (it’s Sunday). For desert bass anglers, a strategy might include fishing early mornings and nights. Not only is it cooler, as summer goes along, fishing will tend to get better during these low-light, lower-temperature periods. Top-water action should...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Woods Canyon Lake I got my limit, 2 days in a row, using Dilly Worms at Woods Canyon Lake a few weeks ago.. Caught a few tiger trout along with many rainbows. All were 10 inches or more!!! Green Valley Lakes (Payson) Ava Gonzales...
Roosevelt Lake Fishing Rating: Good Lake temperatures are in the low 70s and expected to reach the low 80s by August. Bass anglers should find good-to-excellent fishing on Roosevelt Lake, including an excellent top-water bite as schools bass will chase shad during early mornings onto shallow flats and the backs...
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COLORADO RIVER SOUTHWEST Alamo Lake Rating: Good Just like the weather, the largemouth bass fishing should be hot this summer on Alamo Lake! Throughout the entire spring, Alamo Lake has probably had some of the best bass fishing in the entire state. There were several reports from the spring of...
We received a report that the ant hatch at Becker and subsequent fishing was phenomenal today. John R. reported 16 fish caught casting to, and ahead, of risers. No tiger trout, but rainbows are exceptionally active and strong after hooking. The algae bloom seemed down today as well. The area...
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WILLIAMS LAKES Kaibab Lake Angler Report: Jarried P.: My daughter and I went camping for 5 days at Kaibab — she’s a natural. KAIBAB LAKE — Kaibab Lake is full. Fishing was excellent over the weekend with trout being caught by anglers using small lures or flies. Folks were also...
Rose Canyon Lake Fishing Rating: Good The seasonal stockings of rainbow trout are well underway and anglers should find plenty of fish. Anglers wanting to use bait should try live worms, salmon eggs, various colors of PowerBait, corn, cheese and even marshmallows. Small spinners and spoons can be even more...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Kaibab Lake Johnny M.: We caught tons of fish at Kaibab on Saturday June 8, 2019. First pic is my 4-year-old nephew who reeled in a 4-pound largemouth bass off a Ninja Turtle kiddie pole with 1-pound test and using garlic PowerBait. Second pic...
MOGOLLON RIM Bear Canyon Lake Rating: Good Bear Canyon Lake was snowed in through late spring but is entirely accessible. The plentiful winter/spring snow filled the lake and water temperatures will be cool well into mid-summer. These cooler water temperatures will allow trout to be found at all water depths...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lake Mead Don M.: Friday, June 7, on Lake Mead out of South Cove — in 6 1/2 hours we caught 139 fish, 124 stripers and 15 channel cats (above)! The photo of the guy holding the two stripers (above) is Kingman resident Jay...
Ashurst Lake Rating: Hot Fishing at Ashurst will be good for large holdover trout through at least July especially following a cold spring. Anglers can catch nice-size holdover rainbow trout on lures such as Rooster Tails, Joe’s Flies and small spoons. Fly anglers should be successful using woolly buggers and...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Crescent Lake Alfred T. and Frank P. had a great day fishing Crescent Lake as they show off a few of their catch. They spent the day trolling using black-and-red Joe’s flies and Rooster Tails catching 30 rainbow and brown trout using catch-and-release techniques....
Here’s quick rundown of what’s going on statewide: The final channel catfish stocking of the summer season took place this week. But good news: catfish stockings return during the fall. Trout stockings are enticing anglers to head to the high country. Some featured species stocked this week include Apache trout...
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Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Lake Mohave My grandson Caellum Johnston (pictured) and I fished Lake Mohave June 3 and June 4. We caught 18 small mouth and large mouth bass mostly using single tail grubs and Senkos near Katherine’s Landing in 3-20 ft of water. Water temps were...
The campgrounds have opened across the forests. I’ve had several reports that the trout are starting to hit at Lower Lake Mary. Kaibab has also been good for trout. WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE — Kaibab Lake is full. Fishing was good over the weekend with trout being caught by anglers...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Bartlett Lake Katie S.: Caught her at 1:15 a.m. using bluegill for bait. She was released! Saguaro Lake Vincent G.: My son Jackson, 17, from East Mesa, pulled this flathead catfish from Saguaro Sunday, June 2. 4 lbs, 11 oz. Caught using cut liver....
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Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Ashurst Lake Mollyann: my boyfriends dad, Doug Avakian, landed a 3-pound rainbow trout at Ashurst Lake! We were boat fishing and he caught it on a Kastmaster. More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are generally posted unedited. However,...
