Crayfish are active this time of the year in Arizona and this is the perfect, long weekend to have family and friends fish — as well as catch and cook these nonnative, tasty freshwater lobsters. A few tips: Crayfish are more active at night — this one of the best...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Canyon Lake John M.: Didn’t weigh it. Caught at the bottom using frozen anchovie, Saturday May 18. 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 those looking for some last-minute Memorial Day weekend fishing excursion ideas, good news: we’ve begun stocking some bonus fish. And thanks to storms this month, there are no fire restrictions in our national forests (unlike last year at this time.) Here’s where those bonus stockings are being dropped through...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov CC Cragin (Blue Ridge) Reservoir Trevin J. with a 6.70-pound, 24 1/2-inch rainbow trout caught May 18 on PowerBait. Editor’s note: Special Regulations are in effect at CC Cragin (pg. 17). More reports Angler Reports are intended to be direct from anglers and are...
The lake is getting stocked with rainbow trout and tiger trout during the next several days, so the fishing should be pretty good for the holiday weekend. But the boat ramp will NOT be open for Memorial Day weekend. The parking area in front of the boat ramp has been...
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We stocked 3,000 tiger trout into Willow Springs lake today. Have at ’em! Also, the boat dock that had been disconnected is currently connected. Nymph patterns seem to work very well when fly fishing for tiger trout. They also readily take streamers and minnow patterns. Spinners and small lures...
Arizona anglers can take the ‘lunge. We stocked 450 tiger muskies — a.k.a. Tiger Muskellunge — into Horsethief Basin Lake, located near Crown King in central Arizona, to provide a featured species opportunity for recreational fishing. This will establish a catch-and-release only designation on tiger muskie at Horsethief Basin Lake...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Patagonia Lake Travis A.: I bought my wife a boat for Mother’s Day and decided to take her fishing. We went to lake Patagonia and she was the only person (out of 4) catching fish. Not only did she catch the biggest bass out...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Upper Lake Mary Robert C.: On 5/18/19 made a trip to Lake Mary with the wife and youngest son. Fishing was OK in the morning until 9 a.m. and shut off until 4 p.m. We caught our fish with a variety of lures like...
Friday, March 17 Green Valley Lakes was stocked yesterday and included many large trout! This stocking had fish ready to catch as part of the Wildlife Fair on Saturday. The crappie (5-7 inch) and bluegills are still quite cooperative. And an occasional bass will sometimes grab the same fly that...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Springs Lake Robert W.: My brother and I took a trip up to Willow Springs Lake on Wed, May 15. We headed up from Peoria early, made a few nostalgic stops along the way and had the boat launched about 8:30. The day...
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...
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...
