Just got back from creeling Ashurst. Folks were catching fish on garlic PowerBait (chartreuse, yellow and white) on both sides of the lake, but the folks on the point opposite of the boat ramp were catching more than the folks around the boat ramp. There was an exception with the...
From Wayne Gustaveson at www.wayneswords.com: “Surface feeding stripers” Lake level is still declining with 16,000 acre feet of water flowing into the lake while 24,000 acre feet flows out. Water temperature is climbing with early morning temperature now at 59 degrees F. Hopefully the warming air temperature will allow the...
Rick from the Big Lake Store said all highways, including 273 and 261, are open. The store has been open for about 3 weeks. Anglers are having luck trolling lures and flies 10 feet deep (in the thermocline). Shore anglers can reach these fish, too. Although fish are a bit...
Fishing Waters / Flagstaff Waters / North Central / Williams Waters
by Fish AZ · Published April 24, 2018
High winds over the past week made angling difficult. No recent reports are available. Kaibab Lake, Ashurst Lake, City Reservoir and Santa Fe Reservoir were all stocked with Rainbow Trout last week. WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE — The lake was stocked last week with trout. Fishing was slow over...
If you’ve never tried fly fishing, or want to get back to fly angling basics, you’ll want to check out our fly fishing how-to series that begins Thursday. With basic tactics that are ideal for high country trout fishing in Arizona, the first part of this four-part series, “How to...
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Frances Short Pond Jim G. of Flagstaff: Caught this 18-inch 1.75-pound rainbow trout at Frances Short on Saturday, April 21. Caught 10 fish in 4 hours but this was the biggest. All fish on pistol Pete’s and Joes flies. See more reports
Angler Reports / Colorado River Waters / Colorado River-southwest / Fishing Waters
by Fish AZ · Published April 23, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Martinez Lake Yun Brock caught this 7-pound, 11.5-ounce largemouth bass at Lake Martinez on Friday, April 20. See more reports
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Chaparral Lake (Scottsdale) Duane Z. caught these channel catfish the first week of April using hot dogs colored with strawberry Kool-Aid powder. See more reports
Angler Reports / Fishing Waters / North Central / Williams Waters
by Nick Walter · Published April 20, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Kaibab Lake Austin K.: Monday at Kaibab I caught a close to 8-inch crappie and a surprising 12-inch, 1-pound crappie. See more reports
Some windy weather rocked much of AZ Thursday, but most forecasts show that some calmer, warmer weather is coming this weekend. With spring fishing conditions ushering in plenty of fish stockings and spawning action, let’s get to some updates: Water levels could fluctuate on Lower Salt River. Water levels on the...
Roosevelt Lake report The most popular talk among Rim Country anglers in recent weeks has been the wind. With gusts as high as 40 mph, anglers are having a hard time figuring out patterns and keeping their boats on a specific spot. The wind is also impacting the water clarity...
Angler Reports / Fishing Waters / Mogollon Rim
by Nick Walter · Published April 19, 2018 · Last modified April 20, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Willow Springs Lake Al: On Friday the 13th on a very cold windy day, my brother and I fished Willow Springs Lake. The lake water temperature was 51 degrees with the fish at the bottom of the lake. We caught 9 trout using light...
Angler Reports / Central Waters / Fishing Waters
by Nick Walter · Published April 19, 2018 · Last modified April 20, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Roosevelt Lake Peter M.: Caught this 8.10-pound largemouth bass. Best during a day and a half of fishing. Caught 25 bass total, all good fish 2-3 pounds. All fish were catch and release. Caught by Peter and cousin Joe. Thanks Arizona Game & Fish for...
Angler Reports / Fishing Waters / North Central
by Nick Walter · Published April 19, 2018 · Last modified April 20, 2018
Send your fishing reports and pictures to BFishing@AZGFD.gov Ashurst Lake Anonymous: Ashurst on a windy day. This was last Saturday. Fished for 4 hrs. Used green PowerBait. See more reports
Water levels on the Lower Salt River below Stuart Mountain Dam could fluctuate between 800 cubic feet per second to as much as 3,000 cubic feet per second today and tomorrow, the Tonto National Forest announced. The Salt River Project will be conducting equipment testing causing the water level...
Colorado River-northwest / Fishing Waters
by Fish AZ · Published April 18, 2018 · Last modified April 20, 2018
On Monday, April 16, we stocked trout on the Colorado River at Davis Camp, Community Park and Rotary Park. There were 4,700 pounds total and the fish averaged about ¾ lbs. each: Gregg Cummins is an AZGFD Wildlife Specialist out of Kingman See more reports
This past winter, more Arizona lakes tested positive for golden algae than any year since 2005, when we first confirmed golden algae. But the end is in sight. Phoenix-area Community waters such as Riverview, Cortez and Alvord lakes have been successfully treated and are receiving their regularly scheduled fish stockings...
